Waukesha, WI—October 4, 1999

Electronic Tele-Communications, Inc. will be exhibiting in the US Pavilion sponsored by TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association), booth number 1130.066, at TELECOM 99 + INTERACTIVE 99, October 10 to 17, at PalExpo, Geneva, Switzerland.

ETC will debut a new advanced network solution at Telecom 99. Officers representing the company will include: Dean Danner, President & CEO; Boni Danner, Vice President, Engineering; Joe Voight, Vice President, Sales. Key managers from Marketing, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Sales will also be at the show.

ETC, a long-standing member of TIA, will be in the company of 136 other exhibitors in the Pavilion. Over 1,000 exhibitors (including 22 National Pavilions) and approximately 200,000 visitors are expected to attend this show, considered to be the world's predominant telecommunications event. Since 1971, the ITU has organized World Telecom Exhibitions and Forums on a four yearly basis. This year marks the 8th World TELECOM and 2nd INTERACTIVE Exhibition and Forum to date.

TIA is a full-service national trade organization with membership of 1,000 large and small companies that provide communications and information technology products, materials, systems, distribution services and professional services in the United States and around the world. The association's member companies manufacture or supply virtually all of the products used in global communication networks. TIA represents the telecommunications industry with its subsidiary, the MultiMedia Telecommunications Association (MMTA), in association with the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA).

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for telecommunications. Its 188 Member States and nearly 500 Sector Members work together to create standards, regulate the use of the radiofrequency spectrum and to further telecommunications development around the world.

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. For additional information on ETC, visit www.etcia.com.

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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