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To: Jeffrey L. Henken who wrote (223)	2/23/1999 12:09:00 AM
From: mark garner	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2662

Will do. in the meantime here is a link to news for anyone who might be interested. biz.yahoo.com A lot of impressive orders lately. Also, some significant news came out after the close today. it may not be sexy, but it is important in that it shows that FTEL is a leader and innovator in this technology. Monday February 22, 6:49 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release Franklin Telecom Helps Set Standard For Voice on the Internet Tempest System Incorporates MGCP as Well As H.323 WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 1999-- Franklin Telecom (OTC BB:FTEL) Monday introduced Version 3.0 of its award-winning Tempest Data Voice Gateway. The Tempest V3 solidifies capabilities for interoperability, a growing issue as VoIP comes of age. The Tempest Systems are structured to support the emerging MGCP protocol along with the widely accepted H.323. Although H.323 is the most visible standard for VoIP at the moment, according to Peter Buswell, Franklin's president and COO, ''There is strong reason to suspect that today's reliance on H.323 will be temporary. ''This is a serious effort underway, spearheaded by Bellcore, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU -- an agency of the United Nations) and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to advance a more technically competent standard. We believe that the infrastructure of the Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) developed by Bellcore Labs will be a crucial step in the industry-wide search for successful interoperability,'' Buswell said. ''To that end, Franklin, while providing H.323, is also setting MGCP as the protocol of choice for all FTEL products. We expect that many of our competitors, such as Cisco, will move to support this standard within the next six to 12 months.'' ''Efficient interoperability is critical to the success of any gateway,'' Buswell went on to explain. ''VoIP customers rightfully expect the gateways they adopt to allow full and easy access to the wealth of IP products out there, like the widely used Microsoft NetMeeting. ''While we view H.323 as something of a 'stop-gap' measure until the industry successfully transitions to a more sophisticated solution, the Tempest also supports H.323. Our bottom line is to make sure we provide what our customers need -- today and tomorrow. MGCP has just begun to gather momentum -- and we're moving right along with it!'' 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 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; www.franklin.net -- for Internet services and access; or www.fnet.net -- for Internet telephony & Franklin's Next Generation Telephone Company. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contact: Franklin Telecom, Westlake Village 805/373-8688 Helen West (shareholder relations) Debra Kent (media relations)