DSL Networks Selects USA.NET's Email Messaging Solution; DSLnetworks to Offer Customers USA.NET's Messaging Services, Company Selects USA.NET as Corporate Email Provider.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 1999--

USA.NET(R), a leading provider of email and advanced messaging solutions, today announced that DSLnetworks, a national provider of Digital Subscriber Line Internet and remote local area network (LAN) connectivity solutions, has selected USA.NET to manage all of its email messaging. DSLnetworks will offer USA.NET's business email outsourcing services to all new customers, and all existing DSLnetworks email customers will migrate to USA.NET Professional Messaging service. In addition, USA.NET will be the Messaging Service Provider for DSLnetworks' internal corporate email solution.

"Winning DSLnetworks as a customer expands our sales channel into the fast-growing DSL marketplace, and further establishes USA.NET as a global leader in email and advanced messaging solutions," said John Gerdelman, president and CEO of USA.NET. "DSLnetworks' business-class, guaranteed DSL Internet connectivity combined with USA.NET's reliable and scalable messaging services gives their customers a fast and simple turnkey solution for all of their advanced communications needs."

"We're pleased to announce our choice of USA.NET as our enterprise email solution provider, as well as for our own corporate email solution," said Brad Connors, president and CEO of DSLnetworks. "Switching all of our customers to a new email provider is no simple task, but we believe this decision demonstrates our ongoing commitment to providing customers with the highest quality, most reliable services available." Mr. Connors also noted, "We're taking every precaution to make this a seamless transition that is virtually transparent to our customers."

USA.NET Professional Messaging offers DSLnetworks' customers a full-featured email solution. It is accessible from virtually anywhere in the world using any of its supported email clients, including USA.NET's award-winning Webmail client and any POP3 compliant email clients. The service includes standard features, such as Junk Mail Blocker, Read Receipt, Mail Priority, Email Collecting and Forwarding, and Signatures; mail management features, such as user management, alias management, branded and customized interface, and administrative reports; and premium features such as additional storage. USA.NET Professional Messaging eliminates the need for a company to install, set up and maintain an in-house email system, allowing its IT resources to focus on core and strategic business developments.

About DSLnetworks

DSLnetworks is a national provider of end-to-end Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Internet and remote local area network connectivity solutions. The company serves large enterprises, Internet Service Providers and Applications Service Providers (ASPs). By using a network designed to support DSL exclusively, DSLnetworks offers premium DSL access with guaranteed performance and reliability. The company works with multiple partners in the Telecom industry including Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) and Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) to provide customers a single point of contact for their nationwide DSL solution. Established in 1997, DSLnetworks is privately held and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information visit the DSLnetworks Web site at http://www.dslnetworks.com, call toll free 888-4DSL-net, or call (415)-356-3800.

About USA.NET, Inc.

Based in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA.NET, Inc. (http://www.usa.net) provides email and advanced messaging services to more than 11 million customers including businesses, service providers and consumers. USA.NET's offerings include: USA.NET Professional Messaging (small to medium-sized business), USA.NET Enterprise Messaging (large organizations), USA.NET Web Messaging (portals), USA.NET Carrier Messaging (service providers) and USA.NET Ad Mail (publishers). USA.NET's outsourcing solutions offer businesses a scalable, reliable and globally accessible email service while eliminating the hassle of installing, operating and supporting an in-house email system. Net@ddress(R) (http://www.netaddress.com) is USA.NET's award-winning, Web-based consumer email service.

Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements about acceptance of the company's services by customers of DSLnetworks, as well as other risks detailed in the company's S-1 Registration Statement dated as of June 29, 1999.