Quest Net Signs Contract With WorldCom For Direct ATM Access into the Internet Cloud at 45Mbps, Connection to

MIAMI (Feb. 17) BUSINESS WIRE -Feb. 17, 1999--Quest Net Corp (OTC BB:QNET) has completed a four-year contract with MCI WorldCom (Nasdaq:WCOM), a global telecommunications company with established operations in over 50 countries encompassing the Americas, Europe and the Asia-Pacific regions.

MCI WorldCom is a premier provider of facilities-based and fully integrated local, long distance, international and Internet services. MCI WorldCom's global networks, including its state-of-the-art pan-European network and transoceanic cable systems, provide end-to-end connectivity to over 35,000 buildings worldwide, for the installation of a DS-3 (45 Mbps) frame relay service. "The agreement makes Quest Net one of the largest bandwidth regional Internet Service Providers in the south east region. The Installation of this direct DS-3 (45Mbps) ATM connection to Dallas brings Quest Net one step closer to the completion of our nationwide ATM-based network," said Camilo Pereira, Chief Executive Officer of Quest Net. "We anticipate that Quest Net's network will span all four official NAPs cities by October 1999, allowing even more business Internet users to utilize our high-quality Internet and Intranet services for their communications needs."

"This contract gives Quest Net customers an extra 45 Mbps connectivity to the Internet cloud," said Pereira. "It is part of our company's ongoing strategy of providing high-quality, high-speed Internet access and superior customer service. Quest Net is committed to offering our customers the fastest, most reliable Internet services available. By relying on MCI WorldCom's vast network topology, we can ensure that our customers receive high-quality access, and the fastest connections available in the state of Florida."

In addition to the MCI WorldCom agreement, Quest Net (OTC BB:QNET) has also recently acquire and group several e-commerce sites from different source such as Wings Online, Inc. (http://www.wingsonline.com), one the largest aircraft listing sites in the world. The company plans to reproduce the success and technology of Wings Online with Cars Online (http://www.carsonline.com ), which was acquired from Creative Database Solutions of Delaware, Boats Online (http://www.boatsonline.com) from The On-Line Companies, Inc. of Florida and Motorbikes Online (http://www.motorbikesonline.com).

Based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Quest Net (OTC BB:QNET) operates its own OC-12 (622Mbps) Fiber optic self-healing SMARTRing backbone running from Key West to Sebastian, Fla. It is a provider of secure, full-service global Internet and Intranet broadband digital networking solutions for businesses and individuals. Quest Net is one of the largest regional Internet Service Providers with Dial-up POP's (point-of-presence) in 228 cities and over 2000 clients, mostly small businesses. It also offers dedicated high-speed Internet access, metropolitan and wide area network data transport services, including virtual private networks, to several commercial clients and other ISP's, and Wireless Internet Connection at a speed of up to three Mbps to a distance of eight miles on a license free spectrum. Quest Net offers one of the fastest and cleanest routing system for the transfer and delivery of voice, video and data streams at speeds ranging from 64 Kbps to 155 Mbps (OC-3), as well as frame relay connections at speeds up to 45 Mbps

MCI WorldCom (Nasdaq:WCOM) is a global telecommunications company with established operations in over 50 countries encompassing the Americas, Europe and the Asia-Pacific regions. WorldCom is a premier provider of facilities-based and fully integrated local, long distance, international and Internet services. WorldCom's global networks, including its state-of-the-art pan-European network and transoceanic cable systems, provide end-to-end connectivity to over 35,000 buildings worldwide. MCI WorldCom's World Wide Web address is: http://www.mciworldcom.com.

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