PEAK Internet Acquires Valnet Internet Services

Lebanon, OR – January 31, 2006 – Effective January 31, 2006, Corvallis-based PEAK Internet, a premier Oregon Internet Services Provider (ISP), is proud to announce the acquisition of Valnet &am= p; Design Systems of Lebanon, Oregon. The existing Valnet customers currently subscribe to a variety of services, including dial-up Internet, web site hosting, computer repair = and high speed wireless Internet service.

Rick Petersen, President and CEO of PEAK Internet, said, “We are excited a= bout the opportunity to welcome the great customers of Valnet to our ISP family.  We are greatly impres= sed with the quality of the Valnet staff and they will continue to be the local contact for our customers.  Fo= r our new customers’ convenience, all service levels and fees will remain unchanged, including email addresses and website domains.”  Duston Denver, General Manager of Valnet, added, “We’ve grown the company as far as we could take it and wanted to continue to grow, improve and expand the services we offer.&= nbsp; PEAK Internet was the perfect way to do that.”

Valnet & Design Systems was begun in 1994 and subsequently purchased by Denver and Dream Team Technologies, Inc. in 2002.  Dream Team Technologies= is a local partnership dedicated to the purpose of expanding wireless Internet services in the mid-Willamette Valley.&nbs= p; Denver is an Oregon native, born in Lebanon and has a passion for lo= cal issues and a love for Oregon.  Valnet is currently involved with the City of Lebanon in a groundbreaking project to create the best wireless Internet service in the state.  Petersen commented, “Valnet is a natural fit with our recent acquisition of the OregonNet wireless network in Eugene/Springfield.&nb= sp; PEAK Internet will now have over 1300 square miles or wireless Inter= net coverage, the largest locally-owned wireless network in Oregon.”

Located in Corvallis, Oregon, PEAK Internet was founde= d in 1992 and was acquired in 2002 by Casco Communications, an Oregon-based comp= any owned by Pioneer Consolidated and Consumers Power.  PEAK is a full service ISP with ov= er 30 employees and a reputation for quality and technological excellence.  Their 24 X 7 Network Operations Ce= nter maintains a constant vigilance over their state-of-the-art network and their trained, professional service representatives can diagnose and solve nearly= any Internet problem or design the perfect solution to residential or business needs.