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To: Matt Brown who wrote (1589)	6/4/1999 10:02:00 PM
From: ezmoney	Respond to of 5041

Matt new ACCR info. EZ.Access Power to Establish Southeast Asian IP Telephony Network PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 1999-- Orbit Systems Commits to Working with Access Power to Offer IP Telephony Services in Southeast Asia Access Power Inc. (OTC BB:ACCR) Friday announced its commitment to work with Orbit Systems & Engineering Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia to establish Internet Protocol telephony Points of Presence (POPS) in key Southeast Asian cities and to market Access Power Advanced Communications(tm) services. "Access Power intends to market an unlimited calling Net.Caller(tm) specific to Southeast Asian countries where POPs are established," said Douglas Bottomley, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Access Power. Net.Caller is software and service that allows subscribers to make unlimited calls from anywhere in the world to a regular telephone in a specific telecommunications market using their multimedia PC and Internet connection. Net.Caller software is free and there is no activation fee to set up an account. Currently, the service is available to and within the continental United States for a flat rate of $10 per month. For more information about Net.Caller, visit www.accesspower.com/netcaller. "Orbit Systems has over three years experience in the telecommunications business and has a sound knowledge of the IP traffic opportunities in our market," said Danesh Pannirselvam, general manager for Orbit Systems & Engineering. "We will be able to expand IP telephony throughout Southeast Asia with the expertise of Access Power and Orbit's relationships within the telecommunications industry." The initial plans call for the establishment of IP telephony POPS in Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. Access Power is currently building a POP in Manila to handle millions of minutes of IP telephony traffic per month between the United States and the Philippines. "The penetration of Asian markets is an integral strategy of Access Power's global expansion plan," said Glenn Smith, CEO of Access Power. "And Orbit provides the regional knowledge and technical experience to aggressively grow Access Power's IP telephony traffic in these markets." About Access Power Access Power Advanced Communications(tm) is an alternative to traditional long distance services. Access Power Inc. is a pioneer service provider of Internet telephony. The company offers PC-to-phone calling over the Internet, Internet based phone-to-phone service, and software that allows free PC-to-PC calling. About Orbit Orbit Systems & Engineering Sdn. Bhd. is a sister company of Orbit Networks and Communications, a distributor of telecommunications equipment in Malaysia. Orbit Systems has strong experience in the telecommunications industry in Southeast Asia and is focused on providing wireless communications and IP telephony. The contact e-mail address for Orbit Systems is sales.orbit@mail.nasionet.net.my Statements contained in this press release, which are not historical facts, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning given to that term in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Since these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the company's actual results could differ materially from expected results. CONTACT: Access Power Inc., Ponte Vedra Beach Brandie Hall, 904/273-2980, Fax 904/273-6390 Brandie@accesspower.com accesspower.com KEYWORD: FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL ASIA PACIFIC BW1229 JUN 04,1999 8:54 PACIFIC 11:54 EASTERN