Phonex Grants Zenith Exclusive Marketing and Distribution Rights to Popular 'EZ Hang-Up' Anti-Telemarketing Device.

MIDVALE, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 1999--

Agreement Also Includes Rights for Zenith 

to Market New "EZ Hold With Music"

Phonex Corporation, developer of the Easy Hang Up(TM) anti-telemarketing device, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Zenith Electronics Corporation, granting Zenith exclusive marketing and distribution rights to two products in the Phonex line of Easy Phone Accessories. Terms were not disclosed. Under the agreement, Zenith will begin marketing and distributing the popular EZ Hang-Up anti-telemarketing device later this month, and EZ Hold With Music(TM) on-hold phone accessory this summer.

"We are pleased to have Zenith as a marketing partner. We feel that retailers and consumers will benefit from both Zenith's quality reputation and the power of the Zenith brand name," said Randy Mansfield, vice president of sales for Phonex. "This agreement will improve the availability of the EZ Hang-Up and EZ Hold telephone accessories, making them more accessible to a broader consumer base."

Commenting on the agreement, Len Coakley, vice president of accessories at Zenith Sales Company said, "EZ Hang-Up and EZ Hold are terrific products that enhance Zenith's accessories offerings, giving retailers new business opportunities and consumers great features and value. EZ Hang-Up is particularly compelling in light of growing consumer concerns about annoying telemarketing calls, and initial reaction from Zenith retailers has been phenomenal."

EZ Hang-Up is a convenient and inexpensive telephone accessory which with the push of a button, politely and easily terminates annoying telemarketing calls and warns telesolicitors not to call back. EZ Hang-Up has been steadily gaining popularity with consumers seeking relief from the frustration of unwanted calls, and its continued acceptance by mass retailers and drug and grocery store chains throughout the U.S. marks the demand by consumers for low-cost, effective methods of combatting the telemarketing problem.

EZ Hold With Music is an inexpensive on-hold music device which lets consumers place a call on hold with the push of a button. It blocks out background noise of busy families, offering a simple, yet professional way to manage home or home office telephone calls. Unlike other on-hold music systems, EZ Hold With Music does not require installation of additional radio, CD players, or stereo equipment, and is phone line-powered so it does not need batteries.

Adding Phonex Easy Phone Accessories complements Zenith's alliance with Woods Industries, which leverages combined sourcing, marketing, and product development resources. Both Zenith and Woods displayed the Phonex and drug, and home office/small office channels.

Along with products in the Easy Phone Accessories line, Phonex is also the manufacturer of the original Wireless Phone Jack technology, wireless modem jacks, wireless Web jacks, wireless speakers, and international 220 volt wireless phone jacks, using its patented wireless technology.

Editors seeking more information on Phonex Corporation and its products should contact Suzanne Kimball, Press Relations for Phonex, voice/FAX: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. All other inquiries should be directed to Randy Mansfield, Vice President of Sales, Phonex Corporation, 6952 High Tech Drive, Midvale, Utah 84047, www.phonex.com, 801/566-0100, FAX: [phone].

Founded in 1988, Phonex Corporation, based in Midvale, Utah, is a privately held company recognized as the world market share leader of wireless phone jack technology, and the only manufacturer of the proprietary technology within the U.S. which enables telephone and telephone devices to communicate reliably using standard electrical wiring. The technology is strongly protected by multiple patents. The company manufactures a broad base of telephone accessories, communication equipment, and Internet access products, and its products through independent manufacturer's representatives in the U.S. and through distributors in sixty countries worldwide. Domestically, products are available through catalogs, specialty stores, home centers, department stores, mass merchants, and office supply houses.

Founded in 1918, Zenith Electronics Corporation, based in Glenview, Ill. is a leading developer and marketer of electronic entertainment products for consumer and professional markets. Zenith is a pioneer in the development of digital TV technologies, including high definition television. The company's aggressive accessories product strategy will result in the delivery of more than 400 products to the retail market beginning in the first quarter of 1999.