Covad to Present at Kaufman Bros. Ninth Annual Investor Conference.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Covad Communications Group, Inc. (AMEX:DVW), a leading national provider of integrated voice and data communications, today announced it will present at the Kaufman Bros. Ninth Annual Investor Conference on Wednesday, Sep. 6, 2006 in New York. Chris Dunn, chief financial officer for Covad, will speak at the event. The company is scheduled to present at 10:55 a.m. EDT/7:55 a.m. PDT.

A Webcast of the event will be available in the Event Calendar section of Covad's website at http://www.covad.com/companyinfo/investorrelations. Please note that participants are required to register in order to access the Webcast. A replay of the Webcast will also be made available on the Covad website.

About Covad

Covad is a leading nationwide provider of broadband voice and data communications. The company offers DSL, Voice over IP, T1, Web hosting, managed security, IP and dial-up, broadband wireless, and bundled voice and data services directly through Covad's network and through Internet Service Providers, value-added resellers, telecommunications carriers and affinity groups to small and medium-sized businesses and home users. Covad broadband services are currently available across the nation in 44 states and 235 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and can be purchased by more than 57 million homes and businesses, which represent over 50 percent of all US homes and businesses. Corporate headquarters is located at 110 Rio Robles San Jose, CA 95134. Telephone: 1-888-GO-COVAD. Web Site: www.covad.com.