(BSNS WIRE)   Telebyte Reports Second Quarter Results                            Telebyte Reports Second Quarter Results                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Business & Technology Editors                                                                                                                                   	   GREENLAWN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2000--Telebyte Inc. and            its subsidiary (OTC BB: TBTI), a manufacturer of data communications              equipment, today released its financial results for the quarter ended             June 30, 2000.                                                                    	   Telebyte reported revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2000             of $3,252,905, an increase of 19% as compared to $2,728,246 for the               similar period in 1999. Income for the six months ended June 30, 2000             was $349,908 or $.22 diluted per share, an increase of 211% as                    compared to $112,515 or $.09 diluted per share for the same period in             1999. Revenues for the second quarter ended June 30, 2000 were                    $1,570,600, an increase of 15% as compared to $1,362,966 for the                  similar period in 1999. Income for the second quarter ended June 30,              2000 was $182,950 or $.12 diluted per share, an increase of 314% as               compared to $44,139 or $.03 diluted per share for the same period in              1999.                                                                             	   "We are pleased with the Company's sales and earnings growth                  during the second quarter," commented Michael Breneisen, Telebyte's               President and Chief Operating Officer. He stated that the results are             a testimony to the success of the strategies and initiatives the                  Company has implemented over the last 18 months. The Company continues            to focus its engineering and marketing efforts on its Digital                     Subscriber Line (DSL) test equipment product line. Introduction of a              multi-line wireline simulator, which can simulate up to 16 local loops            up to 20,500 feet each, is expected during the fourth quarter of 2000.            The target market for this product will be the manufacturers of DSL               modems.                                                                           -0-                                                                               *T                                                                                                                                                                                   Telebyte, Inc. and Subsidiary (TBTI)                                                Statement Of Earnings (Unaudited)                                                     Three Months Ended        Six Months Ended                                               June 30,                June 30,                                             2000        1999         2000         1999                                                                                                 Net Sales:           $1,570,600   $1,362,966   $3,252,905   $2,728,246            Income                                                                             Before                                                                            Taxes:              $  297,950   $   69,139   $  570,408   $  182,515            Income                                                                             Tax                                                                               Provision:          $  115,000   $   25,000   $  220,500   $   70,000            Net                                                                                Income:             $  182,950   $   44,139   $  349,908   $  112,515            Earnings                                                                           Per Share:                                                                        Basic               $      .15   $      .04   $      .28   $      .09             Diluted             $      .12   $      .03   $      .22   $      .09            Average                                                                            Shares                                                                            Outstanding:                                                                      Basic                1,253,631    1,248,631    1,251,780    1,275,911             Diluted              1,572,611    1,276,061    1,604,575    1,303,342            *T                                                                                                                                                                  	   This release may include forward-looking statements concerning                Telebyte's intent, belief or current expectations with respect to,                among other things, trends affecting its financial condition or                   results of operations and its business and growth strategies. Such                forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance               and involve risks and uncertainties including without limitation,                 those risks set forth under the caption "Risk Factors" in our Annual              Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1999, that may              cause actual results to differ materially from those projected,                   expressed or implied. Telebyte does not undertake any obligations to              update or revise any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking              statements are subject to the risks and uncertainties detailed in the             Company's filing with Securities and Exchange Commission.                                                                                                           	   Telebyte, Inc. is a manufacturer of data communications equipment             for fiber and copper networks headquartered in Greenlawn, New York.               Telebyte supports a wide range of communications solutions and                    services including DSL Test Equipment, LAN Transceivers, Interface                Converters, Short Haul Modems, Fiber Optic Products, Multiplexers and             Lightning Protection. Nextday.com, a wholly owned subsidiary, is a                business-to-business cross industry e-marketplace. Additional                     information on Telebyte and Nextday.com. can be found at                          www.telebyteusa.com and www.Nextday.com.                                                                                                                                --30--db/ny*                                                                                                                                                        CONTACT: Telebyte Inc.                                                                     Michael Breneisen, 631/423-3232 ext. 426                                          www.telebyteusa.com                                                                                                                                        KEYWORD: NEW YORK                                                                 INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS HARDWARE                              TELECOMMUNICATIONS EARNINGS                                                       Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet                                         with Hyperlinks to your home page.                                                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