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Fonix Telecom Provides Much Needed Help to Hurricane Katrina Victims

Posted on: Monday, 12 September 2005, 09:00 CDT

Fonix Telecom, a subsidiary of Fonix Corp. (OTCBB: FNIX) and an integrated telecommunications provider, is working hard to provide important services and actively support those affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Fonix Telecom efforts include:

-- More than 250 Fonix calling cards have been distributed to local relief shelters across the affected areas, giving victims a chance to reach out to relatives and friends to let them know their situation.

-- Fonix Telecom has teamed up with Cobb EMC and Lockheed Georgia Employees' Federal Credit Union (LGEFCU) to donate 500 hours of calling card services. Through its sister company LecStar Telecom, Fonix Telecom donated 1,000 pre-paid calling cards to the LGEFCU Disaster Relief efforts to help fellow credit unions, their employees and their families throughout storm-damaged areas of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.

-- Fonix Telecom has offered to support other VoIP providers in the affected areas where generators have run out of gas.

"Many of us here at Fonix Telecom have friends or relatives in affected areas," said Dale Smith, sr. vice president and general manager, Fonix Telecom. "We are trying to do everything we can to help those victims in need. Providing calling cards and a pre-paid telephone service is just one of the many ways we can give aid."

Smith added, "Fonix Atlanta-based employees have been reaching out to local relief shelters with relief boxes containing water, food, clothing and other much-needed items. Additionally, a number of employees have donated blood. Our efforts in the coming weeks will continue, and we hope that those affected by this tragedy will be able to use the calling cards to keep in contact with their loved ones during this trying time."

About Lockheed Georgia Employees' Federal Credit Union

Lockheed Georgia Employees' Federal Credit Union (LGEFCU) is a full-service, not-for-profit financial institution with more than 83,000 members worldwide and more than $558 million in assets. LGEFCU employs more than 200 individuals throughout Georgia and operates eight retail branch facilities, nine ATM locations and is a member of the shared service center network. LGEFCU is federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration and is currently ranked the sixth largest credit union in the state of Georgia according to the Georgia Credit Union Affiliates (GCUA). LGEFCU operates by the credit union philosophy of "people helping people." For more information, please visit www.lgefcu.org.

About Fonix Telecom

Fonix Telecom Inc. is a facilities-based provider of retail and wholesale VoIP, broadband and BPL communications services. Fonix Telecom is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fonix Corp. and is based in Atlanta. Visit www.fonixtelecom.com for more information, or call 866-486-4733.

About Fonix

Based in Salt Lake City, Fonix Corp. is an innovative communications and technology company that provides integrated telecommunications services and value-added speech technologies through Fonix Telecom Inc. and The Fonix Speech Group. The combination of interactive speech technology and integrated telecommunications services allows Fonix to provide customers with comprehensive cost-effective solutions to enhance and expand their communications needs. Visit www.fonix.com for more information, or call 801-553-6600 and say "Sales."

Statements released by Fonix that are not purely historical are forward looking within the meaning of the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the company's expectations, hopes, intentions and strategies for the future. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties that may affect the company's business prospects and performance. The company's actual results could differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Risk factors include general economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors as discussed in the company's filings with the SEC on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. The company does not undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking statements contained in this release.

Source: Business Wire

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