OTCBB FTEL
For Immediate Release
September 5, 1996
FRANKLIN INKS DEAL TO PROVIDE INTERNET SERVICE
FOR GTE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Westlake Village, CA.> Franklin Telecom announced today that Franklin Internet
(FNet), has won a contract to provide high-speed internet service to GTE Information
Systems, a division of GTE Corporation based in Westlake Village, California. The initial
one-year order specifies 128 KBPS ISDN Centranet service and will support multiple
individual and departmental mailboxes.
GTE recently completed a major project at its own expense which has provided Franklin
with fiber optic lines so progressive that they will accommodate technical advances
which are thus far still on the drawing board. According to Franklin President & CEO
Frank Peters, "While we have many business accounts, this contract with GTE is
particularly satisfying since it comes from people who know "what's what" in the
high-tech world and can't afford less than the best for their own business needs. We're
delighted that after observing Franklin at close range during the installation of our fiber
optic lines, GTE has chosen to go with FNet for the best internet service."
Sales Manager Alan London adds, "It has been a pleasure doing business with GTE
Information Systems. They know what they need and are eager to take advantage of the
features and quality that FNet offers. From the outset, FNet has focused on the needs of
businesses. It's exciting to be representing this kind of "cutting edge" product. Our
services pretty much sell themselves, these days, as companies discover new ways to
take advantage of all the Internet has to offer. We're hoping this is just the beginning of a
new and mutually profitable relationship with GTE."
More information can be obtained by contacting Frank Peters or Helen West, Shareholder Relations at 805-373-8688, 800-372-6556, by fax at
805-373-7373, Internet: hq@ftel.com, or on the WEB ftel.com or by writing to Franklin at 733 Lakefield Road, Westlake Village, CA.
91361. Franklin Telecom, founded in 1981, designs and manufactures communications devices, high speed LAN & WAN access cards and
software. Franklin has an installed base of over 100,000 nodes. Franklin is traded Over The Counter Market as "FTEL". |
