New Edge Networks Announces Voice Connect

Combined Business Class Voice and Private MPLS Network Solution

NEW YORK, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New Edge Networks, the business
communications unit of EarthLink Inc., (Nasdaq: ELNK), today announced a new
service offering, Voice Connect. Voice Connect is a private VoIP gateway
service which can be seamlessly integrated with New Edge's MPLS network
offering and consolidated into a single solution.

New Edge has established direct and secure connections into data centers of
leading VoIP providers to create a private and controlled network environment
for customers' voice traffic. As a result, New Edge delivers better
performance compared to VoIP services that traverse the public Internet. For
business customers, this equates to superior quality, security and
reliability, in addition to significant cost savings from an integrated
solution with free site-to-site dialing.

New Edge's nationwide MPLS enables companies to converge voice, video and data
on a single, secure network. The MPLS network is highly scalable and capable
of prioritizing traffic - offering users up to five classes of service for
tagging and prioritizing applications data traffic. New Edge's ability to
route voice over a secure MPLS private network provides for an extremely high
level of VoIP quality of service (QoS). In addition, voice traffic is always
prioritized over data which is essential for businesses that rely on
customer-facing calls.

Voice Connect services include Hosted IP PBX, SIP Trunking and enterprise
class features, with a variety of service options for locations requiring only
a few voice lines to supporting the needs of large corporations. SIP Trunking
is used for companies or locations that already have invested in an on-premise
PBX or Key phone system. Hosted IP PBX is ideal for offices without a phone
system, including home based workers.

"In today's economy, our customers are looking for ways to reduce costs
without compromising performance. Voice Connect makes it simple and cost
effective to deploy VoIP," stated Greg Griffiths, vice president of marketing
for New Edge. "With this solution, VoIP performs more like traditional voice
service in terms of quality and reliability."

About New Edge Networks
New Edge Networks builds and manages private IP-based wide area networks that
do not use the public Internet. Connecting business sites at virtually any
address in the United States, New Edge allows businesses to choose any blend
of available access technologies - from DSL and T1 lines to fiber-optic
connections - for building private and secure MPLS networks with performance
guarantees. A wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based EarthLink Inc.,
(NASDAQ: ELNK), New Edge is based in Vancouver, Wash. For more information
visit www.newedgenetworks.com or call 1-360-693-9009.

SOURCE New Edge Networks

Michele Sadwick, +1-404-748-7255, sadwick@corp.earthlink.net