Mother Lode Internet Announces Acquisition

December 30, 2004

Mother Lode Internet of Sonora (MLI), a division of Clarke Broadcasting, announced today the acquisition of Tekwazoo, a regional network and systems integrator.

As part of a strategic expansion of services and markets, Tekwazoo will operate as a division of Mother Lode Internet, and provide professional systems and network integration services to local businesses and institutions. MLI will retain all of the Tekwazoo staff, as well as hire additional technicians to handle expected growth.

“This acquisition is a fundamental part of our growth strategy and will allow us to increase the depth and breadth of our product and service offering”, said Jason Banks, General Manager of Mother Lode Internet. “The addition of Tekwazoo strengthens our value to our customers tremendously. We can now provide everything from dial-up Internet access to enterprise-level network design, engineering, management, and maintenance.”

“Mother Lode Internet and Tekwazoo have been referring customers to each other for a long time now”, said Michael Frederick of Tekwazoo. “Our rapid growth has been a challenge, but with MLI´s leadership and organization, we will be able to increase our service levels for our customers, as well as offer even more integrated solutions.”

Mother Lode Internet (MLI) is the Gold Country´s premier one-stop Internet solutions provider. Serving consumers and businesses in Tuolumne, Calaveras, and Amador counties since 1994, MLI is the first ISP in Sonora and one of the oldest in California. MLI provides consumers and businesses dial-up, DSL, wireless, broadband, system and network integration, website development and hosting to several thousand customers in the Mother Lode region of Northern California.

For further information contact Jason Banks, General Manager, Mother Lode Internet email:jason.banks@mlode.com Business Phone: 209 536 5800

Mother Lode Internet/Clarke Broadcasting 301 S Shepherd St. Sonora, California 95370