Covad Communications to Host First Quarter 2006 Conference Call on April 27 at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT

To participate on this call, investors and news media should dial(866) 250-3615. Participants are advised to call in five minutes priorto the start time.

The conference call will also be webcast over the Internet. Tolisten to the call, visit the Event Calendar section on the Covad website at http://www.covad.com/companyinfo/investorrelations.Participants should allow approximately 10 minutes prior to the call'sstart time to visit the site and download any streaming media softwareneeded to listen to the webcast.

The conference call will be recorded and available for replaylistening until 11:59 p.m. EST on May 4, 2006 by dialing (800)405-2236, pass code 11058725. An online archive of the webcast willalso be available on the Investor Relations section of Covad'swebsite.

About Covad

Covad is a leading nationwide provider of broadband voice and datacommunications. The company offers DSL, Voice Over IP, T1, Webhosting, managed security, IP and dial-up, and bundled voice and dataservices directly through Covad's network and through Internet ServiceProviders, value-added resellers, telecommunications carriers andaffinity groups to small and medium-sized businesses and home users.Covad broadband services are currently available across the nation in44 states and 235 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and can bepurchased by more than 57 million homes and businesses, whichrepresent over 50 percent of all US homes and businesses. Corporateheadquarters is located at 110 Rio Robles San Jose, CA 95134.Telephone: 1-888-GO-COVAD. Web Site: www.covad.com.