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Icon CMT Corp. Names TotalTel Initial Partner For Master Reseller Program; New Program to Target Last-Mile Providers Business Wire via Dow Jones WEEHAWKEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 1998--Icon CMT Corp. (NASDAQ:ICMT), the tier-one Internet Solutions Provider for businesses, today launched a Master Reseller Program designed to offer "ISP ready" solutions to CLECs, ILECs,cable, wireless, paging and other "last-mile" companies seeking to provide Internet products and services to their customers. Additionally, Icon CMT announced today that TotalTel USA Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: TELU), a leading provider of business voice and data communicationsservices, is the initial partner for this Master Reseller Program. As part of Icon CMT's strategy to expand its channel partners and leverage its tier-one network backbone, Icon CMT's Master Reseller Program provides a range of products and services to allow companies to get into the Internet business -- quickly and easily. Companies joining Icon CMT's Master Reseller program receiveaggressive pricing on access, Web hosting, product sales and services. As a charter member, TotalTel now extends their product and service portfolioto include a range of Internet services. TotalTel will work with Icon CMT to deliver end-to-end Internet, intranet and extranet solutions to customers. According to Mitchell Brown, TotalTel's vice president of product development,"Our strategic partnership with Icon CMT as a Master Reseller extends thebreadth of services and solutions we can offer to our customers. We look forward to working with Icon CMT to expand our business by leveraging the Internet." "Through this Master Reseller program, we are providing the network, tools and technology to help companies get into the rapidly growing ISP business," said Scott Baxter, president and CEO of Icon CMT Corp. "Our relationship with TotalTel allows it and similar companies to provide strategic IP data services by leveraging Icon CMT's Internet technology and tier-one ISP network." About TotalTel Based in Little Falls, N.J, TotalTel USA Communications, Inc., is one of the fastest growing companies in the fiercely competitive telecommunications market. Founded in 1983, the company has grown from 35 employees to more than 230 employees and revenues of $130 million in 1998. TotalTel is focused on providing businesses a range of competitively priced voice and data services along with unmatched customer care and advanced technology capabilities. TotalTel's clients include Xerox Corporation, Ricoh Corporation, AIG Insurance, Liberty Travel, Rockefeller Center and Ziff-Davis Publishing. About Icon CMT Corp. Founded in 1991, Icon CMT is a tier-one Internet service provider (ISP), offering a value-added platform of communications, technology and professional services that combine to offer organizations end-to-end solutions for the design, development and management of information and applications across its nation