PSN FIRST IN SPACE WITH SATELLITE E-COMMERCE

Manassas, VA. 6 January 1999 -- Personal Satellite Network, (PSN), a provider of global two-way messaging services, today announced they have achieved a first in satellite communications by sending and receiving a credit card verification utilizing the ORBCOMM satellite system. This demonstrates that E-Commerce is possible from anywhere in the world using inexpensive satellite data communications.

Our satellite based E-Commence solution extends the cash-less culture to all points of the world. Processing credit card transactions from anywhere in the world is now possible with the PSN E-Commerce solution. Our satellite-based system utilizes encryption technology to ensure transactions are secure from the point of sale unit to the processor.

Our solution is especially practical for anyone operating a mobile business. Ordering and installing a telephone line for a business is expensive and time consuming and for mobile businesses it is impossible. Mobil merchants must either take the risk by accepting an un-verified credit card, or lose the sale, a very difficult choice.

The world of mobile satellite communications is a reality and PSN is in the forefront of this developing market. Just a few years ago, cellular telephones were seen as rich-men's toys, but today, over 50 million cellular telephone subscribers have made the mobile telephone a necessity of everyday life. We believe satellite telephone and data service will follow the same path.

PSN is also well known for the development of a unique, satellite-based TTY service and other advanced messaging services. Until today, persons with speech and hearing impairments have been limited in the mobile communication options available to them. Today, PSN satellite-based TTY provides people with speech and hearing impairments two-way messaging from anywhere in the world.

"Traditional satellite based service is far too expensive to offer as a common business service," said Don Rickerson, President and Founder of PSN. "But with the price structure that ORBCOMM satellite service offers, any business will be able to process low cost transactions from anywhere."

"Satellite-based E-Commerce adds a new dimension to what we traditionally think of as business locations," says Ken Boekhaus, Vice President, Sales and Marketing GO Software, Inc, "now there is no such thing as "too far a way" or "no communications available." GO Software, Inc., are the developers of IP-Charge TM, the IP based Internet software that allows secure transactions over the Internet utilizing the Electronic Clearing House, Inc. (ECHO) processing network.

ORBCOMM is a mobile satellite service offering low-cost, two-way messages and data communications globally through international licensees and value-added resellers like PSN. The first satellites were launched in April 1 995 and today's constellation of 28 satellites give customers the ability to send and receive short but vital messages anywhere on Earth at a very low cost.

ORBCOMM is located in Dullas, VA. For more information on ORBCOMM visit their web site at www.orbcomm.com or call at 1-800-ORBCOMM

Personal Satellite Network, Inc. is located in Manassas, VA, and has its web site at www.skyhelp.net. Don Rickerson can be contacted at don at skyhelp.net or by telephone 1 800 590 2089 and fax at 703 330 9028. Our Canadian operation is headed by Brian McIntosh at brian@skyhelp.net

GO Software Inc. is located in Savannah, GA. For more information call Ken Boekhaus, Vice President, Sales and Marketing (912)-925- 4048 x106 or e-mail at kboekhaus@gosoftinc.com

Electronic Clearing House, Inc. is located in Agoura Hills, CA. For More information contact Jack Wilson, Vice President 800-233- 0406 X 3016 or visit their web site at www.echo-inc.com