TEK DigiTel Corporation Announces the Engagement of Grant Thornton, LLP

GERMANTOWN, MD - June 8, 2000 TEK DigiTel Corporation, (TEKI: EQS) announced today that it has retained the public accounting firm of Grant Thornton, LLP as its new independent auditors. “We are pleased to have engaged Grant Thornton to audit our December 31, 1999 and 1998 financial statements as well as our quarterly statements to date. These financial statements will be included in a SEC Form 10-SB filing we are working to complete. We anticipate filing the 10-SB later this summer,” said Enghe Chimood, CEO of TEK DigiTel, “Grant Thornton brings to us the depth and breadth of an international public accounting firm experienced in serving public technology companies like TEK DigiTel.”

Effective April 20, 2000, TEK’s common stock began trading on the National Quotation Bureau’s Electronic Quotation Service (EQS) or “Pink Sheets” under the symbol of “TEKI”. TEK DigiTel will remain listed on the EQS until the Form 10-SB has been completed, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the regulatory process completed. At that time TEK DigiTel will be able to reestablish its listing on the National Association of Securities Dealers Over the Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB).

Although no longer listed on the OTC BB, the following market makers have continued to make a market in TEK’s common stock on the Pink Sheets: FRAN, HILL, HRZG, MHMY, NITE, PRGM, SHRP and WDCO. Quotations of TEK’s stock may be obtained from brokers or from various websites such as www.quicken.com, www.cnbc.com, www.dljdirect.com, and www.pcquote.com. TEK’s investor relations department at 1-888-393-4979 (or at 416-323-3888 for callers outside the U.S. and Canada) can also provide quotes from these sources.

About TEK DigiTel Corporation (http://www.tekdigitel.com)

Based in Germantown, Maryland, TEK DigiTel Corporation delivers integrated CPE (Customer Premise Equipment) communications solutions optimized for use in SOHO, small- and medium-sized businesses. Working with Service Providers and OEM partners, the Company is focused on integrating fax- and Voice-over-IP (VoIP) technologies with conventional PBX systems and data routing devices to create a low- cost, easy-to-use Internet communications hub. Founded in 1998, TEK DigiTel is headed by a management team with extensive related experience gained at leading manufacturers and service providers including Motorola, 3Com, IBM, Nortel Networks, Rockwell, Hughes, MCI Worldcom, Bell Atlantic, Bell Canada, BellSouth and GTE.

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With executive offices in New York and Chicago, Grant Thornton is a 75-year-old global accounting and consulting firm that helps the owners and senior management of middle-market, entrepreneurial companies create, enhance, and preserve wealth. It is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International, a worldwide professional services organization with $1.6 billion in revenues and 600 offices in 100 countries.

Through its e*tech practice, Grant Thornton provides professional services to Internet, software and technology-services businesses ranging from start-ups to multibillion dollar companies.

Statements made in this press release that are not historical or current facts are “forward looking statements” made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Federal Securities Laws. Forward looking statements represent management’s best judgement as to what may occur in the future, but are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those presently anticipated or projected. These factors include the possibility of issues arising that may affect the company’s ability of having its listing reinstated, changing economic and competitive conditions, and other risks and uncertainties.