UUNET acquires leading German Internet Services Provider

november 4, 1996

UUNET Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned operating subsidiary of MFS Communications Company, Inc., and the world's largest Internet services provider, today announced that it has become the sole owner of EUnet Deutschland GmbH. UUNET purchased a 40% interest in EUnet Deutschland earlier this year and now has acquired the remaining 60 percent for approximately $12 million in cash from Mannesmann Eurokom GmbH and Gesellschaft fuer Finanzmarketing mbH.
John Sidgmore, chief executive officer of UUNET, stated, "We are very pleased to own EUnet Deutschland. This acquisition completes another step in our plan to provide Internet access worldwide through leading providers in their markets."

EUnet Deutschland is headquartered in Dortmund, Germany and provides a comprehensive range of Internet services. It currently has 36 POPs in Germany and provides the network infrastructure and Internet access for The Microsoft Networktm in Germany. More information can be found at its site on the World Wide Web: http://www.germany.eu.net.

Sidgmore continued, "UUNET will now be more directly involved in strategic planning, technology development, and the deployment of EUnet's Network. We also plan to have EUnet Deutschland serve as a platform for expanding UUNET's markets in Europe."