York, PA -- September 26, 1994 -- Colleen Burkett and Cyberia Communications, Inc. announced today the grand opening of Colleen's Online Campaign Headquarters on the Cyberia service. Colleen Burkett, candidate for Pennsylvania's State Legislature race, views herself as a politician who is "Looking Forward". By approaching Cyberia Communications, the area's fastest growing provider of online services, Colleen has taken her campaign where very few politicians have gone before, Cyberspace.

Some politicians have taken the initial step in communicating using the Information Data Highway by setting up accounts on large national services like America Online and Compuserve. This allows them to receive electronic mail over the Internet and gets them in closer contact with their constituents. Colleen has taken it a few steps further.

Although, Colleen can now receive electronic mail over the Internet from anyone with accounts on any of the national services, (Colleen.Burkett@Cyberia.com), she now has her own area in cyberspace where she holds live discussions in an Electronic Town Hall, hosts a public debate forum where callers are invited to write their opinions and discuss current issues, polls constituents on current issues in an online voting booth, and distributes information about herself and her campaign goals. She also uses her Online Campaign Headquarters to allow people to request voter registration forms and look for volunteers to help with her campaign.

"My campaign is all about looking forward, and taking Pennsylvania into the 21st century." says Colleen Burkett. "We think using Cyberia and being connected to the Information Superhighway is a great step in the right direction. We are seeing a lot of callers requesting voter registration information online, and feel that the Cyberia is helping us connect with the 'Generation X' community."

"We were very excited when Colleen approached us," says Adam J. Viener, president of Cyberia Communications. "The online world is going to be at the mercy of the politicians whose ultimate responsibility it will be to create the necessary regulations, it would be nice to have officials like Colleen who have an understanding of not only the economic issues that effect Cyberspace, but the social issues as well."

Colleen Burkett is a candidate for the Pennsylvania State Legislature in the 196th District. Born and raised in York County, she has served as President of the Board of Historic York, Inc., as well as on the following organizations: FIRST, United Way Planning Committee, Planned Parenthood, Wellsville Sewer Authority, and the York Area Chamber of Commerce. She started and owns CMB Marketing which employs 12 people in York County.

Cyberia Communications, Inc., based in York, PA, is the area's fastest-growing provider of online services. The Company offers more than 3,000 callers a wide variety of services, including electronic mail, global messaging, multiuser games, software, computing support, interactive magazines and newspapers, and real-time chat lounges. Founded in 1993, The Company specializes in making the online world as easy as possible for all users. Anyone with a computer and a telephone modem can set up a free trial account on Cyberia by dialing (717)848-1666 with their telecommunications software, or may call for voice support at (717)848-1439.