Total Telcom Announces ROM Initiative

    
EDMONTON, Sept. 30 /CNW/ - TOTAL TELCOM INC. (TSX Venture: TTZ) announced
today that its wholly owned subsidiary, ROM Communications Inc. (ROM) has been
engaged by a major utility company to develop and manufacture a remote
wireless fault trip indicator for it's urban power distribution network. ROM
has successfully completed the development, prototyping and in-house testing
of the proprietary device and has received an initial order to supply and
install 50 units for an extensive field evaluation. The Company further
reports that while it has waived developmental fees in lieu of retaining all
rights associated with the marketing and sale of this technology to other
utilities, the initial order of 50 evaluation units is valued at $100,000.00.
The Utility Company has identified the potential need for as many as two
thousand of these devices within its local network.
ROM President Neil J. Magrath, was quoted as saying, "this pilot project
showcases our new digital hardware platform, incorporating the latest
advancements in power management, data acquisition and connectivity. We are
extremely pleased with the initial results and remain very optimistic for a
successful field evaluation."

ROM Communications provides "Web to Wireless" products and services
across North America for remote control, monitoring and asset management. ROM
is an authorized airtime reseller and hardware developer for satellite,
control channel and wireless IP Networks. The Corporation derives revenues
from the sale of proprietary and third party hardware and residual income from
ongoing monthly access fees.

Total Telcom owns, operates and manages state of the art long haul IP
Broadband Fiber Optic Networks, currently providing Bandwidth, Lit and Dark
Fiber-Optic Services to communities in Alberta and British Columbia.

Trading symbol:  TTZ: TSX Venture
Website: www.totaltelcom.com

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