DSL.net, Inc. Signs Agreement With Pitney Bowes Small Business Solutions Division; Company to Provide Business Class DSL Services to Division's Customers Nationwide.

Business Editors

NEW HAVEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2001

DSL.net, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSLN), a leading, nationwide, direct provider of high-speed Internet access solutions for small- and medium-sized businesses, has entered into a joint marketing agreement with Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI), a $4 billion global provider of integrated mail and document management solutions.

Under the terms of the marketing agreement, DSL.net will market its high-speed Internet access solutions to Pitney Bowes Small Business Solutions' extensive base of over 750,000 small business customers nationwide. DSL.net will also be the preferred provider of DSL services in the Small Business Solutions Cornerstone Marketing Program. Pitney Bowes Small Business Solutions' suite of mailing, marketing and financial products and services can be found on the Internet at www.PitneyWorks.com.

"Pitney Bowes is a widely recognized market leader throughout the world and enjoys immense brand recognition within the small- and medium-sized business community," said Keith Markley, president and chief operating officer of DSL.net. "Their broad, committed customer base provides us with an excellent target market audience and a unique opportunity to offer Pitney Bowes' customers the high-throughput, direct-connect architecture of DSL.net."

"Our relationship with DSL.net enables us to better serve the small business community with a more robust product and service offering created to help small business customers run their businesses more efficiently," said Neil Metviner, president of Pitney Bowes Small Business Solutions.

About DSL.net

Based in New Haven, Conn., DSL.net, Inc. is a high-speed data communications and Internet access provider that uses digital subscriber line technology to provide high-speed Internet access solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses throughout the United States. DSL.net allows smaller businesses to migrate their operations online and more effectively compete in the Internet economy. For more information on DSL.net, visit www.dsl.net, e-mail [e-mail], or call 1-877-DSL-NET1 (1-877-375-6381).

About Pitney Bowes

Pitney Bowes is a $4 billion global provider of integrated mail and document management solutions headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The company serves over 2 million businesses of all sizes through dealer and direct operations. Small Business Solutions is the company's division dedicated to providing a complete mailing and shipping solution from Internet postage to traditional postage meters and scales. PitneyWorks.com also features a web site builder tool that allows small businesses to create the Website they want -- and Pitney Bowes does the rest. In addition, a free shipping and tracking tool allows small business owners to look-up zip codes, track packages and compare shipping rates, giving them the most cost-effective way to send a package. For more information on PitneyBowes, visit www.pitneybowes.com

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond DSL.net's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in these forward-looking statements. In particular, the risks and uncertainties include, among other things, (i) DSL.net's unproven business model, which may not be successful; (ii) DSL.net's ability to execute its business plan in a timely manner; (iii) DSL.net's need for additional funds during 2001, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all, which could adversely impact DSL.net's ability to implement its business plan and continue as a going concern, and which has resulted in DSL.net's independent accountants including a "going concern" qualification in their audit report on DSL.net's 2000 financial statements; (iv) competition; (v) DSL.net's extremely limited operating history, which makes it difficult to evaluate its business and prospects; (vi) the difficulty of predicting the new and rapidly evolving high-speed data communications industry; (vii) regulatory, legislative, and judicial developments, which could adversely affect the way DSL.net operates its business; and (viii) DSL.net's ability to recruit and retain qualified personnel, establish the necessary infrastructure to support its business, and manage the growth of its operations. Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. DSL.net undertakes no obligation, and disclaims any obligation, to update or revise the information contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise. For additional information regarding these and other risks faced by DSL.net, see the disclosure contained under "Risk Factors" in DSL.net's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

DSL.net is a trademark of DSL.net, Inc. Other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

DSL.net's authority to provide certain regulated services is held by its subsidiary companies.