SAN DIEGO -- August 18, 1998
Aplus.Net, a national provider of Internet Services, has become one of the first providers of the new and exciting technology of Internet telephony, or Voice over IP (VoIP). Many predict, this revolutionary technology will change the way long distance calls are made. It will lead to significant savings to the consumers as well.

There are many software/hardware products on the market, which will allow for speech transfer over the Internet provided that both ends are equipped with computers, voice boards, software, etc. That makes them very impractical and unusable for the public.

Aplus.Net offers completely different technology. To use it, both parties do not need a computer, a modem, or an Internet connection to place a call. An ordinary phone would suffice. The customer places the call much like he/she would place a calling card call. Call a local number, enter a PIN# and the destination phone number.

The local number is linked to a machine, called a Gateway, which converts voice to digital data packets to be sent on the Internet. Another Gateway in the destination city, receives the call and dials up the phone number. Thus phone lines are only used locally, while the Internet transfers the call long distance. Here lies the savings -- while phone companies keep track of distance, and charge accordingly, information on the Internet can travel to anywhere in the world, at no extra cost.

While perfectly suited for personal long distance calls, VoIP can also be used in the business world. Businesses, with offices in different cities, or states can also take advantage of this new technology, by paying for their interoffice phone and fax communications at a fraction of the cost.

These services are available now to all Aplus.Net customers in San Diego, New York, Alexandria, VA and Atlanta, GA. The introductory price is only $0.01 per minute. The services are available to business customers nationwide.

Aplus.Net provides the services by partnering with Ascend Communications (Nasdaq: ASND) and SouthNet TeleComm Services Inc. The billing software is RODOPI by Intranet Software of San Diego (http://www.rodopi.com/).

Aplus.Net is a division of ABACUS America Inc., 10350 Barnes Canyon Rd., San Diego, CA, 92121

ABACUS America Inc. is a privately held corporation.

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