ETC BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF VP OF SALES

Waukesha, WI—September 2, 1999

Electronic Tele-Communications, Inc.’s Board of Directors announced the election of Joseph A. Voight Jr. as Vice President of Sales. Voight’s appointment follows an extensive search and evaluation of both internal and external candidates that was conducted by an independent consultant. His primary responsibility will be continuing ETC’s upward momentum in driving domestic and international sales of the Company.

Voight brings 19 years of sales management to ETC. He has extensive experience selling Central Office support products to the telephone industry.

"I am glad to be a part of the ETC team," said Voight. "ETC is well positioned to capitalize on the rapid and explosive growth taking place in the telecommunications industry."

ETC designs, manufactures, and services quality telecommunications products that provide network solutions for domestic and international access providers. Headquartered in Waukesha, Wisconsin, ETC has operations in Atlanta, Georgia and Pleasanton, California. ETC is traded on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol ETCIA.

Certain statements in this press release which are not historical facts are "forward-looking" statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any "forward-looking" statements are provided in compliance with the "Safe Harbor" provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. "Forward-looking" statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, technology changes, backlog, acquisitions, status of the economy, governmental regulations, sources of supply, expense structure, product mix, major customers, competition, litigation, and other risk factors detailed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors are encouraged to consider the risks and uncertainties included in those filings.

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