To: Jeffrey L. Henken who wrote (2461 ) 5/26/1999 10:18:00 AM From: mark garner Respond to of 2662
Franklin Telecom Tempest DVGs to Span the Globe IP Telephony Network Encompasses Five Continents WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 1999--Franklin Telecom (AMEX:FCM - news) Wednesday announced that it has received the initial releases and payment for an IP Telephony network that will be located in California, Brazil, Ivory Coast in Africa, Lebanon, Azerbaijan and China. This is a first-time Franklin customer. The ''Home'' node will be in Franklin's Westlake Village headquarters. Build-out on the remaining five locations will be done sequentially, with the first installation (in Brazil) scheduled for June 1999. Installations of Tempest® DVGs for this initial six-country order should be complete within six months. Franklin's customer is buying the Tempest System products and will own the equipment within each country. Off-net minutes will run through Franklin's Westlake Village switch. The new installations will plug into FNet's existing IP network. Ronald G. Weaver Sr., vice president of worldwide sales for Franklin Telecom & FNet Corp, commented: ''To say I am pleased is putting it mildly. My vision for 1999 and beyond is to continue at this pace and deploy as many gateways as possible until we have the largest IP telephony network in the world. ''The world is shrinking ... and Franklin is dedicated to being a leading contributor to the revolution currently underway in how businesses communicate.'' About Franklin Telecom The primary business of Franklin Telecom is the design and manufacturing of communications devices including hardware and software solutions that enable superior quality Voice over IP applications. 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, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 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, visit the Officer's Message page at Franklin's Web Site: www.ftel.com www.franklin.net -- for Internet Services and Access www.fnet.net -- for Internet Telephony & Franklin's Next Generation Telephone Company -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Franklin Telecom, Westlake Village Helen West, 805/373-8688