Covad Partners with AT&T to Offer Bundled DSL and Voice Services in Three New States

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2004 -- Bundled Local, Long Distance and DSL Services Now Available in Missouri, Kansas and Pennsylvania

Covad Communications Group, Inc. (OTCBB:COVD), a leading national broadband service provider of high-speed Internet and network access, today announced the introduction of Covad's digital subscriber line (DSL) broadband service as part of AT&T's communications bundle for residential users in Missouri, Kansas and Pennsylvania.

Covad's DSL service is bundled with AT&T local and long distance services, offering consumers the advantage of a single, convenient telecommunications package. Launched earlier this year in Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin, AT&T plans to offer Covad's DSL service in 28 states by the end of March 2004 as part of their nationwide rollout.

"We are pleased that AT&T has committed to aggressively deploying their communication bundle that includes the critical ingredient of Covad DSL in more states," said Charles Hoffman, president and chief executive officer of Covad. "Covad's goal is to be able to provide increased choice in broadband services throughout America and with the help of partners like AT&T we are able to fulfill our goal."

The ability to bundle AT&T local and long distance services with Covad's DSL service is based on a process called line splitting. AT&T "splits" the loop it buys from local phone companies to offer AT&T local and long distance with Covad's DSL service on the same line.

Covad's nationwide network is the only national DSL footprint. Covad's network enables ISPs and CLECs alike to partner with Covad for their broadband needs. A growing number of companies nationwide including AT&T, AOL, EarthLink, Sprint, Speakeasy, MCI, MegaPath and XO work with Covad to power their consumer and business broadband offerings.

For pricing and plan details please contact AT&T.

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