CALNET Provides Consulting Services to ASC

July 14, 2000

CALNET, a leading provider of telecom software consulting services has begun a business relationship with Advanced Switching Communications (ASC) based in Vienna, VA to provide software consulting services.

"We truly understand the software development environment and the nature of the projects at ASC which enables us to provide the right team to help ASC with its ongoing development efforts," said Kaleem Shah, President of CALNET.

About Advanced Switching Communications, Vienna, VA

Advanced Switching Communications, Inc. designs and markets a line of broadband access platforms to telecommunications service providers. The Company's compact and software-configurable products enable customers to transmit voice, data, and multimedia communications traffic more rapidly and cost-effectively while preserving their investments in existing communications systems. The Company's products are deployed at central offices, points of presence or multi-tenant office buildings that comprise the entry points to a service provider's access network. By extending the benefits of packet technology beyond the network core, these products reduce transmission and operating costs, increase the efficiency of core network equipment, provide access to fiber optic core networks and allow customers to develop networks for broadband services.