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PLANETLINK COMMUNICATIONS INC., (OTCBB: PLKC)
January 16, 2003.
 
PLANETLINK COMMUNICATIONS INC., (OTCBB: PLKC)

Dear Reader,

The media has focused tremendous attention on some very high profile child abductions in the past year.  As is often the case, tragedy spurs creativity and creativity leads to innovation.  Today's featured company, PlanetLink Communications, is leading the pack in developing innovative technology and products that will help us keep track of the people we care about (children, teenagers, elderly) using a satellite technology called Global Positioning System (GPS), created by the U.S. military over 20 years ago for nautical and aerospace navigation applications. 

GPS tracking and mapping technology can now be found on many high-end vehicles and is commonly used in the transportation industry for tracking deliveries and fleet vehicles.  PlanetLink is developing a suite of GPS-based products designed to provide a satellite link to our family and loved ones.  These products will augment an already robust product offering sold through PlanetLink retail stores.  We think you'll agree -- PlanetLink has an exciting and timely story. 


ABOUT PLANETLINK (OTCBB: PLKC)

PlanetLink Communications is a leading retailer of satellite-enabled technology products.  Its consumer product mix includes satellite television services (such as DISH Network) and satellite-based, high-speed Internet access through its partner Starband.

In July of 2000, PlanetLink engaged the services of Eagle Research, a division of Cox Enterprises, to provide market research on the emerging satellite technology industry. The market research identified Global Positioning System (GPS) technology as an emerging consumer category.  As a result PlanetLink expanded its business strategy to focus on new products using GPS and satellite-enabled technology.

The cornerstone of the new business strategy is the development of proprietary products based on Global Positioning System technology including personal tracking devices, child safety devices and other satellite-enabled security systems.

PlanetLink is now expanding its retail operations through a franchising model and in 2003 expects to launch stores in major retail shopping malls in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina.  PlanetLink plans to expand nationwide becoming the first national, independent retail chain in the satellite-enabled products niche.  Plans are underway to develop a nationwide network of installation and customer support centers to back its retail operations. 

PlanetLink's new stores offer its full suite of communications products and services.

The retail stores showcase satellite entertainment systems and satellite high speed Internet access.  The Company expects to launch its first GPS tracking products in the next few months under the brand name PlaneTrak. 

The PlaneTrak products include:

    • KIDANGEL: Personal tracking system that will help locate a missing child within minutes. You get peace of mind when KIDANGEL is on guard.
    • PARENTRAK: Designed to keep us in touch with frail and aging parents who have Alzheimer Disease. Never lose a loved one again because of mental dementia.
    • AUTOTRAK: If you want to know how fast your teenager is driving the car on what highway and at what time AUTOTRAK will keep you in the know, daily, weekly or whenever you need to know. Want to contest that speeding ticket? Hire AUTOTRAK. It can also be used by small businesses to track company vehicles.
    • GUARDIAN: For the business executive on the go, especially internationally, the GUARDIAN gives you peace of mind anywhere in the world.
    • PROTECTOR: Unique, location safety device, designed to deliver panic signal and identify location when danger is near, with 2-way audio track to listen to the level of danger. 


    These proprietary products should be in high demand and should contribute to substantial revenue increases for PlanetLink.  PlanetLink also plans to establish a commercial sales division that will coincide with EchoStar's release of several new products that will enhance the installation and delivery of satellite television to commercial customers, such as hotel chains, condominium associations, small businesses, and private business establishments.


THE GPS MARKET

GPS technology from PLANETLINK COMMUNICATIONS 
gives you the power to search...

The primary focus at PlanetLink is its Global Positioning System (GPS) products. It is a complex technology. Navigating and positioning are crucial to so many activities and yet the process has always been quite cumbersome. Over the years, all kinds of technologies have tried to simplify the task, but every one has had some disadvantage. Finally, the U.S. Department of Defense decided that the military had to have an extremely precise form of worldwide positioning. And fortunately they had the kind of money ($12 billion) it took to build something really effective. The result is the Global Positioning System, a system that has changed communications and navigation forever.

Perhaps the most important use of GPS by PlanetLink is tracking people. What mother or father wouldn't want the ability to locate their child by simply logging onto the Internet and identifying the child's location using GPS.
 
RECENT NEWS FROM PLANETLINK

SOURCE: PlanetLink Communications
Press Release

PlanetLink Communications Announces Increase in Revenues 
Updates Guidance on Revenue Growth 

ATLANTA, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PlanetLink  Communications (OTC Bulletin Board: PLKC) announced today that for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2002, its revenues increased by 102% to $850,000, compared to  revenues of $419,000 for the comparable period last year. The increase in revenue was primarily attributable to accelerated sales of EchoStar DISH Network satellite TV systems at PlanetLink's retail locations. 

"Sales of Satellite TV systems have remained strong in our stores in 2002, despite many contrary economic indicators," said M. Dewey Bain, president of PlanetLink Communications. "We are looking for continued revenue growth in 2003 from the opening of five new PlanetLink stores in rapidly growing Southeastern markets. In addition, we look for additional sales growth after the launch of our retail store franchise program on a national basis in 2003." 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2002, the company reported a net loss of $672,000, or ($0.15) per share, compared to a net loss of $248,000, or ($0.07) per share for the comparable period last year.  The increase in net loss was primarily due to the increase in operating expenses related to the company's expansion plan. 

To read the entire release and disclaimer, Click Here
 
PLANETLINK PRODUCTS AND PARTNERS

DISH Network® offers several options to get the digital programming you need. The Digital Home Plan offers up to 4 receivers to customers with more than 3 TV's in the home with minimal activation fees. 

Satellite Television offers the best form of digital  entertainment for the consumer. Unlike cable, satellite offers direct delivery of programming to your home without interference from your neighbors or anyone else. In most cases, when the cable system goes out in the neighborhood, it also goes out in your home and sometimes for hours. Satellite Television offers reliable digital entertainment 99% of the time.

PIONEERING a new category. StarBand is America's first  consumer two-way, always-on, high-speed satellite service. Virtually EVERYWHERE. With no special phone lines or cable modems required, StarBand service is the logical solution for millions of people across the continental United States, Alaska and Hawaii who have been unable to get broadband Internet service. FREEDOM from phone and cable line limitations. StarBand means High Speed Internet without the constraints and congestion of land-based cable or telephone networks. The FUTURE of communications, today. It's the next Internet experience and it's available now. If you can see the southern sky, you can get StarBand. 

Wider than narrowband 
Bigger than broadband
It's StarBand

Starband Small Office is here. 

Starband is the world's first 2-way Internet, available to 99% of the U.S. households. StarBand Small Office service is uniquely designed for Commercial/Small Office usage. Fast file downloads and streaming audio/video while avoiding dial-up delays and disconnects. StarBand Small Office offers High Speed Internet access at an affordable cost. 

One Antenna, Two-Way:  AND for sending information— no telephone connection is needed. Plus, the StarBand antenna can accommodate both the Internet and  EchoStar's DISH Network® satellite TV programming. StarBand service can bring the Internet and hundreds of channels of television into your home, all through one dish antenna.

For the small business with 3 to 10 users, StarBand offers the best solution for high speed internet needs, with fast installation and quick access to the internet. StarBand goes where broadband cannot.

   With DISHPVR 501 you can zap commercials, fast forward, rewind, record up to 50 hours of programming and with the new PlaneTrak DISHPVR 721, the newest satellite TV receiver with Personal Video Recording features from DISH Network, the two tuners allow you to create Picture-in Picture on any TV and record two live programs at the same time. The expanded hard drive lets you record up to 90 hours without a video tape, pause live programming and create instant replay. High-speed Internet - 10 times faster than 56k featuring Starband Small Office. 

DISH Network offers over 500 digital entertainment programming and the most international programming of any company. With features like 32 Movie Channels and more than 500 pay per view movies a month. PlanetLink currently operates its DISH Network business in 38 states. 
 
SELECTED FINANCIALS

Shares Outstanding: 9.2 million
Market Cap: 10.18 million
52 Week High 08/22/02 $3.50
52 Week Low 11/01/02 $0.51
Recent Price:  01/16/03 $.75

To view all the SEC filings for PlanetLink, Click Here
 
MANAGEMENT

Kayode A. Aladesuyi
     Chairman/CEO 
Mr. Aladesuyi is the founder of PlanetLink. Prior to founding PlanetLink, Mr. Aladesuyi formed Vision Records Atlanta, a pioneering music production company. Mr. Aladesuyi also produced programming for UPN and the WB networks when he founded Loud Entertainment Group. In 1994 Mr Aladesuyi was the principle of Associated Management and Financial Services, a tax and financial planning firm. Mr. Aladesuyi graduated from Alabama Sate University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985. 

M. Dewey Bain
    President
Prior to PlanetLink, Mr. Bain was the principal partner of Independent Trust Administrators. Mr. Bain was a trial attorney for the Texas Department Of Public Welfare and the City of San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Bain also served in the Judge Advocate General's Corp (J.A.G.) of the United States Army Reserves for ten years. Mr. Bain graduated from David Lipscomb College in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Texas in 1975. 
 
CONTACT

M. Dewey Bain, President 
PlanetLink Communications Inc.
404-781-0777
5040 Roswell Road, Suite 250, Atlanta, GA 30342 

Greg Powell, Sr. VP - General Manager, CTA Public Relations, Inc.,
Bevo Beaven, Vice President, CTA Public Relations, Inc., 
303-665-4200

For more information please visit: http://www.plcweb.net




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