TSR Wireless Achieves Fastest Subscriber Growth Among Ten Largest Paging Carriers.

FORT LEE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 1998--TSR Wireless LLC ("TSR Wireless" or "TSR") announced today that it has achieved the fastest growth in subscriber base (without acquisition) among the nation's ten largest paging carriers. As reported by the 1998 Paging Leadership Association Industry Performance Report presented by KPMG Peat Marwick, TSR Wireless posted at 37% annual increase in actual subscribers at year end 1997.

In addition to being recognized as America's fastest growing paging company, TSR Wireless is currently the nation's 7th largest paging carrier and is considered America's largest paging retailer with almost 200 retail locations nationwide. The findings of the Industry Performance Report that ranked TSR Wireless ahead of other major paging carriers in relation to annual subscriber growth can be attributed to "The emphasis TSR places on providing high quality, low cost paging services to our consumers," said Mitchell Sacks, president of TSR Wireless.

"We expect this upward climb in subscriber growth to continue, in part due to the acquisition of American Paging, Inc." said Mitchell Sacks, President of TSR Wireless. "Now that we have the capabilities to provide 75% of the U.S. population with paging service, and three extremely strong channels of distribution nationwide (direct, retail and reseller), the overall growth of TSR Wireless should rise tremendously in the years to come."

Participants in the Paging Leadership Association Industry Performance Report were ten of the nation's largest paging carriers, eight of which are publicly held. The ten participants included AirTouch Paging, American Paging, Inc., Ameritech Mobile Communications, Arch Communications, Inc., Celpage, MetroCall, Inc., PageMart Wireless, Inc., Paging Network, Inc., Preferred Network, Inc. & TSR Paging, Inc. The data compiled in the Industry Performance Report was based on self-operating results. -0-

TSR Wireless LLC ("TSR"), founded in 1974, is the largest privately owned paging company and the 7th largest paging carrier in the United States according to RCR Magazine. The Company has grown its subscriber base internally (without acquisition) at a 75% compound annual rate over the last five years and currently has about 2.2 million pagers in service.

Providing a full line of wireless products, TSR offers pagers (beepers), cellular and PCS phones, two-way radios, batteries and accessories to all distribution channels the Company services. TSR primarily operates through resellers, direct accounts, and company owned and operated retail stores. Frequent contact with TSR sales reps and the consultative relationship that is established with all customers makes TSR the carrier of choice and differentiates TSR from the competition.

With about 200 retail locations nationwide under the TSR Wireless name, TSR is considered America's largest paging retailer. The goal at TSR Wireless is to become a one-stop wireless communication shop for consumers.

CONTACT: TSR Wireless LLC

Erik Volfing, VP - Finance

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