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To: jim bowman who wrote (37962)	9/24/1998 6:09:00 PM
From: George Papadopoulos	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41046

Thursday September 24, 5:15 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release Franklin Allies With Power & Telephone Supply to Resell Tempest System Tempest Provides International Distributor With VoIP Product Line WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1998-- Franklin Telecom (OTC:FTEL - news) Thursday announced that it has contracted with Power & Telephone Supply Co. (www.ptsupply.com) to distribute its Tempest line of products. From its headquarters in Memphis, Power & Telephone Supply and its subsidiaries serve utility and communications markets worldwide, with emphasis on North America, the United Kingdom, Western Europe and Pacific Rim countries. Power & Telephone, with 400 employees, currently operates 15 distribution centers in the United States, plus centers in Canada, Great Britain and the Philippines. The Tempest System includes three core products: the Data Voice Gateway which enables Voice over the Internet or private lease lines from any telephone to any other telephone; the AMAS system which monitors and tracks calls; and the Billing System. The Franklin Tempest System has been selected by Power & Telephone Supply as the first line of VoIP products to be included in their distribution portfolio. Power & Telephone has also qualified Franklin as an approved vendor to the federal government. According to Franklin Telecom President Peter Buswell, ''This is our first step in building the most effective value added reseller network in the industry. We are immensely gratified that a company with the stature, expertise and credibility of P&T has chosen to be part of the Franklin team.'' Bill Meadley, vice president of network sales for Power & Telephone commented, ''Throughout our company's 36 year history, we have taken pride at being able to supply top quality products that meet the needs of the constantly changing and evolving communications industry. Demand for Voice over IP products is developing rapidly. We are delighted to be able to offer the Tempest system to meet this demand.'' The account is handled by Eileen Rouse in Franklin's Raleigh, N.C., office. Franklin representatives will demonstrate the Tempest System in Power & Telephone Supply's booth at the forthcoming NetWorld+Interop '98 exposition to be held in Atlanta from Oct. 21-23. The primary business of Franklin Telecom, founded in 1981, is the design and manufacturing of communications devices, high speed LAN, WAN, Telco and Satellite Systems and software. Franklin has an installed base of more than 100,000 nodes worldwide. Franklin's Internet subsidiaries, FNet and Internet Passport provide services using FTEL products. Certain statements in this news release constitute ''forward-looking statements'' within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements, expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For additional information about this announcement, visit the Officer's Message page at Franklin's Web site: www.ftel.com. Contact: Franklin Telecom Helen West (shareholder relations), 805/373-8688

To: jim bowman who wrote (37962)	9/24/1998 8:48:00 PM
From: DavidCG	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 41046

Jim writes that Helen West writes: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "what's this business about a reverse split? This has not been discussed or considered AT ALL here at Franklin. I can say that without reservation" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good to know... interesting though... if Helen is reading the SI thread and making commentary on select items like reverse splits... maybe she can tell us the following: Number of outstanding shares currently in FTEL? Why there is a delay in the financial report that was supposed to be released the third week of September? When will it be released? Who does investor relations for FNET? And if it is Helen West.. What is the profit margin on calls from Guatemala, Bosnia and the UK.? When will the FNET web site be completed? When will anyone from FNET management speak and update us what is going on their end? How much financing is Franklin seeking for FNET and in what form? If Helen West can concern herself with answering questions about reverse splits, surely, she can answer questions about these items. Thank you. -DavidCG