EXHIBIT 20.1

             RMI.NET ACQUIRES WEBZONE OKLAHOMA'S LEADING INDEPENDENT
                           INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER

DENVER, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- RMI.NET, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMII), formerly Rocky
Mountain Internet, a national e-business and convergent communications
company, has acquired WebZone, a Tulsa, Okla.-based Internet service provider
(ISP), for approximately $5.25 million in common stock, the company announced
today. WebZone has an annualized revenue run rate of approximately $3
million. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990628/RMILOGO )

Founded in 1996, WebZone in the largest independent ISP in Oklahoma. It has
become the fastest-growing, locally owned and operated ISP in Oklahoma,
delivering high-quality Internet connectivity and web-based solutions to
businesses, individuals and other Internet providers. The WebZone provides a
wide range of services, including high-speed, dedicated connections for
business networks, website development and hosting, colocation facilities,
and Internet application development.

"This acquisition marks our entrance into the Oklahoma marketplace, and we
believe we could not have chosen a better and more widely recognized partner
than WebZone," said Douglas H. Hanson, chairman and chief executive officer
for RMI.NET. "WebZone is locally known for its superior service, and it will
be instrumental in our efforts to strategically expand our national
e-commerce and Internet communications services to the small and medium-sized
business marketplace."

WebZone was voted "Absolute Best Place To Help You Get Online" by the readers
of Urban Tulsa for the past two years. WebZone has approximately 12,000
customers throughout Oklahoma.

"WebZone's success has been due in large part to the hard work and
resourcefulness of its employees. We intend to combine the talent and
expertise of our employees with the resources of RMI.NET, the objective being
to continue our growth, expand our reach, and give WebZone a major regional
presence in markets extending beyond our current service areas," said Pat
Milton, president for WebZone. Milton will remain with RMI.NET in the
Oklahoma market.

WebZone marks the third company to be acquired by RMI.NET in the past five
days. RMI.NET announced Friday that it had acquired Tucson, Ariz.-based Aces
Research, Inc., a dedicated access ISP; and Net One Communications Corp., a
Denver-based web hosting company. Since the first of the year, RMI.NET has
acquired 10 companies for $16.8 million; the companies have annualized
revenue run rates of approximately $18.4 million.

Denver-based RMI.NET, Inc., formerly Rocky Mountain Internet, is a national
commerce solutions provider focusing on turnkey e-business applications and
convergent communications. RMI.NET has developed and provides small and
medium-sized companies with scalable e-business capabilities; customized web
page development and hosting; nationwide Internet dial up and dedicated
access; digital subscriber line service (DSL); and local, long distance and
enhanced telephony. RMI.NET also provides Internet, and data and voice
communications services to consumer households. The company wholly owns a
proprietary port site and search engine, Infohiway, at www.infohiway.com; and
develops and markets Simplified Domains, a new and emerging Internet domain
registration, at www.simplifieddomains.com. For more information on RMI.NET,
call (800) 864-4327, or visit the company's web site at www.rmi.net.

This press release might contain 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, 1998, and may
include other risks described in all Securities and Exchange Commission
filings submitted as of this date.

/CONTACT: Mark Stutz of RMI.NET, Inc., 303-313-0672, mark.stutz@corp.rmi.net/