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To: jwit1 who wrote (905)	7/18/1999 1:40:00 PM
From: JS	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 956

Article Webzter.com's ''Top Growth Wireless Company of the Year'' Award Goes to USURF America IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 1999--Webzter.com, a leading developer of virtual ISPs, Friday announced that it has awarded USURF America (OTC BB: USRF) with its coveted "Top Growth Wireless Company of the Year." Webzter.com Chief Executive Officer Dean Shafer stated "With USURF America intending to soon launch its national e-commerce portal, www.e-tail.com, and with its recent internal growth and external growth through acquisitions, we analyzed USURF America at being tops in its class. Recent acquisitions, Quick Cell Wireless Roll Out, combined with their recent hiring of an integrated marketing firm to launch a national roll out makes USURF America Webzter.com's top wireless pick; competition for this award was fierce." USURF America President David Loflin stated "Due to the fact that the USURF America's Quick-Cell Wireless Internet System is capable of burstable T-1 equivalent speeds at a price about 40 percent below the local market price of traditional hard-wire T-1 service this will translate into faster and cheaper wireless Internet connections for consumers and businesses alike. USURF America is well ahead of over industry benchmark Metricom (Nasdaq: MCOM) and others, we are honored with Webter.com's award." USURF America Inc. recently agreed to acquire USURF.com which operates under revenue-sharing arrangements which include Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT), Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), Disney.com (NYSE: DIS), eToys Inc. (Nasdaq: ETYS), GoTo.com Inc. (Nasdaq: GOTO), Priceline.Com Inc. (Nasdaq: PCLN), Dell Computer Corp. (Nasdaq: DELL), CDNow Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNW), ESPN The Store (NYSE: DIS), J. Crew (http://www.jcrew.com), OfficeMax.com (NYSE: OMX) and Automall. Nima Moayedi, Webzter.com chief operating officer, stated "USURF America's insightful convergence of its proprietary Wireless ISP solution, significant subscriber base, and high quality Web portal site gives this company the most upside growth potential of all firms that were nominated for this award. USURF America is positioned to compete with great firms such as AT&T (NYSE: T), Motorola (NYSE:MOT), and Sprint (NYSE:FON)." Privately held Webzter (http://www.webzter.com) specializes in engineering virtual ISPs, high-end Web site development and online marketing. Services include development of Web portals, e-commerce, online product catalogs, intranets/extranets, search engine/content and self-publishing systems. Webzter's staff includes designers, programmers, writers, and online marketers from all over the world. For more information on Webzter, visit the company's Web site at webzter.com or call 800/510-9005 or e-mail at prdept@webzter.com. Webzter's clients include SIMS Communications (http://www.justmed.com), IBC Inc. (http://www.ibchannel.com), and GTC Telecom (http://www.gtczone.com). USURF America's Web Site is: usrf.com. --30--KM/np* JS/np CONTACT: Webzter Corporation, Irvine 800/510-9005 prdept@webzter.com