EPICUS, Inc. Introduces Their New Freedom Rings at Home Residential Local and Long Distance Product Line.

LAKE MARY, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2002-- EPICUS, Inc. announced today greater cost savings and value with its new line of bundled residential local and long distance services under their Freedom Rings at Home(TM) brand. The Freedom Rings at Home(TM) line-up includes entry level FreedomSelect(TM) "local only" as well as the flagship product known as FreedomUnlimited(TM) that includes unlimited local, long distance and numerous FreedomFeatures(TM), enhanced call features.

UNE-P local service providers such as Talk America (talk.com) are not only paving the way with alternative local service offerings but they are proving that the UNE-P model is a profitable one," said Mark Richards, Chief Information Officer of EPICUS. "Our new Freedom Rings at Home(TM) offering is not only value priced well below the Regional Bell Operating Companies, but it carries with it predictable profit margins that virtually guarantees profitability. Our FreedomUnlimited(TM) product has mass appeal to the residential user and moves the average monthly revenue per customer to a number that creates better organizational efficiencies for EPICUS. With our streamlined, fully automated sign-up process in place, we anticipate a smooth provisioning process to service the greater new subscriber demand.

The multi-brand Freedom Rings(TM) product introduction will be in a phased approach, initially targeting the residential market with the business sector following later this month," said John Wind III, Vice President of Marketing and Strategy of EPICUS. "Our intent is to capture mass market residential customers that are attracted to our FreedomUnlimited(TM) product and our FreedomFeatures(TM) services. The new products were carefully designed to offer best-of-breed services that customers are demanding but cannot cost justify with the higher prices from their current communications providers. If the initial end user response from the targeted marketing campaign stays on course, we predict a substantial new subscriber sign-up over the next 90-days."

EPICUS, Inc. is an integrated communications provider with voice and data service in the contiguous 48 states, international long distance in 240 countries with local exchange services in 7 southeastern states. EPICUS is a leader in offering UNE-Platform (UNE-P) local services and the first licensed CLEC in Florida. Through interconnection agreements with backbone providers such as BellSouth®, Qwest® and Global Crossing®, EPICUS offers a full suite of voice and data services for residential and small business customers. EPICUS, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Phoenix International Industries, Inc. (OTCBB:PHXU - News).

Please Note: "Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding EPICUS' business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a 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 its Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and any subsequent SEC filings.

Contact:
John Wind III, 407/328-5002 Ext. 201
jwind@epicus.com
http://www.epicus.com