RMI Becomes One of Nation's Largest Back Bone Providers
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


CONTACTS:

Barbara Archer or Robyn Phipps          Shiloh Kelly
Metzger Associates                      Director of Communications
archer@metzger.com                      Rocky Mountain Internet Inc.
robyn@metzger.com                       shiloh.kelly@corp.rmi.net
(303) 786-7000                          (303) 672-0732


Robert Laughlin
President 
DataXchange Network, Inc.
(301) 829-2955



                ROCKY MOUNTAIN INTERNET BECOMES ONE OF THE NATION'S 
                        LARGEST INTERNET BACKBONE PROVIDERS

 COMPANY SOLIDIFIES ITS POSITION AS A NATIONAL IP-BASED COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
                               BY ACQUIRING DATAXCHANGE

DENVER - December 9, 1998 - Rocky Mountain Internet Inc. (NASDAQ SmallCap
Market-RMII, RMIIW) announced today it has completed the acquisition of
DataXchange Network Inc., in an asset acquisition of 410,000 shares of RMI
common stock and warrants to acquire an additional 410,000 shares of RMI common
stock plus up to an additional 125,000 shares and warrants based on certain
revenue targets. For 1998, DataXchange is experiencing a revenue run rate in
excess of $2 million.

"DataXchange is a significant acquisition for us," said Douglas H. Hanson,
chairman, president and CEO of Rocky Mountain Internet (http://www.rmi.net).
"This acquisition, coupled with our recent acquisitions of InternetNow,
Stonehenge and Unicom, have truly changed the dynamics of our company. From our
electronic commerce capabilities to our nationwide backbone, we believe RMI is
now positioned to take advantage of its national presence."

The acquisition gives RMI ownership of DataXchange's state-of-the-art nationwide
backbone, which is rated by BOARDWATCH magazine as the 11th-largest overall
among the 



36 national backbones, when it comes to backbone market share. The dx.net
backbone is expected to allow RMI to reduce its networking costs and provide a
full-solutions, IP-based communications company.

"By joining forces with RMI, we will be able to offer the expanded package of
communication products necessary to our ISP customers and to excel in today's
market place," commented Robert Laughlin, president and CEO of DataXchange.
Laughlin will become the chief technology officer of the combined companies.

DataXchange Network is a national backbone provider that has 150 regional ISPs
as its subscribers. The company, with offices in California and Washington,
D.C., connects its customers via a nationwide network as well as a number of
dedicated high bandwidth business customers and a backbone that has been
engineered using the top-of-the-line Cisco 7500 routers and fully meshed T-3 ATM
ports. DataXchange peers at multiple NAPs (network access points) with all
significant backbone providers, ensuring customers with redundancy and
exceptional quality.

ABOUT ROCKY MOUNTAIN INTERNET

Rocky Mountain Internet (http://www.rmi.net) is a national Web Solutions and
e-commerce company providing a wide range of Internet and data communication
services to businesses and consumers with an emphasis on e-commerce solutions.
Services include: a comprehensive browser-based electronic commerce software
package (www.e-sell.com); a leading-edge portal site (www.infohiway.com); and a
browser-based banner advertising management software package
(www.infohiway.com/adcafe/). Other RMI services consist of dedicated, DSL,
dial-up and wireless Internet access, network management, system integration and
co-location.

Rocky Mountain Broadband, a subsidiary and communications division of RMI,
offers a wide range of services; including, paging, voice mail, local and long
distance phone service, 800 service and IP Telephony (www.ic-ephone.net).

(This press release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ
materially from such forward-looking statements as a result of risks and
uncertainties which are described in the cautionary statements section of the
company's 10K dated December 31, 1997, and include the need for additional
financing, the ICC litigation, ability to successfully integrate acquisitions,
changing technology, competition, possible future government regulation,
competition for talented employees, the Company's ability to fund future
operations and the Company's need to refinance debt.) 

                                          
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