FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Chip Underhill, 603-314-2851, cunderhill@ctcnet.com
September 12, 2005

CTC COMMUNICATIONS TO ACQUIRE CONNECTICUT BROADBAND,
INTERNET & TELEPHONE SERVICE PROVIDER

--CTC Continues execution of growth strategy with second major transaction of 2005

“We welcome the customers and employees of Connecticut Broadband to CTC,” said Ray Allieri, president and chief executive officer at CTC Communications.  “This transaction reaffirms CTC’s commitment to providing businesses across the Northeast with enhanced telecommunication services.  This expansion of our secure network enables us to offer integrated voice, data and Internet bundles to businesses at very competitive prices.”

“Connecticut Broadband and CTC share a business philosophy that focuses on strong client relationships and responsive customer service,” said Bill Kaliszewski, president and CEO, Connecticut Broadband.  “This transaction strengthens our ability to provide next generation telecom services while our Connecticut-based staff continues to deliver personalized attention to customers.“

“This transaction further improves the density of CTC’s network penetration and associated economics,” explained Kenneth Peterson, Jr., chairman of CTC and CEO of Columbia Ventures, parent of CTC.  “Profitable growth provides our company and customers with significant advantages. Increased scale allows us to provide more cost-effective solutions to our customers.  We intend to become the premier competitive telecommunications service for businesses from Maine through the Mid-Atlantic.”

Daniels & Associates, L.P. of Denver, CO represented Connecticut Broadband in the transaction. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.  The companies expect to receive prompt approval from regulatory agencies.

The acquisition of Connecticut Broadband is the second major transaction by CTC Communications in less than six months.  In May 2005, Lightship Telecom merged with CTC Communications.

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About CTC Communications 
CTC Communications is a leading integrated communications carrier providing business customers from Maine to Maryland with a full range of converged voice, data and Internet services, dynamically allocated on a next-generation, all-IP packet-based network. The company serves small, medium and larger business customers. CTC’s Cisco-powered IP+ATM packet network runs over a fully managed and CTC-owned fiber optic network. CTC has provided cost-effective communication solutions since 1981 and is today part of Columbia Ventures Corporation’s worldwide family of businesses. Visit CTC Communications online at www.ctcnet.com.

About Connecticut Broadband
Connecticut Broadband is the largest Connecticut-based telecommunications service provider, operating the largest competitive telecom network in Connecticut. The company was formed in 2004 as a result of the merger of Connecticut Telephone and Partner Communications, two companies with a long heritage of providing high quality network services and exceptional customer service. The company’s services include local and long distance telephone service, commercial broadband data, Internet, web hosting, and wireless. Partner Consulting, its professional services division, provides nationwide telecom consulting to Fortune 1000 businesses, utilities and municipalities. Visit Connecticut Broadband on-line at www.ctbroadband.com.

About Columbia Ventures Corp
Columbia Ventures Corporation, the parent company of CTC Communications, based in Vancouver, Washington, is a multinational, entrepreneurial, private equity company. Other wholly owned CVC telecommunication investments include Hibernia Atlantic, a transatlantic cable system linking Boston, New York, Halifax, Dublin and London; and Magnet Networks, a Dublin company bringing triple play services via Fiber-To-The-Home and ADSL2+ to Ireland.  For more information, contact Russ Oliver, Vice President of Business Development, North America, Columbia Ventures Corporation at russ@colventures.com.

About Daniels & Associates
For information about Daniels & Associates, contact Don Bechter, Managing Director, at 303.778.5522 or don.bechter@rbcdaniels.com.