Belgacom's Corporate Customers Division Earns ISO 9002 Certification of Quality.

WESTPORT, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 1998--Belgacom's Corporate Customers Division (COR), which serves the largest business clients of Belgium's leading national and international carrier, has earned ISO 9002 certification. COR achieved certification by meeting the rigorous quality assurance criteria of the International Standards Organization (ISO), which was chartered by the United Nations to establish universal benchmarks for measuring quality.

To determine if COR qualified for certification, all of the division's activities were analyzed by an independent auditor - Bureau Veritas Quality International.

"Everything that COR does for customers was put to the test," said Susan G. Mirbach, president of Belgacom North America, "from service and sales to technical support, installation and maintenance. The results reflect COR's commitment to quality: everything measured up to ISO's high standards."

To ensure that these standards continue to be maintained, a COR team of "quality auditors" mustperiodically verify that the division has kept its performance at the required level of excellence.

Belgacom, Belgium's national and international telecommunications carrier, offers a wide variety of highly competitive global telecommunications services for multinational corporations. Belgacom North America, with headquarters in Westport, CT, is responsible for the carrier's sales, marketing and customer service in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

    CONTACT: Belgacom North America
              Susan G. Mirbach
              203/221-5270