Rapid Link Partners with AFSPA to Offer Affordable Long Distance to Members.

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 1999--

Rapid Link Telecommunications, a worldwide leading provider of international telecommunications services, has partnered with the American Foreign Service Protective Association (AFSPA) to offer affordable long distance service with competitive U.S. domestic and international rates to its 22,000 members located around the world.

After reviewing a variety of companies over a two-year period, AFSPA determined that Rapid Link could offer the best services to accommodate its clients, most of which travel frequently and have a need for quality long distance services at home and abroad.

"Rapid Link was an easy choice because of its superior flat rate pricing, excellent customer service, and no-nonsense billing methods," said Vince Meyer, administrative support officer with AFSPA. "We trust Rapid Link to provide our clients with the type of superior service that they have become accustomed to as members of AFSPA."

As part of the agreement, Rapid Link will help promote the program as well as handle all of the account activation, billing and customer service.

"The AFSPA members will appreciate the mobility Rapid Link offers, particularly since they can take advantage of our services no matter where they're located," said Dawn Stenson, sales manager of affinity partners with Rapid Link. "Our services will add value to their membership as well as generate goodwill among the customer base at AFSPA."

Rapid Link will produce a CommLink calling card design specifically for AFSPA customers, which will feature the organization's insignia. All new AFSPA customers will receive a $5 credit towards their long distance calls when they sign up. For more information, please contact Dawn Stenson at [phone] or email her at [e-mail].

Established in 1929, AFSPA has been devoted to providing insurance and services specifically tailored to the unique needs of Foreign Service personnel. AFSPA is composed of active and retired Foreign Service personnel and their families.

Founded in 1993, Rapid Link provides affordable, high-quality Internet-based communication services and excellent, around-the-clock customer service to individuals and small businesses in the United States, Asia and Europe. Honored as a Top 500 firm from Telecom Businessa magazine in 1999, Rapid Link offers international direct dial services, pre- and post-paid calling cards, toll-free services and carrier services to more than 65,000 customers and 400,000 prepaid card end users worldwide. Rapid Link routes voice, data and fax traffic over switched and IP networks, offers an IP telephony global clearinghouse and serves as an official VoIP carrier for Korea Telecom. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Rapid Link has operations in Atlanta, New York, Mannheim and Frankfurt, Germany, Okinawa, Japan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Prague, Czech Republic. For more information, please call 800.732.5465 or visit the Web site located at www.rapidlink.com.

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