Intellicall Cellular Payphones Installed in Central America

Business Wire, Oct 13, 1999

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 1999--

Intellicall, Inc. (AMEX:ICL) today announced that it has completed an initial delivery of its model 1050W public digital cellular payphones in Central America. Installation of these TDMA/NAMPS units began on August 4 in a major metropolitan area.

The Intellicall 1050W provides patrons public access via prepaid cellular accounts, either entered manually through the keypad or by using an optional card reader (1060W). All the required accessories -- antennas, battery packs, etc. -- are available through Intellicall. Additional features include industry-standard mounting, hearing-aid compatible handsets with stainless steel lanyard, high-security locks and reinforced keypads. The Intellicall 1050W/1060W can be configured with the four primary global transmission standards: GSM, CDMA, TDMA/IS 136 and N-AMPS.

"The 1050W is a perfect addition to prepaid cellular applications, allowing cellular operators to leverage their existing prepaid cellular business by adding public access to their wireless networks. Non-cellphone owners can buy prepaid cellular airtime cards and place calls over the wireless network from these public cellular telephones," stated John J. McDonald, Jr., Intellicall president and chief executive officer. "By interfacing with all cellular transmission standards, the 1050W can be added to any cellular operators network."

Intellicall is a leading manufacturer of advanced public access telecommunications systems including intelligent payphones, prepaid and call processing systems and network control and business management systems. Intellicall's common stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol "ICL."

The statements in this release that are not historical facts contain forward-looking information with respect to plans, projections or future performance of the company, the occurrence of which involves certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from expected results. Such risks include the timing of implementation and the scope and success of the program described here.