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NHC Communications announces $1.8 million order from Second Major US
ILEC ( NYSE, VZ) for its ControlPoint(TM) solutions


MONTREAL, Quebec, Sep 19, 2002 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- 
NHC Communications Inc. (TSE: NHC) today announced that following the
award of a multi-year contract it has received a first purchase order
for several units of its larger model, the ControlPoint(TM) 5400, for
an amount of $1.8 million. The order was received from NHC's second
major US ILEC customer, which is initiating the adoption of NHC's
ControlPoint(TM) automated mainframe solutions in its network. 

"In terms of both this customer and this first purchase, we have
opened the door to an important long term opportunity," said NHC
President and CEO Sylvain Abitbol. "We are confident that this
significant purchase order will be a catalyst for a ramping up of
sales of our ControlPoint(TM) solutions." 

The units will be shipped over the next month and, based on the credit
terms provided, they should be paid during NHC's second quarter of
fiscal 2003 ending January 2003. 

NHC's second major US ILEC is deploying the ControlPoint(TM) 5400
systems to fully automate their main distribution frames (MDFs) in a
number of small unstaffed remote central offices. This deployment of
NHC's automated MDF allows this ILEC to facilitate the deployment,
provisioning, and maintenance of copper-based voice and data lines.
Approximately ten (10) months ago, this second major US ILEC customer
had placed an order to purchase from NHC two units of the CP 5400, for
an amount of approximately CDN $700,000, following the successful
completion of two first office application (FOAs) field trials at two
separate locations. 

The ControlPoint(TM) systems will remotely manage the physical layer
of voice and data cross-connections, such as POTS, T-1, ISDN, and xDSL
thus streamlining its central office operations and increasing the
efficiency of service to its customers. This ILEC expects to continue
to place orders for NHC's ControlPoint(TM) solutions over the term of
the multi-year contract. 

"We have worked very hard to provide this ILEC with the best solution
to meet their requirements for "flow-through" automation," said NHC
President and CEO Sylvain Abitbol. "This significant milestone
confirms that we are taking a leadership position within the automated
mainframe sector of the global telecommunications market. 

NHC COMMUNICATIONS 

NHC (www.nhc.com) is a leading provider of carrier class test access
and deployment solutions for the copper-based telecommunications and
Internet access markets and of innovative remotely controlled physical
layer cross- connect solutions for established and next-generation
voice/data networks. With a unique range of technologies, NHC is at
the heart of today's corporate enterprise service market and the
telecommunications industry. NHC maintains offices in Montreal,
Quebec; Paris, France; and Manassas, Virginia. NHC's ControlPoint(TM)
solution is an integrated Element Management System (EMS) controlling
an automated, true any-to-any copper cross-connect switch capable of
performing the four fundamental functions at the heart of all
operations performed by incumbent local exchange carriers, competitive
local exchange carriers, and multiple-tenant units and
multiple-dwelling units: loop qualification, deployment and
provisioning, fallback switching and service migration of DSL, ISDN,
E1/T1 and POTS. "ControlPoint(TM)" is a trademark of NHC
Communications Inc. 

Statements included here, which are not historical in nature, are
forward- looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
including without limitation, statements as to management's beliefs,
strategies, plans, expectations or opinions in connection with the
Company's performance, which are based on a number of assumptions
concerning future conditions that may ultimately prove to be
inaccurate and may differ materially from actual future events or
results. Readers are referred to the documents filed by NHC with the
pertinent Canadian security exchange commissions, specifically the
most recent Quarterly Reports, Annual Information Form, Annual Report
and Material Change Reports, each as it may be amended from time to
time, which identify important risk factors that could cause actual
results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking
statements, including rapid technological change along with the need
to continually develop new products; the Company's dependence on a
dominant product line; competition; the Company's dependence on key
employees; difficulties in managing the Company's growth; the
Company's dependence upon certain customers and certain suppliers; the
Company's dependence upon proprietary rights; risks of third party
claims of infringement; and government regulation. 

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For further information: Sylvain Abitbol, President and CEO,
NHC Communications Inc., s.abitbol(at)nhc.com, 1-800-861-1965,
Fax: (514) 735-8057; Marvin Garellek, Marketing Director, NHC
Communications
Inc., m.garellek(at)nhc.com, 1-800-861-1965, Fax: (514) 735-8057

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