INTERNET SPECIALTIES WEST ("ISWest") EXPANDS ITS DEDICATED INTERNET ACCESS INTO THE GTE AREA.

Westlake Village, CA October 6, 1997 – Internet Specialties West, Inc. has installed a T-1 POP or (Internet connection) in the Townsgate Executive Business Center, which will provide high-speed ISDN and Ethernet connections to local subscribers. "ISDN" refers to a digital Internet connection that is much faster than that of a modem. Dedicated ISDN also allows customers to send and receive e-mail in real time (without having to dial up an access number). "Ethernet" allow members of the Townsgate Business Center to communicate without using outside lines at all. Ethernet functions like an Intranet, or network, between subscribers and are the most efficient; economical means of intercommunication today.

By installing a POP (Point of Presence) in Thousand Oaks, ISWest has provided a way for local residents and businesses in the GTE area to afford the numerous benefits of digital communication. People who use ISDN say that it pays for itself instantly in the time it saves searching the Internet and exchanging information. Dedicated ISDN connection use the same copper wiring used in most homes and offices. The difference is that the Phone Company transmits digital signals along those lines.

Until now there have been two basic types of ISDN service: The Basic Rate Interface (BRI) for homes and small offices, and the Primary Rate Interface (PRI) for larger businesses. The basic rate typically costs 2-4 cents for the first minute and 1-2 cents for every minute thereafter. Needless to say, this can grow expensive for businesses that habitually access the Internet.

Internet Specialties West offers a way around those usage charges with an ISDN off site Centrex/Centranet. With one flat fee, ISWest provides a 64Kbps or 128Kbps connection to the Internet that is functional around the clock. ISWest offers ISDN off site Centrex/Centranet in the Pac Bell and GTE territories, specifically Agoura, Westlake and Thousand Oaks.

In response to the popularity of this new service, ISWest proposes to expand even further. Says Drew Kaplan, Chief Operating Officer, "We are in the process of negotiating a Camarillo Point of Presence for dedicated ISDN connection and will have this deal completed by November of 1997."

ISWest, Inc. is located in Westlake Village, California. It is a privately owned fully equipped Internet Service Provider, offering the fastest and most reliable connectivity in the business. ISWest maintains a DS-3 hub (Digital Signal Level 3) and fully redundant SONET fiber optic connections. IS West uses the best Internet Backbones of UUnet and MCI. For more information, you can call them at (818) 735-3000 or visit their web site at http://www.iswest.net.