449,171 shares of Common Stock were acquired on September 22, 2003; and 3,226,815 shares of Common Stock and 462,462 shares of Preferred Stock were acquired on the conversion of common stock and preferred stock of NEON Communications, Inc. (“NEON”) into shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock in connection with the merger of NEON with a subsidiary of the Issuer on March 7, 2005 (the “Merger”). The Shares listed above also include 454,545 shares of Common Stock acquired upon a debt-for-equity exchange with the Issuer that took place concurrently with the Merger and rights to purchase 22,727 shares of Common Stock acquired in July 2005 pursuant to the terms of a debt-for-equity exchange agreement with the Issuer at a purchase price of $2.75 per share. In the Merger, Steven C. Lampe also acquired an option to purchase 9,502 shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of options to purchase NEON common stock issuable under the NEON 2003 Directors’ Stock Option Plan.

                    LC Capital Partners, LP (“Partners”) may be deemed to control the Master Fund by virtue of Partners’ ownership of approximately 54.31% of the outstanding shares of the Master Fund.  Accordingly, Partners may be deemed to have a beneficial interest in the Shares.  In addition, since LC Capital Advisors LLC (“Advisors”) is the sole general partner of Partners, Advisors may also be deemed to have a beneficial interest in the Shares.  Each of Partners and Advisors disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares except to the extent of their respective beneficial interests, if any, therein.

                    Lampe, Conway & Co. LLC (“LC&C”) acts as investment manager to Partners and the Master Fund pursuant to certain investment management agreements.  LC Capital International LLC (“International”) acts as investment advisor to the Master Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement.  Since LC&C and International share voting and dispositive power over the Shares by virtue of the aforementioned agreements (the “Agreements”), LC&C and International may each be deemed to have a beneficial interest in the Shares.   Each of LC&C and International disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares except to the extent of their respective beneficial interests, if any, therein.

                    Steven G. Lampe (“Lampe”) and Richard F. Conway (“Conway”) act as the sole managing members of each of Advisors, LC&C and International and each of Lampe and Conway may be deemed to control each such entity.  Accordingly, each of Lampe and Conway may be deemed to have a beneficial interest in the Shares by virtue of Advisors’ indirect deemed control of the Master Fund and LC&C’s and International’s respective power to vote and/or dispose of the Shares pursuant to the Agreements.  Each of Lampe  and Conway disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares except to the extent of their respective beneficial interests, if any, therein.

                    (b) Percent of Class:

                    The information required by this paragraph is set forth in Item 11 of each of the cover pages of this Schedule 13G and is incorporated herein by reference.  The information in Item 4(a) above is incorporated herein by reference.

                    (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

                             (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

                    The information required by this subparagraph is set forth in Item 5 of each of the cover pages of this Schedule 13G and is incorporated herein by reference.  In addition, the information in Item 4(a) above is incorporated herein by reference.

                             (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: