To: Jim Bishop who wrote (58973 ) 8/11/2000 3:01:25 PM From: Rob-Art Respond to of 150070 Shopss.com Schedules Conference Call for Investors; Post- B: Shopss.com Schedules Conference Call for Investors; Post-Merger Discussionof AccessTel Business Plan SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug 11, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- AccessTel Inc., having completed its merger with Shopss.com (OTCBB:SHPS), invites the investment community to its first media event. Conference Call An ATT Conference Call is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET, on Thursday, Aug 17. Those who would like to participate should call 800/450-0786, and request the "AccessTel Conference Call" just prior to the scheduled time. Lawrence Liang, president of AccessTel, along with Stuart Bockler, chief financial officer of AccessTel, will be available to discuss the company and their plans for the future. The company anticipates making additional announcements in the days leading up to the conference call. About AccessTel AccessTel was founded in February 1999 by three shareholders with a vision: Dr. William C.Y. Lee, a wireless communications expert; Liang, a high-tech company executive; and Bockler, a renowned equity analyst. AccessTel, through joint ventures and acquisitions, is poised to begin supplying Broadband Wireless, VoIP and Utility Meter Reading over a Wireless and Wired Broadband Network. These services will be provided primarily in China and the Western United States from AccessTel's base in San Jose. The wireless network and wireless local loop (WLL) services will provide rapid deployment of phone, fax, high-speed data, video and fixed ISP connection. In addition to deploying the latest broadband wireless strategies and telecom solutions, AccessTel plans to develop 3G Wireless Global Roaming Technologies, in its own laboratory, under the guidance of Lee. The company's business plan has attracted major strategic alliances to help it achieve its business goals in a timely and effective manner. Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, continued acceptance of the company's products and technological changes, the company's dependence upon third-party suppliers, intellectual property rights and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CONTACT: Worldwide Corporate Finance Sy Mitzner, 818/783-0054 URL: businesswire.com Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. Copyright (C) 2000 Business Wire. All rights reserved. -0- KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL ASIA PACIFIC INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE CALLS *** end of story ***