Network Plus Deploys CommTech's FastFlow Suites for Core Provisioning/Activation of Voice, DSL, VoDSL.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

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ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2000

Network Plus (Nasdaq:NPLS), a network-based integrated communications provider (ICP) offering broadband data and telecommunications services to small and medium-sized enterprises in several U.S. regions, has chosen CommTech's Fastflow(R) suites to provide end-to-end Zero Time Interface (ZTI) core provisioning and activation for its rapidly-growing voice, DSL, and voice-over-DSL (VoDSL) services.

CommTech is provisioning and activating Lucent ATM switches, AccessLan DSL access multiplexers (DSLAMs), and Jetstream VoDSL gateways to deliver rapid time-to-market for these next-generation network (NGN) services.

&uot;The opportunity to put our end-to-end NGN OSS to work with the powerful 'Logos' customer-facing OSS to manage DSL, voice, and VoDSL for an award-winning, leading-edge provider such as Network Plus is extremely gratifying,&uot; said Frank Lauria, CommTech's Vice President/Business Development.

Lauria noted that on January 26, 2000, Network Plus President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Hale Jr. received honors for the Ovations Award at CompTel's CEO Summit for the Competitive Telecommunications Industry in Washington, D.C. &uot;Mr. Hale is directing one of only a handful of companies building out VoDSL networks, using breakthrough technology to develop a potentially important service,&uot; said Karen Lynch, Editor-in-Chief of tele.com, in presenting.

&uot;We seek not vendors or integrators but partners,&uot; said James J. Crowley, Executive Vice-President and COO, Network Plus. &uot;The concept of ZTI has revolutionized the business models of Cisco, Dell, and others, and we want Network Plus to be the ZTI leader of our industry as well as a world showcase for the creative application of technology to solve the complicated supply chain management problems associated with the telco/ISP/DSL space. With CommTech as a partner we believe we will succeed in making that vision a reality.&uot;

FastFlow(R) Suites Help ICPs Enter Markets and Compete Effectively

CommTech FastFlow(R) suites currently manage more than five million lines throughout North America and Europe. CommTech's FastFlow(R) Order Fulfillment Suite automates via a single interface the processes key to effective delivery of communications services, including workflow, ordering, product/service catalog, workforce, inventory, and trouble ticketing systems.

CommTech's FastFlow(R) Service Activation Suite lets ICPs provision and activate services across voice, data, and cable telephony platforms. CommTech's FastFlow(R) eSuite product enables ICPs to offer an eBusiness Web portal to applications that are in great demand by their customers, building on CommTech's broad expertise in partitioning databases and security for end-user control.

Network Plus DSL, VoDSL Products Provides Businesses with Cost-Efficient Data and Voice Transmission

Network Plus' VoDSL technology provides customers with a cost-effective solution to their diverse communication needs. VoDSL functions as an overlay solution to a DSL broadband access network, which enables Network Plus to extend multi-line local telephone service off a centralized voice switch. For example, over a single 768Kbps symmetric DSL connection, Network Plus can provide eight telephone lines (serving a PBX/KTX with 32 extensions) and still deliver data service with an average speed of 550Kbps.

More About Network Plus (Nasdaq:NPLS)

Founded in 1990, Network Plus is based outside of Boston in Quincy, MA, with sales offices along the eastern seaboard. Network Plus is a network-based integrated communications provider (ICP) offering broadband data and telecommunications services, primarily to small and medium-sized business customers located in major markets in the northeastern and southeastern regions of the United States.

The company's bundled product offerings include local and long distance services as well as enhanced, high-speed data and Internet services, primarily utilizing digital subscriber line (DSL) technology. More information about Network Plus can be found via the company's Web site at www.np1.com or by calling (888) NET-PLUS.

More About CommTech Corporation

CommTech's products enable rapid, convenient, cost-effective delivery of communications services. Its expertise in telecommunications, data communications, and software technology seamlessly integrates even the most complex systems and processes to deliver revenue-generating eBusiness solutions.

CommTech customers and partners include more than 50 ILECs, CLECs/DLECs, network equipment manufacturers, other telecom and OSS vendors, cable CSPs, systems integrators, and international operators. CommTech is a member of and active participant in the TeleManagement Forum (TMF), the ADSL Forum, and the Association for Local Telecommunications Services (ALTS).

Headquartered in Cranbury, NJ, US, CommTech has R& offices in Cranbury and Brick, NJ; Toronto, Canada; and Westerville, Ohio, with regional offices throughout the U.S. and international offices in Gloucestershire, U.K., and Hoofddorp, The Netherlands. Please visit www.comm.com or call 888-COMMTECH.

Note to Editors: FastFlow(R) is a trademark of CommTech Corporation; other trademarks are property of their respective owners.