Internet America Announces Upgrades in Airnews Service

Dallas, September 29, 2004 (OTC Bulletin Board: GEEK - News) – Internet America, a leading Internet service provider, announced today that the Airnews USENET News service has undergone substantial modifications to improve the customer experience.

Recent improvements to the Airnews service include:

• Addition of multiple backbone connections that almost double the capacity of the service
• A higher completion rate on postings with binary content is now consistently at 99%
• Additional simultaneous feed connections are now allowed per customer
• Customer transfer rate are now up to 3 ½ times faster than our previous offerings
• The retention level on news groups with binary content are now at least 10 days while retention for text messages is over 140 days

“We have invested an extensive amount of time, resources and funds to completely update every facet of the product. Improvements have been made to the system infrastructure, software, and Web site to ensure the very best experience for all of our customers,” said Marc Ladin, Vice-President of Marketing & Sales for Internet America. “Internet America intends to solidify its standing globally as one of the premier USENET News providers. We listen to our customers and will continue to update and react to their needs.”

The Airnews service is available in a variety of download speeds, to accommodate customers world-wide with Internet connections ranging from dial-up to ultra high-speed broadband connections. Airnews accounts are un-metered, allowing users to download as much content as they wish without the hassle of overage charges. With a robust selection of topic groups, Airnews users can expect the very best up to the minute information available on the Web. Airnews also uses YellowBrix News Wire Services to provide our users with all the latest sports highlights and scores, breaking news headlines and global events. These stories are updated continually by the wire services to provide up to the minute stats and important information. For more information about Airnews USENET News Service, visit the Web site at http://www.airnews.net.