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INTERNET.COM LAUNCHES CLEC-PLANET.COM
(Westport, CT--November 19, 1999)-- internet.com (Nasdaq: INTM), The E-Business and Internet Technology Network (http://www.internet.com), today announced the launch of CLEC-Planet.com, serving the new breed of Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLEC's). The Web site has been added into internet.com's expanding network of Web sites and related Internet media properties."CLEC-Planet.com is a natural outgrowth of our commitment to serving the ISP market," said internet.com chairman and CEO Alan M. Meckler. "We are a leader in providing Internet Service Providers with the information they need to stay competitive. Because of the increasing overlap between Internet access and telephone service providers, it is appropriate that we begin serving the CLEC industry as well."
CLECs use the facilities of large, existing telephone companies such as the "Baby Bells" or resell those companies' services. It is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the economy, providing a wide range of data and voice services. Because many CLEC's are in data communications business as well as voice communications market, and some are becoming Internet service providers, CLEC-Planet.com will be part of internet.com's ISP Resources Channel.
David Haskin, who created the popular AllNetDevices.com Web site for internet.com, and Ted Stevenson, Managing Editor of ISP-Planet.com, will edit CLEC-Planet.com, which will be offered as a Web site and e-mail newsletter.
internet.com Corporation, based in Westport, Connecticut, is a leading provider of global real-time news and information resources for Internet industry and Internet technology professionals, Web developers and experienced Internet users. internet.com operates a network of 79 Web sites, 71 e-mail newsletters, 101 online discussion forums and 75 moderated e-mail discussion lists with over 1.8 million unique visitors that generate more than 80 million page views monthly. Total "views", which include Web site page views, e-mail newsletter views and e-mail discussion list views, are now over 140 million per month. internet.com's global presence includes editions in Canada, China, the United Kingdom, Arabia, Australia, Asia, France, Germany, Japan, Israel and South Africa. In addition, internet.com with its related internet.com Venture Fund I and Venture Fund II has become a significant investor in a growing number of business-to-business content sites and related Internet media properties.
Interested advertisers should contact the Ad Sales department at adsales@internet.com or (203) 341-2962. For e-commerce and licensing opportunities, contact David Arganbright, Vice President, Commerce and Licensing, at darganbright@internet.com or (203) 341-2858.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding internet.com Corporation's business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Prospectus dated June 25, 1999, Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year, when available.
For more information contact:
Steve Rubel
Schwartz Public Relations
(212) 677-8700 x23
steve.rubel@schwartzpr.com
Nicole Catalano
internet.com Corporation
(203)-341-2870
ncatalano@internet.com
All current internet.com Corp. press releases can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.internet.com/corporate/press.html.
