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Atlantic Telecom Group PLC
21 June 2000

                         Atlantic Telecom Group PLC

      Atlantic Telecom launches first phase of pan-European DSL service
                                      
                                      
Atlantic  Telecom  Group PLC, a leading European broadband telecommunications
provider,  announces  today the launch of its DSL (digital  subscriber  line)
service  in  Frankfurt, making it one of the first companies to install  SDSL
broadband technology in Germany.  The service, which will be provided through
Atlantic  s subsidiary, first:telecom, will offer high speed Internet  access
to  businesses  throughout the Frankfurt area via one of its  first  Internet
Service Provider (ISP) partners, Interaktiv.

The  first phase of the DSL rollout uses 7 fully operational central  offices
(COs) out of 17 earmarked in Frankfurt and the surrounding area, and Atlantic
intends to rapidly roll out its service across the rest of its target markets
in  Germany.   Munich is scheduled to go live at the end of Summer  2000  and
Berlin and Hamburg will follow shortly after.

The  Group  is  partnering with ISPs to offer a seamless bundle  of  products
including: connections  at up to 2.3Mbit/s with equal  upload  and  download
speeds; a permanently open or  "always on"  connection  and flat rate  charges
(no  per minute billing).  This wholesale approach allows ISPs to retain  and
extend  their contacts with their customers, while customers can continue  to
deal with their existing ISP, have a single point of contact for service, and
receive a single bill for connection, web hosting, and other services offered
by the ISP.

Graham J Duncan, Executive Chairman of Atlantic Telecom, commented

"We are delighted to announce the launch of the first phase of our
pan-European data  service on SDSL technology.  This will revolutionise the
way  companies operate,  allowing  them to exploit internet opportunities
previously  denied them by cost and bandwidth restrictions.

"We are committed to roll out our SDSL service in the UK, France and Germany
as soon  as  access for new entrants to the local loop is permitted - a 
process which  is due to start in the UK during 2001.  We expect to be able to
deploy services  rapidly  and widely, creating a large footprint and  reaching
more businesses across more locations than our competitors."


For further information please contact

Susy Atkinson
Corporate Affairs
Atlantic Telecom Group PLC
07808 397374
satkinson@atlantic-telecom.co.uk

Patrick Toyne Sewell, Sara Thomas
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
020 7638 9571

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