CoreComm Partners with Wisconsin Nurses Association to Provide Discounted Telephone and Internet and Other Benefits to Affiliates.

Business Editors

NEW BERLIN, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2003

CoreComm, a subsidiary of ATX Communications, Inc. (OTCBB: COMM) and provider of residential Internet and telephony services, has partnered with the Wisconsin Nurses Association to offer discounted Internet and telephone services to the organization's members and affiliates.

CoreComm is also making a monetary contribution to the WNA for every participant that becomes a CoreComm customer. A portion of the proceeds will help to keep WNA membership dues lower, as well as support underwriting of programs and workshops.

Bringing an unprecedented level of Internet service and partnership options to WNA demonstrates CoreComm's commitment to serving local communities and programs that larger providers often overlook. CoreComm joined WNA in a continuous effort to close the digital divide and bring the Internet to a broader range of users. Through the CoreComm/WNA partnership, nearly 60,000 nurses are eligible for discounted Internet and local phone, and long distance services through CoreComm upon joining the WNA.

"Presenting a special package of CoreComm services to existing and future members of the Wisconsin Nurses Association is a significant opportunity for all of us," said Dave Schroeder, Vice President of Consumer Markets Strategic Alliance at CoreComm. "We are excited about the potential rewards this partnership brings to the WNA in terms of reliable products and services that are competitively priced."

"WNA is committed to expanding member benefits to ensure members have access to the latest in technology, services, and products," said Donna Warzynski, President of Wisconsin Nurses Association. "We are pleased to be able to partner with CoreComm to give our members discounted Internet and e-mail services."

"I am delighted that CoreComm, my Internet Service Provider, now provides me with local and long distance, as well," said Vivien De Back, a long-time CoreComm customer, and member of the WNA. "In addition to getting one bill each month for all of those services, I can take advantage of the money-saving opportunity provided by the partnership between Wisconsin Nurses Association and CoreComm. This is also a way to give support to my professional association. As an editor of a journal for the International Council of Nurses in Geneva, Switzerland, the Internet is my lifeline to a board of directors in 10 different time zones, staff in four different countries, and authors and reviewers world-wide. The CoreComm staff is always there to give any support I need. Their expertise and high level of service keep me at CoreComm and assure me that the International Nursing Review (INR) will be published on time."

CoreComm is also partnered with the Michigan Nurses Association, and hopes to expand its successful partnership model to other states in the service footprint.

About CoreComm

CoreComm is a subsidiary and residential Internet and telephony services brand of ATX Communications, Inc. Founded in 1985, ATX is a leading facilities-based integrated communications provider offering local exchange carrier and inter-exchange carrier telephone, Internet, e-business, high-speed data, and wireless services to business and residential customers in targeted markets throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions of the United States. ATX currently serves approximately 350,000 business and residential customers. For more information, please visit www.core.com or www.atx.com.

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