Local Comapny First to offer Affordable High Speed Internet Access to Hamilton Businesses

HAMILTON, ON, Dec 1 1998 - NETinc - The Internet People, has announced the availability of affordable high speed Internet access throughout the Hamilton, Stoney Creek, and Dundas metropolitan areas.

NETinc is the first Internet Service Company to connect to the new Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), developed by the Hamilton Hydro-Electric System in conjunction with Integrated Cable Systems.

Running at the blazing speed of 155 Megabits per Second, the Hydro MAN offers forward-thinking businesses the opportunity to connect to each other and to the world, at prices substantially lower than those offered by traditional data carriers.

NETinc - The Internet People has been connecting people to people since 1995. NETinc is the leading supplier of internet services in the Regional Municpality of Hamilton Wentworth, Ontario. NETinc brings innovation to the Internet industry, and was the first to introduce fully v.90 compliant access, and the first to offer xDSL-based access technology in its market area.

For further information: Robert Hof, President, Telephone: (905) 525-4555; E-Mail: sales@netinc.ca, Internet: (electronic version of document)