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To: username who wrote (30311)	1/14/1998 9:20:00 AM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 61433

New Millennium Communications Selects Lucent Technologies to Provide Infrastructure for New Fiber Based ATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode -- Network Business Wire - January 14, 1998 08:18 %NEW-MILLENNIUM NWML %CALIFORNIA %FLORIDA %NEW-YORK %TEXAS %COLORADO %COMPUTERS %ELECTRONICS %COMED %TELECOMMUNICATIONS %INTERACTIVE %MULTIMEDIA %INTERNET V%BW P%BW MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 1998--New Millennium Communications Corporation (OTC:NWML) has awarded Lucent Technologies a multi-year contract to build one of the industry's most technologically advanced networks. The new network will provide frame-relay, voice over Internet Protocol on a managed network basis, data, voice, and video with long distance and international services. The new network service node architecture has at its cornerstone Lucent Technologies' 5ESS (R) - 2000 switch. New Millennium Communications plans to deploy approximately 43 domestic and eight International Service Nodes in 1998. "We are creating the next generation network and business model in the telecommunications industry," said New Millennium Communications Chairman, CEO and President, Greg Webb. "New Millennium is a program management company with a team of no more than 200 professionals. Most business processes will be outsourced to Lucent and other vendors. "Lucent will provide network management and surveillance for the network at its network reliability center in Aurora, Colo. New Millennium will provide its customers with access to the best technology at lower prices for maximum marketplace value. "Our customers will be well-positioned in this rapidly changing business environment. We will invest heavily in this project and this investment will help our customers stay one-step ahead of their competitors," Webb said. New Millennium's network will be built and maintained by Lucent Technologies, which will place Lucent's 5ESS (R) - 2000 domestic/local/long distance and international gateway switches in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Dallas and Orlando during phase one. The flexible architecture of the switches and its software will allow New Millennium to handle enhanced services such as call waiting, call forwarding, digital and protocol delivery services, local exchange, private line services, in addition to domestic and international long distance service offerings. "We continue to believe that there is a tremendous grow th potential in enhanced telecommunications, especially in demand for pre-paid card services," said Thomas Wilkerson, New Millennium's Chief Technology Officer. "With our new network we can provide our partners, our customers and our revelers with everything they need to manage their telecommunications needs," Wilkerson said. Wilkerson noted that New Millennium's network is fully compatible with those of other local exchange carriers and long distance carriers. New Millennium Communications designs, operates and manages local and long distance communications and data services for its partners and customers throughout the world. The company maintains low unit costs and high quality services through superior network design, efficient program management and volume purchases from equipment and facility providers. This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding Corporation. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including continued policy support for increased competition in telecommunications markets, finalization of supply and interconnect agreements and timely deployment of the company's communications equipment and networks. CONTACT: New Millennium Communications Greg Webb/Stuart Bowen/JoAnne McClellan, 305/379-5445