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To: Stephen B. Temple who wrote (2284)	1/5/1999 2:25:00 PM
From: Cindy Cannon	Respond to of 3178

(BSNS WIRE) Franklin Receives Another Million-Dollar Order; Tempest DVG Franklin Receives Another Million-Dollar Order; Tempest DVG Deployment Continues Business Editors WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 1999--Franklin Telecom (OTC BB:FTEL) Tuesday announced that it has received a new order of $1.3 million for Tempest Data Voice Gateway Systems. The order includes Tempest DVGs, installation and ongoing maintenance for the Tempest Systems. The order was placed by an established California-based customer that is deploying a national Voice over IP network. For competitive reasons, the customer does not wish to be identified. Peter Buswell, Franklin's President and COO, stated: "We have been working closely with this customer for some time and feel a proprietary pride as their Tempest-based network expands. This order expresses their continuing confidence in and commitment to our product." Tom Russell, Franklin's CFO, added: "We have already shipped many units from the million-dollar order announced last month. The previous $1 million order and this $1.3 million order are expected to both be completed during the current quarter ending March 31. We are pleased to see hardware sales ramping up." The primary business of Franklin Telecom, founded in 1981, is the design and manufacturing of communications devices, high-speed LAN, WAN, Telco and software. Franklin customers have installed more than 100,000 nodes worldwide. Franklin's Internet subsidiary FNET provides Voice over Internet Protocol global Telco services. 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. --30--tjj/la* db/la CONTACT: Franklin Telecom, Westlake Village Helen West, 805/373-8688 KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED TELECOMMUNICATIONS Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com * end of story *

To: Stephen B. Temple who wrote (2284)	1/8/1999 8:07:00 AM
From: Stephen B. Temple	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3178

Teltran's Voice over Internet Protocol - VoIP - Service Ready for Final Test NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)1999--Teltran International Inc. (OTC BB:TLTG) Wednesday announced that it is ready to begin the final stage of testing its Teltran VoIP Service (TVS). TVS is an exciting, new Phone-to-Phone Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service that is easy to use, inexpensive, requires no additional equipment and provides PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) quality since the PSTN will handle call origination and termination. Teltran fully expects to complete testing by the end of January and has begun to contact the US telecom carrier and corporate marketplace through direct sales and the efforts of their exclusive reseller network. "The excitement we have been generating with our existing telecom and corporate contacts is extremely encouraging," said Byron Lerner, president & CEO of Teltran. "Once customers experience the call clarity and see the potential cost savings we feel our success rate will be very high in quickly transmitting millions of minutes per month through our VoIP network." TVS will give Teltran a clear edge in penetrating the US telecom carrier market as well as large corporate users of domestic and international voice, data and fax traffic. "The worldwide coverage TVS provides will lead to a very prosperous and profitable 1999 for Teltran," added Lerner. Licensed by the FCC as a global facilities-based common carrier, Teltran offers a full range of telecommunications services including Voice over IP, domestic and international long distance, fax broadcast services, calling card programs and satellite communications. Certain statements made herein that are not historical are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may differ materially from actual future events or results. The future performance of the company involves risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ markedly from those anticipated by such forward-looking statements. Such risks include but are not limited to the following: a limited operating history for the company; potential fluctuations in operating results; competition; pricing pressure; dependence on third-party suppliers of hardware and software; shortage of modems; dependence on telecommunications carriers; management of growth; limited market; a need for and risks of international expansion; the existence of a new and uncertain market; customer retention issues; rapid technological change; security risks; the risk of system failure; formal licensing and joint marketing agreements; patents and proprietary rights; infringement claims; changes in government regulation; risks associated with providing content including potential liability; dependence on key personnel and need to hire additional qualified personnel; uncertainty of currency exchange rates; need for additional capital; and enforceability of civil liabilities. CONTACT: Teltran International, New York \| Jimmy Tubbs, 1-888-TELTRAN \| www.teltran.com [Copyright 1999, Business Wire]