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 22 April 2009

Telco Systems Guides Rural Communities Through Broadband Stimulus Plan

FOXBORO, MA—April 22, 2008—The recently passed economic stimulus package includes $7.2 billion for broadband infrastructure projects to be administered by the NTIA and the Department of Agriculture. Because the timeline for funding broadband stimulus projects has a goal of awarding all $7.2 billion by end of September 2010, applications for broadband infrastructure funding will need to be executed quickly and efficiently.

Of the $7.2 billion, the Department of Agriculture has received $2.4 billion for broadband projects in rural communities, Because the USDA has been administering loans and grants for telecommunications projects since 2001 through the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), the agency is well equipped to start to accepting applications within 60 days.

As a RUS-accepted supplier, Telco Systems, a BATM company (LSE: BVC) and a leading provider of Carrier Ethernet access solutions for the growing demand of consumer interest in broadband Internet access, has been working with a number of rural communities on their installation of FTTH solutions. Telco Systems will use this expertise to help rural communities who are about to begin projects that require a variety of installations and a line of products that meet such requirements.

Products particularly geared to manage the opportunity created by the stimulus plan include:
  • Telco Systems’ T5C Ethernet switches which provide aggregation capabilities up to 10G in a fiber-based network.
  • Telco Systems’ EdgeGate gateways which provide broadband Internet access, Internet phone service (VoIP), IPTV access to rural customers.
  • Telco Systems’ T-Marc family of Ethernet CPE devices for commercial and business customers.


These products enable service providers to offer a single-source complete FTTH and FTTB end-to-end solution for deploying community broadband networks utilizing RUS loans and grants.

“Having a complete line of RUS-approved products is a significant step in easing the design of a total end-to-end solution for RUS funded broadband networks,” stated Irit Gillath, vice president of product line management for Telco Systems. “We believe that the RUS certification of our product lines better equip us to work with underserved rural communities and municipalities to fully capitalize on the grants from the stimulus package.”

USDA Rural Development Telecommunications program offers many programs for financing rural America's telecommunications infrastructure, and is dedicated to increasing economic opportunity and improving the quality of life in rural communities.

Further information on rural programs is available at a local USDA Rural Development office or by visiting USDA's web site at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov.

Or listen to Telephony Online webcast, Deciphering the Broadband Stimulus Package, sponsored by Telco Systems at https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=139320&sessionid=1&key=99968B252B6EA996635B85D272BC9225&sourcepage=register


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About Telco Systems
Based in Foxboro, Massachusetts, Telco Systems is a leader in innovative, multi-service Carrier Ethernet access and demarcation solutions to enable carriers and service providers to deploy highly reliable and manageable Ethernet services to both business and residential subscribers. These solutions support a cost effective evolution to a service-assured all IP/Ethernet network and enable service providers to introduce new services to capture additional revenue by supporting mixed services across a carrier Ethernet network.

Founded in 1972, Telco Systems' focus is to maximize the power of their customers' networks by integrating transport, access and packet technologies onto industry-leading platforms that meet today and tomorrow's network demands.
Telco Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of BATM Advanced Communications (London stock exchange ticker symbol: BVC). For more information, please visit Telco Systems' web site at http://www.telco.com.

About BATM Advanced Communications
BATM Advanced Communications Ltd. (London stock exchange ticker symbol: BVC) designs and produces broadband data and telecommunications solutions. Since its foundation in 1992, BATM has excelled in the design and manufacturing of innovative high-performance communications equipment. Its leading edge technologies comprise fiber optic networking, multi-service transport, access solutions, and integrated IP voice, video and data services.

Headquartered in Kfar Netter, Israel, BATM operates numerous subsidiaries in the United States, France, Germany and APAC. Employing over 400 employees worldwide, BATM maintains a highly integrated research and development program between all its subsidiary companies.

CONTACTS:

Susan Forshner, PAN Communications
978-474-1900, telco@pancomm.com

Raylene Kadrmas, Telco Systems
781-255-5314, rkadrmas@telco.com

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