Jim Speirs Joins STAR Telecom as Senior Vice President, Network Engineering.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 1999--STAR Telecommunications, Inc. (Nasdaq:STRX) today announced that Jim Speirs, 42, has joined the Company as Senior Vice President, Network Engineering.

Mr. Speirs will integrate domestic IRU fiber capacity purchases from Qwest and IXC with STAR's North American switching network. He will also be responsible for planning and provisioning STAR's nationwide Feature Group D network, which will give STAR ubiquitous one plus and 800 services access capability.

Mr. Speirs has over 25 years of telecommunications experience with companies such as MCI, Qwest/LCI, Frontier/WCT, Satellite Business Systems (SBS), and TMC Communications. Most recently Mr. Speirs held the title of Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Qwest/LCI where he managed system development and network planning and optimization. Mr. Speirs holds a BSEE in Communications Engineering from the University of Illinois-Chicago.

"Jim's expertise in system development and network engineering will advance the completion of our North American network," said Chris Edgecomb, Chairman and CEO of STAR. "The interconnection of our domestic fiber network with our existing switching centers, along with the provisioning of our feature group `D' network, will enable STAR to provide long distance services to every city in the US. We have every confidence that Jim's experience, ability, and leadership will ensure the successful implementation of our US network."

STAR Telecommunications is a multinational long-distance provider offering global long distance services to carriers and commercial customers throughout the world. STAR provides international long distance service through a global network of digital switching facilities and both terrestrial and undersea fiber optic cable systems. STAR Telecom holds domestic switching facilities in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and Miami, and international switching facilities in London, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Dusseldorf and Munich. Visit STAR Telecom at

www.startel.com.

Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbors created thereby. The Company's future actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements discussed herein. A list of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially can be found in the documents the Company files with the SEC, including those contained in STAR's prospectus, and the Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1998.