ACMI Consultants May Now Build Their Sales Force Over the Internet.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 1999--ACMI, the network marketing subsidiary of Equalnet Communications Corp. (Nasdaq:ENET), primarily utilizes its proprietary Direct to Infinity Marketing program for its sales consultants. ACMI Sales Consultants may now use the Internet to recruit and add new consultants using the ACMI Web Site at WWW.ACMI-TEL.COM.

Through ACMI's Internet site, Equalnet will be taking advantage of the Word Wide Web to build the ACMI sales force. "Previously a sales consultant had to go visit a potential sales person, show them all the literature, give them an application to fill out, photocopy it, mail it to the home office and wait for it to be processed. Now, a sales consultant does not have geographical limitations, they can call anyone, anywhere, direct them to the Internet Site to read the literature and fill out the application to become a sales consultant themselves, all online. It is more accurate, more efficient , and most importantly, the sales force has the potential to grow much faster," says Tom Hull, ACMI national marketing director.

ACMI's President, Nate I. Prager, says "Since the average ACMI sales consultant sells 8 accounts in their first 30 days, the faster the sales force grows, the faster the revenue for Equalnet should grow."

"Not only is the psychological barrier much lower in getting people to become a sales consultant and sign up their long distance service, it makes an otherwise somewhat irritating chore fun when they do it online," adds Tom Hull.

Equalnet Communications Corp. is a long distance telecommunications company primarily serving small business customers. Just 3 weeks ago Equalnet implemented the option for small business owners to sign up for their long distance service and toll free service over the Internet. Customers can subscribe to this discounted service 7 days a week 24 hours a day on the Internet at WWW.ACMI-TEL.COM. During the last 3 weeks ACMI received 40% of its new orders online.

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