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US WATS and Talk Visual Announce Marketing Agreement  BENSALEM, Pa., March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- In effort to expand its "dot.com" Agent strategy, US WATS, Inc. (Nasdaq: USWI) announced today that it has signed a Master Agency Agreement with Talk Visual Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: TVCP).  Under the Agreement, Talk Visual will market a Talk Visual branded long distance product via US WATS. Hosted by US WATS the site will serve as a vehicle for Talk Visual to use its web site, numerous store fronts throughout the country and strengths to promote 1+ and 800 long distance service and US WATS' post paid calling card product offering.  "The basic concept of Talk Visual along with its auxiliary businesses including over 15,000 pager customers coupled with its active e-commerce web sites provide the proper synergies for such a Marketing Agreement," stated John Colarossi, US WATS' Vice President Sales and Marketing. "Our Point - Click & Collect strategy supported by our automated back-office and support systems is ideal for supporting marketing applications like this."  "A personalized custom branded Talk Visual site, paperless sign-up, and automatic sub-agent tracking -- what's not to like?" stated Michael Zwebner, Talk Visual's Chairman. "Offering long distance is a natural fit for Talk Visual. We ought to be able to grow significant recurring contribution margin for our company selling US WATS' underlying long distance service."  US WATS' most recent news releases and quarterly summary reports are available via facsimile by calling "Company News On-Call" at 800-758-5804, extension number 926713. This electronic, menu-driven system of PR Newswire allows callers to receive, at no charge, specific "USWI" news releases and quarterly reports within minutes of request.  Statements in this release that the company "expects," "estimates," "anticipates," or "believes" and all other statements concerning future financial results, product offerings or other events that have not yet occurred are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Although the company believes that the expectations reflected in forward looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.  SOURCE US WATS, Inc.  /CONTACT: David B. Hurwitz, President & CEO of US WATS, 215-633-9400/  /Company News On-Call: prnewswire.com  or fax,  800-758-5804, ext. 926713/  /Web site: uswats.com  /