Time Warner Telecom Wins Multi-Year Contract to Deliver Dedicated Internet Access to State of Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS)

Links to Support Ohio State Agencies, K-12 Public Schools and Public Libraries

- Time Warner Telecom Deploys Second IP POP in Columbus to Deliver
Redundant Connectivity to Local Large and Medium Businesses

- Only Local Carrier to Offer Diverse, Redundant, and Highly Available
Optical Connections to Internet via Columbus-Based Equipment

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 10  -- Time Warner Telecom
(Nasdaq: TWTC), a leading provider of managed voice and data networking solutions for businesses in Columbus and 43 other U.S. metropolitan areas, today announced the competitive award and installation of a multi-year contract to deliver dedicated Internet services to the Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS) in Columbus.

Time Warner Telecom installed dedicated Internet service to deliver
Internet access to all Ohio state agencies, boards and commissions; as well as state funded K-12 educational institutions, and public libraries. The service is located in DAS Columbus locations at Rhodes Office Tower (OC-12) and the State of Ohio Computer Center (OC-48).
Time Warner Telecom made the financial investment to install a second
local Internet point of presence (POP) to deliver redundancy and to eliminate the backhauling of Internet traffic for Columbus businesses. Moreover, the second POP ensures high availability for DAS and other local businesses. Time Warner Telecom is the only local carrier to offer diverse, redundant optical connections to the Internet via equipment located in Columbus.

"The Ohio Department of Administrative Services selected us because we
offered a creative solution to eliminate single points of failure in their
Internet network," said Bob Miracle, Time Warner Telecom's Midwest regional vice president. "We were able to deliver a cost-effective solution that will save Ohio taxpayers an estimated $600,000 over the life of this contract."

About Time Warner Telecom
Time Warner Telecom of Ohio L.P. is a subsidiary of Time Warner Telecom Inc., (Nasdaq: TWTC) headquartered in Littleton, Colo. Time Warner Telecom delivers "last-mile" data, dedicated Internet access and voice services for businesses in Ohio and 21 other states. One of the country's premier competitive telecom carriers, Time Warner Telecom delivers managed voice and data networking solutions and integrated communications services to large and medium customers in 44 U.S. metropolitan areas over its fast, powerful and flexible, fiber, facilities-based metro and regional optical networks. Please visit http://www.twtelecom.com  for more information.

About The Ohio Department of Administrative Services
The Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS) provides quality
centralized services, specialized support and innovative solutions to state
agencies, boards and commissions as well as local governments and state
universities. Its mission is to expedite the effective operation of Ohio
government to better serve all Ohioans.

DAS has more than 30 program areas serving Ohio government customers,
which in turn directly serve the interests of Ohio citizens. DAS helps
deliver mail and information technology, recruit and train personnel, promote equal access to the state workforce, procure goods and services, oversee state construction projects, spearhead electronic-government initiatives, provide data and voice transmissions, lease and manage office space, process payroll, print publications and perform a variety of other services. For more information, please visit http://das.ohio.gov