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To: Crossy who wrote (486)	1/5/1999 8:22:00 AM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 780

STAR Telecom Germany Announces Marketing Partnership With Global Access Internet Services, GmbH SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 1999--STAR Telecommunications Deutschland GmbH, a subsidiary of STAR Telecommunications Inc. (Nasdaq:STRX - news), and Global Access Internet Services, GmbH, an Internet service provider specializing in business solutions, announced a marketing partnership aimed at providing Internet services to Global Access customers. Global Access customers throughout Germany are now able to access the Internet utilizing the STAR Germany backbone. ''This program is an example of how the management team of STAR Telecom Germany continue to develop creative network solutions,'' said Chris Edgecomb, chairman and CEO of STAR. ''The rapidly growing ISP market in Germany creates numerous opportunities for STAR to partner with leading service providers. Both STAR and these potential partners will greatly benefit from our plans to construct an expansive fiber network, connecting 23 points of presence within Germany.'' Utilizing STAR's backbone, Global Access customers are provided with high-quality, high-speed Internet services. These services enable companies with branch offices to establish cost-effective wide area network (WAN) capability. With this strategic cooperation, both STAR Telecom and Global Access aim at gaining a stronger foothold in the German and European markets. STAR Telecommunications is a multinational long-distance provider offering global long distance services to carriers and commercial customers throughout the world. STAR provides international long distance service through a global network of digital switching facilities and both terrestrial and undersea fiber optic cable systems. STAR Telecom holds domestic switching facilities in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and Miami, and international switching facilities in London, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Dusseldorf and Munich. Visit STAR Telecom at www.startel.com. Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbors created thereby. The Company's future actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements discussed herein. A list of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially can be found in the documents the Company files with the SEC, including those contained in STAR's prospectus, and the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contact: STAR Telecommunications Kelly Enos, 805/899-1962 (CFO) Ben Helvey, 805/899-1962 (Investor Relations) or Morgen-Walke Associates Todd Friedman or Alex Wellins, 415/296-7383