CONTACT:

Steven Wood
Access Network Solutions
(720) 875-1480, Ext. 233
swood@access-solutions.com

Access Network Solutions becomes Internap Network Services Referral Partner

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO – October 11, 2002 – Access Network Solutions (ANS) has been approved as an Internap Network Services Corporation Referral Partner.

Founded in 1996 and located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, Access Network Solutions provides high quality network engineering, design services and e-business infrastructure solutions that help companies use information technology as a tool to boost their competitive edge and grow their businesses.

Internap Network Services Corporation (NASDAQ:INAP) is a leading provider of fast, reliable, and centrally managed Internet connectivity services targeted at businesses seeking to maximize the performance of mission-critical Internet-based applications. Internap provides the high-performance connectivity platform that powers the migration of business applications-VPN, CRM, supply-chain management, real-time transactions, voice- and video-over IP, CDN, and interactive dialoging from expensive private networks to the public Internet.

“Internap’s solutions complement ANS’ service offerings for our client base.” said Steven Wood, Sales Manager Access Network Solutions. “We provide our customers with high-quality and cost-effective e-business infrastructure engineering solutions. Now, with Internap’s reliable, low-latency Internet services, we believe our customers can assure end-to-end performance of their applications and services across the Internet. Our customers will now be able to run their mission-critical applications across their entire enterprise,” added Wood.

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About Access Network Solutions

Access Network Solutions provides engineering, design and implementation services for clients located throughout the United States. For additional information on Access Network Solutions or the services that they offer visit their web site at http://www.access-solutions.com or contact Mr. Steven Wood at (720) 875-1480 x233.

About Internap

Internap provides customers with certainty over the Internet through its patented route management technology and service guarantees. This managed IP service intelligently routes data across the major Internet backbones through a single connection from a customer's network to one of Internap's Service Points. Internap's customers bypass congestion points on the Internet, avoiding packet loss, latency and other difficulties that can plague conventional Internet connectivity. Founded in 1996 in Seattle, Internap offers services in numerous key markets throughout the United States, Europe and Japan including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, Tokyo and Washington, DC. Internap® and P-NAP® are registered trademarks of Internap. All other trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. For more information, visit www.internap.com.

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