ICG Satellite Services Takes Part in Technology Boom in Africa; ICG Satellite Services Signs Multiple Contracts With African Communications Companies.

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 30, 1999--

ICG Satellite Services (ICGSS) has signed over 15 service agreements within the past several months with numerous communications companies providing services between the United States and Africa.

ICGSS is a subsidiary of Englewood, Colo.-based ICG Communications, Inc., and specializes in providing international satellite services and engineering systems for satellite communications. "As one of the world's fastest growing consumer markets, Africa offers a multitude of opportunities for the telecommunications and Internet industries," said Dave Kagan, president and COO of ICG Satellite Services.

"Similar to Latin America in recent years, ICGSS believes Africa is now poised to take advantage of what the global information highway offers. The increased availability of improved access is expected to directly impact the overall economic growth of the region. In addition, as the region continues to deregulate, the increased demands for basic Internet access, telephony usage and international private lines are directly correlated to the greater demand for our facilities," said Brent Perrott, vice president, International Voice and Data (IVD), a division of ICGSS. "We are very excited about participating in what we see as the initial stages of a dramatic surge in Internet and telecommunications growth in Africa."

Through its Gateway Network Control Center in Holmdel, N.J., ICGSS will provide satellite coverage via New Skies 803 (338.7(0) E) and PamAmSat-3 satellites. Utilizing over 36 MHz of combined satellite space, ICGSS will extend its offerings in Africa to customers worldwide. The IVD division of ICG Satellite Services has been very successful in providing end-to-end services, including international satellite connectivity, hardware requirements, collocation services, engineering support and value-added services including ATM, frame relay, switching and high-speed Internet backbone access.

About ICG Satellite Services

ICG Satellite Services, Inc. (ICGSS), is a Miami-based company with affiliate offices in Holmdel, N.J., and Englewood, Colo. ICGSS offers international satellite voice and data services and is the leading provider of C-band voice, fax, Internet and data communications to the cruise industry, the U.S. Navy, and offshore oil and gas platforms around the world. ICGSS also provides ship-to-shore live video and radio broadcast capabilities. ICG Satellite Services, Inc., is a division of ICG Communications, Inc., headquartered in Englewood, Colo., (NASDAQ:ICGX). At present, ICG Communications has entered into an agreement with ATC Teleports, Inc., to sell its Satellite Services division, including its Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN) subsidiary. Further information is available on ICG's Web site located athttp://www.icgcom.com.