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To: Gary R. Owens who wrote (40295)	1/22/1999 6:18:00 AM
From: tony martinez	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 41046

Franklin Telecom's FNet First toProvide Telephone Service to NATO in Kosovo; New Service OperationalEnabling NATO Troops to Call Home Anywhere in the World January 22, 1999 06:01 AM WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 1999-- Franklin Telecom FTEL Friday announced that FNet Corp., its Next Generation telephone company, is the first carrier to establish telephone service for NATO serving multinational forces situated at new locations near Kosovo. A multi-line satellite telephone service was commissioned on Jan. 5, 1999, at a new NATO base near Kosovo providing U.S., Canadian, British and other multinational personnel with the ability to call family and friends in any country. Subsequently, a large volume of calls have been made utilizing FNet's Next Generation international network. FNet employees based at a new FNet regional office in Sarajevo were able to quickly respond to the NATO request with stand-by equipment. This brings to 12 the number of Stabilization Forces (SFOR) and NATO locations operated by FNet. As a result of the rapid deployment, a further two sites have been requested and are being established in the region shortly. "We have expanded the business acquired from Harris Corporation last year to include new sites, lower calling rates and a number of new features such as multilingual instructions," said Jim Magruder, FNet's president. "Bosnia is a difficult area to provide services, but with an office and staff with over six years' local experience, FNet is well positioned to further expand its operations in the region." FNet Vice President of Marketing Clive Raines said: "Keeping in touch with family, friends and news is important when you are so far from home in a cold winter. We are pleased to be able to bridge the gap through this new relationship with NATO. The Bosnian operation is part of FNet's mission to develop a global next generation IP Telephony network." A total of 15 satellite sites are planned to be operational by April 1, 1999, along with new terrestrial services. About Franklin Telecom 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. For additional information about this announcement, visit the Officer's Message page at Franklin's Web Site: www.ftel.com. About FNet FNet, founded in 1996, is a subsidiary of Franklin Telecom. FNet is an international Next Generation Telephone Company that is at the forefront of the emerging Voice over IP Network market. Utilizing hardware manufactured by Franklin Telecom, FNet is building a global hybrid telephone network through partnerships that will allow toll-quality phone calls that meet the special requirements of its corporate and professional customers. Further information on FNet and services can be located at: www.fnet.net. 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.