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JAGGED-EDGE(JEMG) -- TELTRAN INT'L.(TLTG)

October 5, 1999


Company Press Release

SOURCE: Jagged Edge Mountain Gear
Jagged Edge Mountain Gear Selected as an Amazon.com zShops Merchant
TELLURIDE, Colo., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Jagged Edge Mountain Gear (OTC Bulletin Board: JEMG - news), a cutting-edge designer and manufacturer of technical outerwear and rugged mountainwear, is among the first to offer items for sale on Amazon.com zShops, a new place to shop on Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN - news) the leading on-line retailer.
With more than 12 million customers, Amazon.com zShops is the premier destination for Jagged Edge Mountain Gear to sell to experienced on-line shoppers and have its merchandise featured across millions of retail product pages.
``Amazon.com zShops provides our company with an outstanding e-commerce value and allows our customers the best opportunity to order Jagged Edge Mountain Gear on-line,'' explained Paula Quenemoen, Executive Vice President of Jagged Edge Mountain Gear on Monday.
Amazon.com zShops is a new shopping service where any seller can quickly establish an on-line storefront, removing the distribution barriers of the physical world. Powerful commerce tools enable zShops owners to efficiently load and manage inventory, merchandise their items, process credit card payments and keep track of new customers and sales. Already, zShops provides a deep and diverse selection of unique products, offering hundreds of thousands of new, used and hard to find products from specialty retailers, small businesses, micro-manufacturers and individuals.
``We believe zShops offers the opportunity for sellers like Jagged Edge Mountain Gear to set up a successful on-line business,'' said Jeff Blackburn, of Amazon.com zShops. ``Jagged Edge Mountain Gear is helping to make Amazon.com the leading shopping destination where shoppers can find, discover and buy anything they want on-line.''
Jagged Edge Mountain Gear manufactures hard-wearing, technical outerwear for climbing, mountaineering, skiing, hiking and adventure travel. Cutting-edge designs and superior workmanship make Jagged Edge Mountain Gear one of the most progressive companies in the outdoor industry.
The Colorado-based company has five thriving retail stores, a growing wholesale division with over 150 accounts world-wide, a catalog and e-commerce mail order division and an expanding national sales force.
For more information contact: Margaret Quenemoen at 970-728-3060.
Learn more about Jagged Edge on the web at www.jagged-edge.com.
Jagged Edge trades on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol JEMG.
SOURCE: Jagged Edge Mountain Gear

TELTRAN INTERNATIONAL

Monday November 15, 1999
Company Press Release

Teltran's Full Service ISP Ready
to Begin Accepting Subscribers

Teltran's full featured Internet service has completed beta testing and will begin accepting customers durin the week of November 15.
Based on test marketing, a preliminary indication of interest shows that Teltran will immediately receive revenues from their Internet service and it will be a profitable addition to the portfolio of products and services offered by Teltran in the year 2000. The standard dial-up Internet connection will include unlimited access to the Internet from a UUNet POP, one-email account, and 5 megabytes personal home page disk space for $19.95 per month.

"Unlike many other ISP's, Teltran's service expects to be profitable because we are utilizing our existing infrastructure. We will be able to expand without a large investment of capital based on our current technology for VoIP and FoIP," says Mitchell Hershkowitz, Teltran's VP of Operations. Hershkowitz added that "we are excited to roll out the Teltran Internet service as it will increase the visibility of our portal, Teltran.com, because it is the imbedded home page in the branded Netscape Navigator software that all subscribers will receive free with their registration."

Customers may begin to sign up for the ISP service this week through the Teltran web site located at www.teltran.com.


Thursday November 4, 1999 Company Press Release
Teltran International Reports
Operating Results for the Quarter
Ended September 30, 1999

Company Reports Earnings Per Share of 5 Cents For The Third Quarter Ending 9/30/99; Revenues Increase Nearly 500% During The Third Quarter

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 1999-- Teltran International (OTC BB: TLTG.OB - news) announced today that revenues reached $2,274,272 during the quarter ended September 30, 1999, an increase of 1665% versus revenues of $128,855 for the comparative three month period ended September 30, 1998, and an increase of nearly 500% from the second quarter of 1999. The company reported that net income for the quarter ended September 30, 1999 totaled $619,213, or $0.05 per share of common stock as compared with a loss of ($160,008) or ($0.02) for the similar three-month period ended September 30, 1998.

For the nine months ended September 30, 1999 revenues increased 527% to $2,815,908 versus revenues of $449,300 for the comparative nine month period ended September 30, 1998.
The substantial increases achieved by the company during both the quarter and nine-month period is primarily due to factors related to the development of its international telecommunications network. The company achieved strong across the board growth in revenue from each of its service divisions, long distance access, and particularly from its expanding presence in broadband and Internet related services such as VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol).

Byron R. Lerner, President and CEO of Teltran commented, ``I am very pleased with the operating results that we achieved during the past nine months. Revenues have dramatically increased each quarter, reflecting increased demand for our products and services in under-served niche markets around the world, with particular emphasis on high margin broadband related services where in many companies we are one of the providers. These positive results are gratifying and represent the culmination of a dedicated effort by Teltran staff members throughout the world. Our ability to report a strong profit in the third quarter only serves to underscore the success of our business plan. We believe the quarter-to-quarter growth that has been reported thus far in 1999 reflects the direction in which the company is headed and we are confident this trend will continue as additional locations come online in the fourth quarter and into the new millennium. We continue to increase our position as an international provider of long distance and ''value added`` broadband telecommunication services,'' added Lerner.

Teltran is a rapidly growing provider of facilities-based International long distance and value added telecommunication products including Internet services, VoIP, FoIP, web portal development and hosting, fax broadcasting, and calling card programs. In addition the company has interests in e-commerce, through a recently completed joint venture for the development of an online music retail and auction website. Additionally, Teltran has entered into agreements with a number of other telecom companies who provide a variety of basic and value added telecommunication products.

About Teltran
Licensed by the FCC as a global facilities-based common carrier, Teltran offers a full range of telecommunications and Internet related services including Voice and Fax over IP, domestic and international long distance, Web Portal and Hosting, IVR applications, fax broadcast services and ISP services.
Disclaimer
Certain statements made herein that are not historical are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may differ materially from actual future events or results. The future performance of the Company involves risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ markedly from those anticipated by such forward-looking statements. Such risks include but are not limited to the following: a limited operating history for the Company; potential fluctuations in operating results; competition; pricing pressure; dependence on third-party suppliers of hardware and software; shortage of modems; dependence on telecommunications carriers; management of growth; limited market; a need for and risks of international expansion; the existence of a new and uncertain market; customer retention issues; rapid technological change; security risks; the risk of system failure; formal licensing and joint marketing agreements; patents and proprietary rights; infringement claims; changes in government regulation; risks associated with providing content including potential liability; dependence on key personnel and need to hire additional qualified personnel; uncertainty of currency exchange rates; need for additional capital; and enforceability of civil liabilities.


Friday October 29


Company Press Release
Teltran Offers Unlimited Internet Access and Enters ASP Marketplace
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 1999--Teltran International (OTCBB:TLTG.ob - news) Friday announced that it will begin offering unlimited Internet access to the retail market from their Teltran.com web portal in November. Customers may sign up for a personal dial-up Internet account which features unlimited Internet usage, an e-mail account, UseNet newsgroups, personal home page hosting and redundant pathways to the Internet using multiple free dial-up locations across the US. Teltran.com supports leading edge broadband Internet access technologies, including digital subscriber line (DSL), wireless and cable technologies.
Customers may also sign up for dedicated connection accounts featuring high-speed access to the Internet via Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) connections and leased lines such as frame relay and point-to-point T1 lines. Advanced features also include custom web site design and development services, web hosting, and e-commerce solutions.
In addition to providing Internet service, Teltran is now positioned to enter the Application Service Provider (ASP) marketplace by offering companies the opportunity to outsource their fax traffic. Teltran will be able to effectively remove the LAN-Fax component from a company's existing infrastructure enabling Teltran to become the company's outsourced fax solution. By taking on the fax services of small to large corporations, Teltran becomes a full service provider enabling the company to save on network infrastructure and telecommunications costs.
``Teltran is very excited about the prospects of becoming an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and to offering its users a unique bundle of services,'' said Mitchell Hershkowitz, Teltran's Vice President of Operations. ``In addition to offering a quality Internet connection to retail customers, we are now prepared to enter the market as an ASP by offering fax services (FoIP) to our corporate customers.''
Byron Lerner, Teltran's President and CEO stated, ``We feel that we are at the forefront of a new and emerging market in the world of ASP technology. The ability to offer our clients a myriad of state of the art telecommunications services further validates our mission to become a major factor in the telecom industry as we approach the new millennium.'' Lerner continued, ``We are well positioned in several key Internet Communications areas such as VoIP and FoIP, and we will continue to pursue strategic alliances that will enable Teltran to penetrate the marketplace to our best advantage.''
About Teltran
Licensed by the FCC as a global facilities-based common carrier, Teltran offers a full range of telecommunications and Internet related services including Voice and Fax over IP, domestic and international long distance, Web Portal and Hosting, IVR applications, fax broadcast services and ISP services.

October 6, 1999

Company Press Release
Teltran/Norweb Ready to Launch VoIP Services in UK
Testing Phase Completed Successfully
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 1999--Teltran International (OTC BB: TLTG.OB - news) and Norweb Telecom, a national telecommunications operator in the United Kingdom have today announced the commencement of VoIP services in the UK.
This development is the first project resulting from the strategic alliance between the two companies which was announced on September 20,1999.
Traffic can now originate in the UK for worldwide distribution over Teltran's VoIP network. Furthermore, traffic originating in other parts of the world can now be terminated in the UK as well. ``Our alliance with Norweb represents another significant step in Teltran's mission to build a worldwide presence in the VoIP arena. The UK is the gateway for Teltran as we continue to introduce our VoIP network to the European community. The United Kingdom is one of the world's leading telecommunications centers and we shall continue to expand our network as a result of our alliance with Norweb,'' said Teltran President and CEO Byron R. Lerner.
Norweb, like Teltran, is a client-oriented company, which provides a full range of high quality voice and data services to the business community with a flexible approach to tailor-made solutions and high quality customer service. Mike Neville, Director of Wholesale Services and Business Development for Norweb, stated: ``I am tremendously excited that we have been able to execute this part of the plan so quickly and I look forward with great anticipation to the next step in our business plan as the rollout between Teltran and Norweb moves into its next phase.''

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