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Intrado Selects Excellent Security, Connectivity and Infrastructure Offered By NAP of the Americas

Terremark Worldwide, Inc. (AMEX: TWW), a global leader in facilitating Internet connectivity and providing Internet infrastructure and managed services, announced today that Intrado Inc. (NasdaqNM: TRDO) signed a multi-year contract with Terremarks NAP of the Americas.

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Terremarks Unique Network Access Point Serves Major Global Carriers


Miami (February 6, 2002) -- Terremark Worldwide, Inc. (AMEX: TWW), a global leader in facilitating Internet connectivity and providing Internet infrastructure and managed services, announced today that Intrado Inc. (NasdaqNM: TRDO) signed a multi-year contract with Terremarks NAP of the Americas. Intrado, the nations leading provider of solutions that manage and deliver mission-critical information for telecommunications providers and public safety organizations, will utilize Terremarks facilities and infrastructure as a data center for their wide range of data management and application hosting services, as well as a colocation point with its major national carrier customers.

Intrado pioneered critical 9-1-1 data management, call routing and location services and is a leading developer of technology that responds to the requirements of wireline, wireless and non-traditional communications. Today the company provides 9-1-1, safety and commercial services to the majority of major telecommunications providers in the U.S., both wireline and wireless, as well as state and local government agencies and public safety answering points (PSAPs).

We are preparing to strengthen our leadership position in the marketplace by introducing a National Repository Line Level Database (NRLLDB) for telco carrier billing and record maintenance and a new MPC/Location Platform for wireless carriers as well as expand the capacity and capabilities of our Emergency Warning and Evacuation platform (EWE)," said Stephen Meer, Intrado co-founder and CTO. We believe the NAP of the Americas offers the exemplary security, flexibility and carrier-class infrastructure we require to support these initiatives, as well as our current data management services. In addition, we view the Florida site and the NAPs Tier-1 status as a springboard into the Latin American market."

The NAP of the Americas, which presently boasts 61 customers, is the only Tier-1 NAP designed and built from the ground up as a carrier-neutral facility offering state-of-the-art peering, a full menu of network based managed services and premier colocation.

It speaks volumes for our facility that the nations leading provider of 9-1-1 services has decided to locate its mission-critical equipment in the NAP of the Americas," said Manuel D. Medina, chairman and CEO of Terremark Worldwide, Inc. We designed the NAP so that companies such as Intrado could rely on our unmatched security, intercontinental connectivity and infrastructure, allowing them to concentrate on their core business, providing the best services to their customers."

About Terremark Worldwide, Inc./NAP of the Americas
Terremark Worldwide Inc. (AMEX: TWW) is a global leader in facilitating Internet connectivity and providing Internet infrastructure and managed services. Terremark is the owner and operator of the NAP of the Americas, the 5th Tier-1 Network Access Point in the world and the model for TerreNAPsm Data Centers the company intends to deploy in emerging markets. The carrier-neutral NAP of the Americas is a state-of-the-art facility providing interconnection between global carriers, ISPs and others as well as connecting fiber networks in Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa to those in the U.S. Terremark is headquartered at 2601 S. Bayshore Drive, 9th Floor, Miami, Florida USA, (305) 856-3200. More information about Terremark Worldwide can be found at www.terremark.com.

About Intrado
Founded in 1979, Intrado Inc. (NasdaqNM: TRDO) is pioneering the technology of Informed ResponseTM by providing telecommunications companies and public safety organizations with accurate, efficiently-delivered, mission-critical information--enabling them to respond effectively, anywhere and anytime, regardless of location, device or protocol.

The companys unparalleled industry knowledge in data management, network transactions, call handling and notification technology reduces the effort, cost, time and complexity associated with providing reliable communications information for 9-1-1, safety and commercial applications. Intrado recently received International Organization of Standardization (ISO) 9001-2000 certification. To receive Intrado press releases and company updates via e-mail, please register at the companys Web site: http://www.intrado.com.

Statements contained in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Terremarks actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements due to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, as discussed in Terremarks filings with the SEC. These factors include, without limitation, Terremarks ability to obtain funding for its business plans, uncertainty in the demand for Terremarks services or products and Terremarks ability to manage its growth. Terremark does not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.


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Contacts:    
      
Sandra Gonzalez-Levy
SVP, Corporate Communication      
Terremark Worldwide, Inc.
305-860-7829   
sgonzalez-levy@terremark.com

Ken Zeszutko
Edelman Public Relations
321-722-9788
ken.zeszutko@edelman.com

               
For Intrado:
Mary Colvig
Blanc & Otus Public Relations
415-856-5176
mcolvig@blancandotus.com

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