Companies convert interim agreement into definitive agreement

LOWELL, Mass., Feb. 8 -- ZipLink, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIPL), a provider of national wholesale Internet connectivity in the United States and Canada, today announced that it has signed a national connectivity agreement with NetZero, Inc. (Nasdaq: NZRO), the nation's largest provider of free Internet access based on numbered of registered users. ZipLink has been supporting NetZero's traffic needs since it signed an interim agreement with NetZero in September 1999. The interim agreement called for the parties to complete a definitive agreement for NetZero to utilize ZipLink's national Internet connectivity. Under the terms of the definitive agreement, ZipLink will continue to provide NetZero with wholesale Internet connectivity in several major U.S. markets.

Chris Jenkins, ZipLink's President explained that "Less than 15 months after its initial launch, NetZero has reached the three million registered user mark. We are pleased to expand this relationship so that our national data network will continue to play a significant role in providing NetZero with the capacity it needs to grow." He continued, "This agreement reinforces ZipLink's leadership position in the free Internet access space and our dedicated focus on providing national wholesale connectivity services to the Business-to-Business market."

About ZipLink
Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, ZipLink is a national provider of wholesale Internet connectivity solutions, in the United States and Canada, for the Business-to-Business marketplace including Internet Service Providers, Web Appliance Vendors, PC Manufacturers and Distributors, and e-Businesses. Utilizing a state-of-the-art Asynchronous Transfer Mode network, ZipLink is a significant provider of national dial-up and Digital Subscriber Line services for an expanding base of customers. For more information, visit the company's Website at www.ziplink.com

About NetZero
NetZero, Inc. is pioneering a new Internet service model that provides consumers with free access to the Internet while offering online advertisers an effective way to target those users. NetZero offers consumers free and unlimited nationwide Internet access, free e-mail and easy-to-use navigational tools. NetZero offers advertisers unique one-to-one targeting capabilities using its proprietary zCast technology, which gives NetZero the ability to track users throughout their online experience. Between its October 1998 launch and early January 2000, over three million users registered for NetZero's Internet access service. NetZero offers its services in more than 2,000 cities across the United States. More information about the company is available at www.netzero.net.