Digital Teleport Reports Record Second Quarter Bandwidth Revenues and Sales.

Business Editors

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2002

Digital Teleport Inc., a regional fiber optic communications provider for secondary and tertiary markets in the Midwest, today announced record bandwidth revenues and sales for the second quarter of 2002.

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Second quarter 2002 bandwidth revenues were up 7.2 percent from $4.2 million in the first quarter of this year. Digital Teleport also signed record customer contracts with a total contract value in excess of $20 million.

"We are very pleased with our strong revenue and sales performance during the second quarter," said Paul Pierron, president and CEO of Digital Teleport. "The fact that our business continues to grow in the current telecommunications environment is a testament to the value of our network, quality of our team, and the strength of our customers. The outlook for the remainder of 2002 is very positive."

Digital Teleport is on track to successfully emerge from Chapter 11 reorganization before the end of this year. The company filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions last Dec. 31, 2001.

About Digital Teleport

Digital Teleport provides wholesale fiber optic transport services in secondary and tertiary Midwest markets to national and regional communications carriers. The company's network spans 5,700 route miles across Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Tennessee. Digital Teleport also provides optical Ethernet communications services to enterprise customers and government agencies in premier office buildings. The company's Web site is www.digitalteleport.com. Telephone: 1-314-880-1000.