Advanstar Signs Publishing Partnership with International Telecommunication Union.

SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Initiative Covers Development of Daily Newspaper and Online News for ITU Americas 2005 and ITU Telecom World 2006

Advanstar Technology Group has announced the completion of an agreement with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations agency for telecom, for the management and production of daily newspapers and online news for two upcoming events. Advanstar has been selected as the official publishing partner for ITU Telecom Americas 2005, which will run from October 3-6 in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, and ITU Telecom World 2006, which will take place December 4-8, in Hong Kong, China.

For Fernando Lagrana, executive manager of ITU Telecom, the choice of Advanstar is the result of the company's worldwide presence and its expertise in the telecommunications market. "We are very pleased because Advanstar has an experienced editorial and publishing team that knows the telecom sector and its players. We are very satisfied with this partnership and the high quality of their editorial products," said Lagrana. Advanstar Technology Group publishes leading regional telecom publications including RNT, Americas Network, Telecom Asia and Wireless Asia.

Advanstar Group Publisher, Paul Semple, believes this partnership will bring great value and information to the participants in these important forums. "This collaboration represents the tremendous synergy between ITU and Advanstar and we are delighted to have been designated as the official publishing partner for ITU Telecom Americas and ITU Telecom World. Our organizations share a common objective of producing relevant, high quality content for the high level audience attending these two events," said Sample.

ITU Americas 2005 will be attended by the main representatives from industry, government and political dignitaries from across the region and around the world. The last ITU Americas event was held in 2000, in Rio de Janeiro, when 56 ministers and ambassadors and nearly 180 CEOs from across the Americas participated.

ITU Telecom World is the premier platform for the leading figures across the industry; from government and regulators to operators, service providers and vendors to come together, meet, network, do business and help shape the future of the world's ICT industry. The World event typically attracts some 1000 exhibitors and 14,500 visitors daily, with an average of 1500 media accrediting for each event. ITU's unique position as the specialized agency of the United Nations for telecommunications means that it is able to provide a platform where the world's most influential and significant names in information and communication technologies (ICT) can come together.

About Advanstar Communications Inc.

Advanstar Technology Group is a division of Advanstar Communications, Inc (www.advanstar.com). Based in New York, NY, Advanstar is a worldwide business information company serving specialized markets with high quality information resources and integrated marketing solutions. Advanstar has 77 business magazines, 19 directories, 7 electronic publications, 54 tradeshows and 40 conferences, numerous Web sites, and a wide range of print and electronic direct marketing, database and reference products and services. Advanstar serves targeted market sectors including the automotive, beauty, e-learning, call centre, digital media, entertainment/ marketing, healthcare, fashion & apparel, pharmaceuticals, powersports, science, telecommunications and travel/ hospitality industries. The Company has roughly 1,500 employees and currently operates from multiple offices in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia.

About the International Telecommunication Union

ITU is a worldwide organization that brings governments and industry together to coordinate the establishment and operation of global telecommunication networks and services; it is responsible for standardization, coordination and development of international telecommunications including radio communications, as well as the harmonization of national policies.

To fulfill its mission, ITU adopts international regulations and treaties governing all terrestrial and space uses of the frequency spectrum as well as the use of all satellite orbits which serve as a framework for national legislations; it develops standards to foster the interconnection of telecommunication systems on a worldwide scale regardless of the type of technology used; it also fosters the development of telecommunications in developing countries.