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January 26, 2005

TelePlus Enterprises...(TLPE)

Press Release: TelePlus to Acquire Telizon in Deal to Double the Size of TelePlus by Adding US$12M in Revenue and US$1.6M in EBITDA per Year

Acquisition will immediately increase revenues by $12 million, will increase commercial and residential lines by 18,000 to 21,300, allows TLPE to leapfrog ahead in its business plan by eighteen months.

TLPE, which owns and operates 39 TelePlus-branded stores in major shopping malls selling a variety of wireless and portable communication devices, is pleased to announce today that it has signed a Definitive Agreement (SPA) for the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Telizon Inc., a reseller of landline and long distance services as well as an Internet service provider.

Following the closing of the transaction, Telizon will be rolled into TelePlus Connect Corp. ("TelePlus Connect") thereby bringing TelePlus Connect's annual revenues to $14.5M and EBITDA to $1.9M.

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Approximate Shares Outstanding: 67M

Market Cap: $23.5M

Recent Price: $0.35

Website: http://www.teleplus.ca

Overview

TelePlus Enterprises, Inc. is emerging as a new market leader in the rapidly growing wireless and portable communications industry in North America. From its small-chain roots in Canada, the company is now planning a network of 500 unique wireless retail locations and distributors by 2008.

The recent emergence of TelePlus as a potentially dominant player within the North American wireless communications sector is best characterized by a series of milestone initiatives over the past 12 months that have set the stage for accelerated North American expansion and record revenues through the current fiscal year and beyond.

TLPE Investor Highlights

TelePlus is enjoying exceptional revenue growth: 240% annually over the past three years.
TelePlus has embarked on an accelerated growth path organically and through acquisitions expected to yield significant shareholder value. Such growth will come through the development of Company operated wireless stores and the implementation of the Company??™s Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) and landline telephony service.
TelePlus announced that it is acquiring Telizon, Inc., a reseller of landline and long distance services as well as an internet service provider. This acquisition will essentially double the size of TelePlus and after being rolled in to TelePlus Connect Corp., will result in bringing TelePlus Connect's revenues to $14.5M and EBITDA to $1.9M. The acquisition of Telizon, once completed, would leapfrog the Company's business plan by 18 months increasing TelePlus' revenue run rate to $30M and yield yearly EBITDA earnings well in excess of 1.0 Million.'
Projections call for TelePlus Connect, the newly formed subsidiary following the transaction of Keda Consulting Corp., and Freedom Phone Lines, to pick up $60 million in revenues and $16.1 million in EBITDA over the next 60 months. Over the next 48 months, the company anticipates over $41 million in revenues, and $10.8 million in EBITDA. These numbers do not include any revenues the company is already producing from other divisions.
TelePlus??™ seasoned and experienced management team is familiar with all aspects of the rapidly growing and changing cellular communications business.
The wireless market is the fastest growing consumer segment in history.
The prepaid US market is expected to reach US $32.1 billion by 2008 and the prepaid wireless sales are expected to represent the lion share of this market.
TelePlus is well positioned to capture the growth of the US prepaid wireless market with its MVNO program.

Profile

Rapid Revenue Growth ??“ Strong Future

TelePlus is a leading and respected wireless retail chain that today owns and operates more than 40 successful wireless retail outlets. Revenues have grown at a rate of approximately 240% annually, up from US $1.4 million in 2000 to an estimated US$13.0 million in 2004, representing over 10 consecutive quarters of record growth. But that??™s just the start of the TelePlus story. The Company has also embarked on a smart and ambitious growth plan that has aligned this successful chain store
operation with some of the biggest names in retail.

Recent News and Press Releases

TelePlus to Acquire Telizon in Deal to Double the Size of TelePlus by Adding US$12M in Revenue and US$1.6M in EBITDA per Year

TELEPLUS ENTERPRISES INC Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Accountant

TelePlus Reports Preliminary Q4 Revenues Up 52% to $4.2M USD; Annual Revenues Up 62% to $12.4M USD

TelePlus to Access up to 700 Points of Distribution Through Nation Wide Distribution Agreement With Mr. Prepaid; More Beneficial Than Acquisition

TelePlus Reports a 45% Increase in Annual Wireless Sales

TelePlus' Acquisition to Pick Up $60M in Revenue and $16.1M in EBITDA Over the Next 60 Months

TelePlus Acquires Keda Consulting Corp. and Freedom Phone Lines in Deal Planned to Add Over $20 Million in Sales and $6 Million in EBITDA Within 48 Months

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