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REF: 1496.ds3                                   DATE: 4th APRIL, 1996
J:   31071                                         RELEASE: IMMEDIATE



DEMON INTERNET INCREASES BANDWIDTH TO THE UNITED STATES

First Private European Company to Purchase 45Mb Link

Demon Internet, Europe's largest dial-up Internet Service Provider
(ISP), has purchased a DS3 45Mb link to the United States from British
Telecom, BT.  The link provides a massive expansion of Demon Internet's
bandwidth across the Atlantic, being equivalent to 30 DS1 (T1) links.

Demon Internet is believed to be the first private European company to
purchase a 45Mb link, demonstrating the size of the company's Internet
business in the UK and the commitment with which it is building an
expanding infrastructure.  The DS3 links Demon Internet's network
facilities centre at Telehouse Europe, based in the heart of London's
Docklands, with the Telehouse operation in New York.

Cliff Stanford, managing director at Demon Internet, commented: "Demon
has long been a pioneer in the arena of Internet connectivity.  We are
now the first Internet provider in Europe to have taken the step of
purchasing a 45Mb link to the US.  Our customers will see demonstrable
improvements to the speed of service they experience when exchanging
information with the rest of the Internet.  BT has committed to make
this a resilient connection, so that if part of the link loses
connectivity, BT will ensure that the full 45Mb will be routed
elsewhere."

BT's Frank Mills, general manager, technology sector, commented: "We
are delighted to be working with Demon Internet and meet its
requirements for 45Mb trans-atlantic service.  This service has been
designed with the needs of the rapidly expanding Internet marketplace
in mind."

Mandy Antoinette, telecoms manager at Demon Internet, has been directly
involved with negotiating the link and commented: "Our connectivity to
the Internet now includes a link which is 30 times larger than a DS1,
two of which we still retain.  We now have more bandwidth to the US
than all the other ISPs in the UK put together.  The contract is worth
an impressive 15 million over three years."

Demon Internet recently expanded its operations at Telehouse Europe, an
action undertaken with a view to increasing connectivity to the US and
providing greater resilience for existing services.  The company is
upgrading its link from Finchley to Telehouse to 140Mb from the
existing 8Mb connection, integrating all parts of the network fabric
into a seamless single operation.  Telehouse hosts Demon's 100Mb
connection to the LINX (London Internet Exchange, a neutrally-owned
physical interconnect point located in Telehouse).  The company's
equipment at Telehouse has 24 hours-a-day back-up to help minimise
interruptions to the Demon service.

Company Information

Telehouse Europe - Telehouse Europe provides technologically-advanced
computer suites from 400sq ft to 12,000sq ft (37sq m - 1,115sq m),
telecommunications and computer facilities management and business
continuity services for Europe's financial and business community.
Highly secure and operational round-the-clock, the 'intelligent' data
centre offers fully duplicated power, air conditioning and
telecommunications systems.  The Docklands site is also a hub for many
network carriers which enables rapid switching in the event of a
disaster.

Demon Internet - Founded in June 1992, Demon Internet is the pioneer of
low-cost flat rate Internet connectivity in the UK for both business
and home users.  It charges a one-off start up fee of 12.50 (+VAT) and
a flat monthly fee of 10 (+VAT) for dial-up access.  The company offers
BT local call access to the whole of the United Kingdom, Channel
Islands and Isle of Man.  Technical support is provided free of charge
to every user and there are no additional on-line costs.  Demon
Internet is the largest dial-up Internet Service Provider in the UK
with over 70% of this market.


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For further information, please contact:

James Gardiner        Simon Jones / Matthew Turmaine / Charlotte West
Demon Internet                               Harvard Public Relations
Tel: 0181 371 1000          Demon Press Enquiries, Tel: 0181 371 3711
Email: james@demon.net                            Email: pr@demon.net
http://www.demon.net/       Demon Sales Enquiries, Tel: 0181 371 1234
                                               Email: sales@demon.net

Demon PoPs:

For information on where your local Demon Internet dial-up access
point is, please point your Web browser at:

http://www.demon.net/dil/pops