ATN Aterian Plc

RNS Number:7131O
Atlantic Telecom Group PLC
31 July 2000


The issuer has made the following amendment to the 'Re New Territory'
announcement released today at 07:00 under RNS No 6837O.

The announcement contains a number of typographical changes within the first two
paragraphs.

The full corrected version is shown below.
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                 New Territory for Atlantic
                              
           High speed DSL tests launched in Paris
             Manchester switches on to Atlantic

Atlantic Telecom Group PLC (Atlantic), the innovative pan
European telecommunications provider, has today  become
one  of the first operators to launch live SDSL testing
in France.

Services  will  be  operated by  Atlantic's  subsidiary
first   :telecom,  which  last  month   launched   SDSL
(synchronous  digital  subscriber  line)  services   in
Frankfurt.  Services in Munich are scheduled to go live
later  this  year  and other major German  cities  will
follow shortly thereafter.

Atlantic's Managing Director, Gordon Sleigh, said : "I am
delighted  that Atlantic, one of only three  operators,
is  now active in the deployment of DSL services in the
UK, France and Germany."

SDSL  uses existing telephone connections to homes  and
businesses   to   provide  'always-on',  high-bandwidth
connections (up to 2.3Mbit/s) to the Internet and other
data services.

"Through our recent acquisition of first :telecom,  the
Group  is  building up a portfolio of technologies  and
services  which  are  ideally  suited  to  our   target
market  :  small  to  medium sized  enterprises  (SMEs)
throughout Europe," continued Mr Sleigh.

"Our expansion in the UK is also progressing well.  I am
delighted to announce that Atlantic has launched  fixed
wireless  services  in Manchester,  the  first  of  our
target cities outside Scotland.

"Services have been launched on schedule, with the first
of  our base stations switched on today.  In the coming
months, Atlantic will be offering our uniquely tailored
services   to  SMEs  as  well  as  to  many  high-level
residential users across Greater Manchester."

In  the  UK,  Atlantic  is using its  innovative  fixed
wireless technology to provide high-speed data services
with  'always-on' connection and speeds of  up  to  2.4
Mbit/sec,  with costs starting at under #50 per  month,
which includes all fixed-line UK-based phone calls.

"Businesses  are  crying  out  for  the  benefits  that
affordable high-speed data can offer them -  but  until
now,  the  price of such services has been  prohibitive
for many smaller businesses," said Mr Sleigh.

"The entire European marketplace is being transformed by
new   generations  of  high  speed,  high  quality  and
accessible technologies, and Atlantic intends to remain
at the forefront of that revolution."
                              
Notes to editors :

*    Atlantic is listed on the London Stock Exchange, in the
  FTSE250.
*    Headquartered in Aberdeen, the Group employs a total of
  1,100 people in the UK, France and Germany

For further information, please contact :

Susy Atkinson
Atlantic Telecom
01224 454000
07808 397374

Patrick Toyne-Sewell, Sara Thomas
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
0207 638 9571

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