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To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (1435)	2/2/1999 1:44:00 AM
From: Graeme Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19428

Press release makes it sound a bit like a P&D. Trying to throw in references to AMZN, EBAY, ONSL and UBID even though they are completely unrelated, 100%, does little to add cred to a press release. Flat rate (free) long distance is the inevitable way all carriers will eventually go. I remember reading an article a year ago about AOL developing a world wide IP telephone service. It was suppose to be priced at an additional $20 per month for free calls to most landline telephones worldwide. I guess it must have been canned or something.

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (1435)	2/2/1999 9:52:00 AM
From: StockDung	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19428

245 USA Talks.com Terminates Marketing Relationship with TrendMark International, Inc. LA JOLLA, Calif., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- USA Talks.com, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: USAT -news) today announced the termination of all marketing relationships with TrendMark International,Inc., of Memphis, TN. USA Talks has requested TrendMark terminate all its marketing efforts and activities to sell the USA Talks' flat rate, telephone to telephone, internet based long distance service. Allen Portnoy, Chief Executive Officer, stated: ''We will honor all service agreements with existing customers as well as compensation arrangements to TrendMark distributors based on registered customers through February 1, 1999. USA Talks will make arrangements to provide refunds to registered customers for their registration and monthly services if these customers do not wish to utilize USA Talks' long distance service. A toll free customer support number dedicated to TrendMark distributors and their customers has been created to answer any questions. This customer support number is 888-818-3291. We appreciate the support and commitment of our existing customers and the efforts of TrendMark distributors.'' USA Talks.com offers a flat rate, ''all you can talk'', telephone-to- telephone, ''toll quality'' long distance service with a variety of service and pricing plans from $20 to $60 per month. The long distance service is designed to meet the needs of residential and business target markets. Headquartered in La Jolla, California, USA Talks.com, Inc. is building what is believed to be the first national Internet -- based long distance telephone service to offer unlimited use for a monthly flat fee. USA Talks.com's proprietary technologies are developed to allow telephone to telephone calls using simple fast call placement. These technologies include speech recognition, speech verification, and speech compression, which aid in security and ease of use. This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to future operating information and their impact on future results. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in forward looking statements as a result of risk factors such as market conditions, access to resources, product life cycles, customer delays in purchasing products, technology shifts, potential difficulties in introducing new products, competition, price sensitivity and the uncertain market acceptance of the Company's products by distributors, retailers and customers. SOURCE: USA Talks.com, Inc.