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eLEC's VoX Communications Expands its On-Net Network and Launches its VoIP Service in Six Major U.S. Markets Reaching 7.5 million Broadband Subscribers

Consumers in Metro New York, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Denver, Orlando and Southeast Florida Can Now Enjoy Flat-Rate Local and Long-Distance Calling with all the Latest Features and Keep their Local Phone Numbers

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. and CELEBRATION, FL July 14, 2005 – eLEC Communications Corp.’s (OTCBB:ELEC) wholly owned subsidiary VoX Communications, a premier packet communications services company providing residential and business Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone service nationwide, today announced that it has successfully launched in six major metropolitan markets in the U.S., and is now providing local VoIP telephone service to broadband/high-speed Internet customers in the following areas: metro New York, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Denver, Orlando and Southeast Florida- including Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and West Palm Beach. These customers now have access to VoX’s nationwide VoIP network, and can enjoy flat-rate calling with all the latest telephone features without changing their local telephone numbers.

VoX’s CIO Mark Richards commented, “We’re thrilled to begin offering VoIP service on our own network to residential customers in these major markets. It’s a fast-growing service because we offer people choice and real value for their phone service at a low, flat monthly rate. VoIP service is so popular that we are looking to add 20 additional metropolitan areas to our on-net expansion in 2005,” he said.

Consumers in these cities can now enjoy a choice for telephone service with unlimited local and long-distance calling in North America for a flat, monthly rate. Customers can keep their existing telephone numbers or select new ones, and have all the latest calling features including Call Waiting, Call Forwarding, Voicemail, Caller ID, Three-Way Calling, etc. for one low monthly fee.

• $9.95/month - Residential Basic Plan – 2 cents/minute of local and long distance calling throughout the United States and Canada *

• $29.95/month - Residential Unlimited Plan – unlimited calling throughout the United States and Canada anytime, anywhere.*

• Hardware (Voice Access Device) included for free

The Following Services Are Included in the Plans Listed Above:

  • Voicemail
  • Caller ID
  • Call Waiting
  • Call Forwarding
  • Call Return (*69)
  • Call Transfer
  • Call Hold
  • Repeat Dialing/Redial
  • Area Code Selection
  • Click-to-Call
  • Anonymous Call Rejection
  • Do Not Disturb
  • Extension Dialing
  • Speed Dialing
  • International Call Block
  • Great International Rates (i.e. Japan 4 ¢/minute)

eLEC’s CEO Paul Riss added, “We are excited about having a significant addressable market of 7.5 million broadband subscribers in these six major metropolitan areas where we control every component of the VoIP call – from origination to transport, features and termination.”

“We continue to provide VoIP service on a nationwide basis in other markets, where we utilize services of another VoIP carrier for certain components of the call before the call is brought to our platform. We look forward to bringing more key cities on-net, as we prefer the cost savings and control enhancement associated with having customers run their calls entirely on our own network,” he added.

About VoX Communications

Based in Celebration, Fl., VoX Communications is a wholly owned subsidiary of eLEC Communications Corp. Using its advanced, nationwide Voice over IP (VoIP) network, VoX offers wholesale broadband voice, origination and termination services for cable, wireless and wireline operators, and enhanced VoIP telephone service to the small business and residential marketplace. VoX's VoIP service is a feature-rich, low-cost and high-quality alternative to traditional landline phone service. For more information, visit http://www.voxcorp.net/.

About eLEC Communications

eLEC Communications Corp., headquartered in White Plains, NY, is a publicly traded local telecommunications company that is taking advantage of the convergence of the technological and regulatory developments in the Internet and telecommunications markets. eLEC provides an integrated suite of communications services to business and residential customers, including local, long distance, dedicated access, and VoIP. For more information, visit www.elec.net.

This release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. eLEC’s actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, among others, certain risks and uncertainties over which the company may have no control. For further discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see the discussions contained in eLEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended November 30, 2004 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the period ending February 28, 2005, and any subsequent SEC filings.

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