R. Edwards, According to the most recent 10-K, it looks like the Beta Test "screens" were at least partially (perhaps completely) included in previous funding...
  ------------------------------------------------ (Pages 53 & 54) In January  1997,  the minority  shareholder  advanced  additional funds totaling $93,000.0 In February 1997, the Company and the minority shareholder completed negotiations to convert the $343,000 of advances to common stock.  The Company  issued 675,680 shares of stock under  Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933 as repayment in full for such advances.
  On October 19, 1995,  the Company  sold and issued a total of 700,000 shares of the common stock for a total of $301,000. On December 15, 1995, the Company sold and  issued  a total  of  135,000  shares  of the  common  stock  for a total of $101,250.  The capital has been used to secure the components  that will be used to  produce  Telli*Phones  for the Beta  Test and to  complete  the  Telli*Phone software to manage the components in the working model. -------------------------------------------------------
  (I'm still reading to see about costs to users and advertisers.)
  Best wishes, Brad  |