PICKSat Successfully TESTS its Satellite-based Telecommunications Service; All Systems GO for Clients in 1999.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 1999--PICKSat Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PICK Communications Corp.(OTCBB:PICK) just completed Acceptance Testing of its broadband Internet Protocol IP based digital multicast services via satellite. "I am proud to announce that each and every test conducted by PICKSat was nothing short of stupendous," according to Diego Leiva, President of PICK Communications Corp. "All the tests were flawless. We couldn't have asked for anything better. PICKSat is now poised to enter the marketplace to deliver the most cost effective high-speed data delivery service. PACACOM Corp. and GlobalXchange Communications who observed the demonstrations, expressed 100% satisfaction with the demos that they as customers would realize from using PICKSat as its carrier."

PICKSat Inc. specializes in the delivery of Internet and High-Speed Interactive Services via satellite. PICKSat overseen by Microsoft Corporation and Philips Digital Video Systems Corporation, its strategic partners, completed the Acceptance Tests throughout the month of December. Leiva continued. "PICKSat can now offer a full complement of multicast video and audio streaming services to clients' computer systems."

PICKSat successfully demonstrated broadband multimedia data-delivery via Satellite. This included combined service delivery, using IP Multicast on DVB Digital Video Broadcast, of Files with Live Streaming of Digitally Compressed Video and Audio content. Where normally bit rates of only a few kilo bits per second have been achieved on the Internet with IP Multicast Video Streaming. PICKSat showed that full-screen Digital Video quality at 1.5 Mega bits per second is achievable via Satellite to the office LAN Local Area Network or Desktop with simultaneous delivery of Files etc. This is a major step in the development of offering Interactive Services via Satellite, based on Internet Protocols but with the quality of digital broadcast. The testing was completed on December 4, 1998 live via satellite using Microsoft Netshow(TM).

PICKSat created the signal by IP packet insertion using a Philips Clevercast Broadcasting System to create an MPEG-2 compliant DVB Digital Video Broadcast transport stream. The Signal was then up-linked on a C-Band frequency via a local Teleport onto Intelsat 805. The signal was available for reception by multiple clients in West Africa, the Americas and Europe.

PICKSat offers an "open" (non-proprietary) standard solution that will allow any company to have its own private or public satellite-based multimedia network. Any type of multimedia and data service provider can host their technology or application at PICKSat's facility, faster and at a fraction of the cost to build and operate their own network.

PICK Communications Corp., parent company with offices in Wayne, NJ and Miami, FL, is a full service, facilities-based telecommunications carrier with four wholly owned subsidiaries. PICK, Inc. markets and distributes prepaid telephone calling cards. PICKNet, Inc. and PICKNET UK PLC provide international long distance services to other carriers and resellers. PICKSat Inc. will provide satellite-based Internet access and Interactive Multimedia services to end user service providers.