Impulse Internet Services Acquires Best 1 Internet Services

Internet Service Providers Combine Efforts to Bring Enhanced Services and Greater Stability to Existing Best 1 Customers

Santa Barbara, CA, March 31st, 2002 - Impulse Internet Services announced today it has acquired the Internet services customer base of Best 1 Technologies, Inc. The companies both provide Internet services to residences and businesses throughout Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.

The acquisition will bring Best 1 customers a host of new services and benefits including:

• Increased network reliability through redundant backbone connections
• Increased technical support hours
• Access to multiple nationwide dial-up access networks for users who travel or are moving out of the area
• Spam Assassin, a cutting edge tool for battling junk email

Best 1 customers will be able to keep their current email addresses and no significant service interruptions are anticipated as a result of the acquisition.

Impulse Internet Services provides dial-up and broadband Internet access, email, web hosting and server co-location services to residences and businesses on the Central Coast of California. Impulse Internet Services is a privately held company based in Santa Barbara, California, and on the web at http://www.impulse.net.

Best 1 Technologies provides consulting services, dial-up Internet access, e-mail, and web hosting to residences and businesses on the Central Coast of California. Best 1 Technologies is a privately held company based in San Luis Obispo, California and on the web at http://www.best1.net.