Company powering PoPs with building-wide wireless broadband access; delivering service to local DVD mastering company, G3 Mastering Solutions MIDDLETOWN, R.I., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Towerstream (NASDAQ: TWER), a leading fixed WiMAX service provider, today announced the expansion of its Los Angeles, Calif. network through the installation of two new Points-of Presence (PoPs). The PoPs are located on top of the First Regional Bancorp building located at 1801 Century City and 1901 Avenue of the Stars. In addition to strengthening Towerstream's service in Century City, Santa Monica and Culver City, the company is powering First Regional Bancorp and 1901 Avenue of the Stars with building-wide access to its high-speed, wireless broadband solution. The sites are the second and third Towerstream-powered buildings to take full advantage of wireless gigabit broadband delivered directly from the company's rooftop equipment. Now, all tenants of both buildings can enjoy high quality wireless broadband at very low costs, giving them true redundancy and service reliability. Many businesses have unique bandwidth, speed and reliability demands and one such company is G3 Mastering Solutions, an LA-based DVD mastering company and Towerstream customer since early 2008. G3 Mastering Solutions came to Towerstream needing a fast connection with high bandwidth to more quickly obtain data from its customers, thus expediting the production process. Towerstream's high-speed, wireless broadband was able to meet and exceed these needs with its 8 mpbs connection. "Los Angeles is one of the most competitive markets in the country. To stay ahead, our company has to be efficient and effective, so network downtime is not an option," said Jeff Caverly, President of G3 Mastering Solutions. "Towerstream's service brings us unprecedented network reliability, speed and bandwidth, helping us to keep our business online and meet our customer's demands on time." The new Los Angeles installations will strengthen service for existing customers, like G3 Mastering Solutions, while offering many additional businesses in the Los Angeles area Towerstream's high-speed, wireless broadband for the first time. Towerstream's service allows businesses of all sizes to connect to secure, reliable, cost effective wireless broadband with improved functionality over traditional broadband -- including faster upload speeds. "Expanding the range and power of our networks is paramount for Towerstream as we continue to grow and increase our customer base in all of our markets across the U.S.," said Arthur Giftakis, Vice President of Engineering and Operations for Towerstream. "In addition, we remain committed to delivering powerful solutions that meet the unique needs of each of our customers, regardless of their size or vertical market." Towerstream offers a variety of bandwidth options from T-1 to 1000Mbps as well as service reliability backed by an industry-leading Service Level Agreement (SLA) and a no-risk, money-back guarantee. Towerstream's wireless broadband network delivers high-speed Internet access supporting VoIP, bandwidth on demand, wireless redundancy, VPNs, disaster recovery, bundled data, and video services. Companies utilizing multiple appliances simultaneously, such as streaming video and VoIP, can prioritize their bandwidth to secure mission-critical activities. In addition to Los Angeles, Towerstream currently serves businesses of all sizes in New York, Chicago, Seattle, Boston, San Francisco, Miami, Dallas-Fort Worth and Providence/Newport. Towerstream also offers a Rapid Installation Program which guarantees installation within 48 hours. For a map of the regions covered by Towerstream's service, please visit: http://www.towerstream.com/. For sales inquiries, please call 866-848-5848; or visit: http://www.towerstream.com/index.asp?ref=support. Visit Towerstream CEO Jeff Thompson's blog at: http://blog.towerstream.com/. About Towerstream Corporation Towerstream is a leading fixed WiMAX service provider in the U.S., delivering high-speed Internet access to businesses. Founded in 2000, the Company has established networks in nine markets including New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, the San Francisco Bay Area, Miami, Seattle, Dallas-Fort Worth, and the greater Providence area where the Company is based. The Company was the first carrier selected to join the WiMAX Forum to assist leading vendors in establishing industry compliance with international broadband wireless access standards and cross-vendor interoperability. Towerstream was awarded two 2008 Telephony Innovation Awards for Most Innovative Broadband Wireless Service and Most Innovative Small Business Service and the Best of WiMAX World 2008 Service Provider Deployment Award for its New York City network. About G3 Mastering Solutions G3 Mastering Solutions is a DVD mastering company that provides many DVD and CD production services, including: -- CD and DVD stamper production -- all formats -- CSS encryption (plus Macrovision) -- Full Eclipse Suite Analysis of Source Materials -- FTP Server upload accounts -- Full Analog and Digital Analyzers -- Personalized customer service for YOUR company -- Engineering to answer your technical questions G3 Mastering Solutions was started over 9 years ago. With over 60 years combined experience in the optical disc industry, the company has grown to triple it's production capacity and is a top tier stamper mastering facility. Safe Harbor Certain statements contained in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable federal securities laws, including, without limitation, anything relating or referring to future financial results and plans for future business development activities, and are thus prospective. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties some of which cannot be predicted or quantified based on current expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the risks and uncertainties set forth from time to time in reports filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Consequently, future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly release statements made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof. INVESTOR CONTACT: Terry McGovern Vision Advisors 415-902-3001 MEDIA CONTACT: Amanda Lordy / Todd Barrish Dukas Public Relations 212-704-7385 / DATASOURCE: Towerstream CONTACT: Investors, Terry McGovern of Vision Advisors, +1-415-902-3001, ; or Media, Amanda Lordy, / Todd Barrish, , both of Dukas Public Relations, +1-212-704-7385, all for Towerstream Web Site: http://www.towerstream.com/

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