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Technology Stocks : IDT *(idtc) following this new issue?* -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Hawaii60 who wrote (13293)	8/22/1999 7:09:00 PM
From: blankmind	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 30916

i remember when you were efficient and quick:-) and here is a nice little write up on idt's isp, something you remind us to focus on: IDT Internet Given Top Ranks by Boardwatch Magazine Nationwide ISP ranked high on network speed and reliability HACKENSACK, NJ - October 20, 1998 - IDT (NASDAQ: IDTC) today announced that it has received high ranking by Boardwatch Magazine, the preeminent magazine on Internet access, in every ISP category in its September roundup of Internet backbone providers. IDT was named #1 in median download time, ahead of nationwide ISPs such as MCI, DIGEX, Compuserve, and UUNet. Additionally, IDT was in the top 10 in the following categories: Average Download Time, 1.544 Mbps T-1 Average cost, and Performance Under Load. As one of the leading national Internet providers, IDT currently has approximately 80,000 dial-up Internet customers and hundreds of corporate dedicated Internet and web hosting clients. The Company's robust DS3 backbone enables high-speed Internet connections and a more solidified network infrastructure than other ISPs, and also allows for the rapid transfer of text, video, audio and graphics over the same line. Additionally, customers' data traffic can be more directly routed, leading to a reduction in route mileage by as much as 50%, which minimizes network overhead. For more information about IDT's corporate Internet services, please call 1-800-392-9438 or send e-mail at bandwidth@idt.net The Company's strong IP backbone is used both for Internet services as well as IDT's Net2Phone Direct, the first mass consumer Internet telephony service bridging two telephones via the Internet. As an added resource to IDT's Internet services, the company will now begin offering E-commerce solutions to its web hosting customers through a newly formed relationship with Club Web (which encompasses Microsoft, Compaq, INEX and Mpact Immedia), an innovative online community that enables secure e-commerce applications. In conjunction with INEX Commerce Court software, IDT customers will be able to create a user-friendly online shopping environment. With the help of specially created templates and help wizards, businesses can customize an online retail store to accommodate their customers. "We are very pleased to be recognized for the variety and quality of services we offer worldwide," said Michael Fischberger, Senior Vice President of Domestic Telecommunications. "IDT continually strives to advance the Internet to new levels of performance and usefulness to our residential and business customers." IDT is a leading emerging multinational carrier that combines its position as an international telecommunications operator, its experience as an Internet service provider and its leading position in Internet telephony to provide a broad range of telecommunications services to its wholesale and retail customers worldwide. The company provides its customers with integrated and competitively priced international and domestic long distance, pre-paid calling cards, Internet access and, through its Net2Phone product offerings, Internet telephony services including Net2Phone Direct, Net2Fax, and Click2Talk. Except for historical information, all of the expectations and assumptions contained in the foregoing are forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements, include, but are not limited to, the competitive environment for Internet telephony, changes of rates of all related telco rates and services, legislation that may affect the Internet telephony industry, IDT's ability to operate the services described on a large scale commercial level. For additional information regarding these and other risks associated with the company's business refer to the company's reports filed with the SEC. Sarah Hofstetter VP, IDT Corporate Communications 201-928-2882