PrimeLink Names Chief Operating Officer.

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FOLSOM, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2000

PrimeLink Systems, Inc. (OTC BB:PMLK), Folsom, LA, announced today that the Company is pleased to add Mr. Michael D. English as Chief Operating Officer for the Company. Mr. English (age 52 yrs.) graduated from Florida State University in 1970 with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering Science, and received his Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 1975. From 1970 through 1981, Mr. English served as planning engineer and network manager for Western Electric, Southern Bell, and AT&T (NYSE:T). In 1981 he became District Manager of Sales and Marketing for Southern Bell, and then served as Director of Strategic Planning for BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS) from 1983 through 1985 during the AT&T divestiture. From 1985 through 1992, Mr. English was Vice President and ultimately President and Chairman of FiberLAN, Inc. (originally a subsidiary of BellSouth and Siecor). From 1992 through 1999, he served in various executive capacities in the development of six different CLEC's (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) including FiberCom, Virginia MetroTel (acquired by Metropolitan Fiber Systems), Metro Access Networks (acquired by MCI/WorldCom (NASDAQ:WCOM)), MGC Communications (NASDAQ:MPWR), Network Telephone, and KIH Online.

Since January 2000, Mr. English has been associated with the Company in a consulting capacity with emphasis on the development of the proprietary systems portion of the Company's business. CEO and Chairman John Wade said, "Having worked with Mike over the past several months has been a pleasure. His exceptional knowledge and broad base of industry contacts have already had a positive impact on the Company and formed a basis for our final decision to add him to the management team. Going forward, we expect our shareholders to continue to benefit from Mr. English's extensive presence within the telecom industry."

"It is exciting to be associated with a start-up with such great potential," said English, "The market for fiber optic networks is expanding at an unbelievable rate and I feel like PrimeLink is positioned well to become a significant player. I look forward to helping develop the proprietary network and expanding the business markets."

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