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To: mike mulhearn who wrote (15)	2/8/1999 5:06:00 PM
From: mike mulhearn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31

Monday February 8, 8:36 am Eastern Time Company Press Release U.S. RealTel Creates First South American Subsidiary RealTel de Argentina Signs More Than 100,000 Properties to Telecom Grid CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 1999--Chicago-based U.S. RealTel (NASDAQ:USRT - news), the nation's largest landlord of pre-leased telecommunications access sites, announced today the formation and incorporation of a new subsidiary in South America, RealTel de Argentina. Like its parent company, RealTel de Argentina markets telecom access to properties in the USRT Telecom Grid(TM) to telecommunications companies seeking antenna sites for expanding their wireless systems and to provide access to office and other multi-tenant buildings for telecom services to tenants. Soon after its incorporation and in less than a week's time, RealTel de Argentina added a diverse mix of more than 100,000 properties in Argentina to the USRT Telecom Grid by finalizing an agreement with a large private trust in Argentina. The trust's properties--ranging from office buildings to churches--are distributed throughout Argentina, making the Grid even more attractive to telecoms in search of antenna sites and site access. According to Charles McNamee, U.S. RealTel's Telecom Group President, the market in South America is ideal for RealTel because countries such as Argentina are experiencing major increases in wireless phone usage. Also, by the end of third quarter 1999, McNamee said, four more telecoms are expected to be introduced there; currently, Argentina has three main providers. ''The increase in competition among telecoms will lower the cost of wireless phone rates, increasing usage even more. The new telecoms will want to find sites for their antennas quickly in order to provide more services to their customers in a timely fashion,'' McNamee said. McNamee added, because Argentina's business community doesn't have ''smart'' buildings yet, RealTel's Occupant Services division is well positioned to help property owners update the telecommunications infrastructure of their buildings while gaining a new source of rental income from the telecoms who want to provide advanced services to their tenants. U.S. RealTel's president Jordan Glazov agreed, ''We formed U.S. RealTel's new subsidiary, RealTel de Argentina, to service the tremendous pent-up demand for telecommunications systems in South America. To continue with our expansion internationally, we are also looking at the major markets of Chile, Brazil and Columbia as possible locations for additional subsidiaries.'' The master lease with the Argentina-based trust gives RealTel the right to market telecom access to its office, retail, industrial and other properties to telecommunications companies. The Argentina buildings join the USRT Telecom Grid, a worldwide network of sites that U.S. RealTel and its subsidiaries make available to telecoms for sublease for a variety of uses, including an array of telecommunication services to building tenants as well as antenna placement for wireless telecommunication systems. Through the USRT Telecom Grid, U.S. RealTel helps real estate owners maximize the value of their properties by providing new sources of ancillary income. The Grid is a network of office, multifamily, retail, residential, governmental and industrial properties for which U.S. RealTel holds telecommunications access and antenna placement rights. By selecting sites from this grid, communications companies can save significant time and money in their infrastructure and service deployments. For more information, visit the U.S. RealTel website at: usrealtel.com. The statements contained in this news release that are forward looking are based on current expectations that are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks, and actual results may differ materially. The uncertainties and risks include, but are not limited to competitive and other market factors, customer purchasing behavior, general economic conditions, technological advances, real estate trends, and other facets of the Company's business operations. Further information may be obtained at the Company's Internet site: usrealtel.com

To: mike mulhearn who wrote (15)	7/9/1999 10:42:00 AM
From: mike mulhearn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31

U.S. RealTel, Inc. Fact Sheet Profile: U.S. RealTel is the leading landlord of telecom access rights to the telecommunications industry. Based in Chicago, U.S. RealTel has a portfolio of thousands of real estate properties under its proprietary Master Leases throughout the United States comprising its USRT Telecom Grid™. These sites are made available to telecommunications companies via U.S. RealTel's proprietary Master Subleases. Using its nationwide network of 6,000 properties, U.S. RealTel offers enormous time and cost savings to telecom companies looking to gain telecom access to buildings' tenants or place new antennas, while providing significant additional ancillary income to property owners, such as REITs, pension funds, property funds, developers, banks, retail chain stores, restaurant franchises, utilities and governments. Strategic Alliance: U.S. RealTel has formed strategic alliances with two related companies to offer its customers the highest quality service, expert technical support and infrastructure financing. PAL Telecom Group: An international architectural/engineering/construction management company specializing in the design, program management and construction management of communications sites for the telecommunications industry, providing U.S. RealTel with architectural and engineering reviews. Services: U.S. RealTel has two core business divisions: Occupant Services & Antenna Site Leasing Telecom Infrastructure Finance Portfolio: The USRT Telecom Grid™ includes thousands of office buildings, residential apartment buildings, hotels, retail centers and malls, chain restaurants, service stations, and other types of properties owned by REITs, banks, pension funds, real estate developers, utilities and government agencies, including properties owned or managed by: Equity Residential Properties Trust Urban Retail Properties Amli Management Company Glimcher Realty Trust Archstone Communities Trust Forest City Commercial Group Simon Property Group Chelsea GCA Banyan Strategic Realty Trust Chicago Title Insurance Company First Union Management, Inc. R&B Realty Group Unique Strategy: U.S. RealTel has assembled the nation's most extensive real estate portfolio based on master telecommunications leases. The company's master lease strategy greatly simplifies transactions for both real estate owners and telecoms. For Occupant Services and Antenna Site Leasing, the U.S. RealTel Master Lease allows the owners of real estate portfolios to lease all of their telecommunications rights to U.S. RealTel, which takes over the responsibility of marketing, contract negotiations, engineering, telecom access and lease administration. Each property owner need only execute one U.S. RealTel Master Lease document, regardless of the number of telecoms that contract for access to its buildings. For telecoms, U.S. RealTel's Master Sublease eliminates negotiation time, allows instant access to thousands of properties and provides a single industry-knowledgeable landlord for fast response. Again, telecoms sign only one U.S. RealTel Master Sublease regardless of the number of properties they access. Customers of U.S. RealTel and its Strategic Alliances: Ameritech AT&T Wireless Services Bell Atlantic Mobile Cellular One Ericsson GTE Mobilnet Lucent Technologies Motorola, Inc. Nextel Communications, Inc. Nortel Omnipoint Optel Satellite Television Services PrimeCo Personal Communications Qualcomm, Inc. Southwestern Bell Sprint PCS TCG Teligent US West Headquarters: 100 S. Wacker Drive Suite 850 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 920-1500 NASDAQ Ticker: USRT Internet Site: www.usrealtel.com Email: info@usrealtel.com For Further Information: At U.S. RealTel: At Citigate DGPR: Jordan Glazov President 312-920-7415 Melanie Abramowski Real Estate Media Contact 312-372-6039 or Julie Tauer Tech Media 312-372-6043