Manufactured by Axesstel and brought to market by Personal
Communications Devices, Sprint Phone Connect is a fixed wireless voice
terminal that offers unlimited local and long-distance calling while on
the Sprint Network for one low price and allows the user to consolidate
phone services into one bill

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Aug. 17, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sprint(R) Phone
Connect is a fixed wireless voice terminal that provides high-quality
home and office phone service using the Sprint Wireless Network instead
of a landline or broadband connection. It is available for free at
Sprint Stores, online at www.sprint.com, Telesales at 1-800-SPRINT1,
Sprint Business Sales and select third-party dealers with a two-year
service agreement on the $19.99 per month (plus taxes and surcharges)
Sprint Phone Connect Plan.

Brought to market by Personal Communications Devices LLC (PCD) and
manufactured by Axesstel, Inc. (OTCBB:AXST), Sprint Phone Connect
offers unlimited domestic calling while on the Sprint Network. Earlier
this year, Sprint (NYSE:S) selected PCD as its On-Boarding vendor. In
this capacity, PCD manages Sprint's Tier II and III vendor
relationships and assists Sprint in developing new products. The
relationship between PCD and Axesstel helped Sprint bring this unique
product to the market for its customers.

"PCD partnered with Axesstel to bring Sprint Phone Connect to market,"
said Philip Christopher, CEO of PCD. "With more than 25 years of
experience working with manufacturers and service providers on device
certification, quality control, factory audits, field testing, managing
timelines and more, PCD's guidance ensured a rapid and efficient
go-to-market process."

The sleek plug-and-play device lets the user plug their current office
or home landline phone into the Sprint Phone Connect terminal and
activate it with an easy, over-the-air process. It is compatible with
most conventional corded and cordless phones. If your cordless phone
supports more than one handset, plugging the main base into the Sprint
Phone Connect will activate all the handsets (digital phones for use
with PBX systems may not be compatible).

It also allows business and consumer users to replace their landline
service and maintain the features they are accustomed to from a
landline phone provider. The Sprint Phone Connect plan offers unlimited
local and long-distance calling while on the Sprint network for one low
price and allows the user to consolidate phone services into one bill.
Users have the option of maintaining their existing home or office
phone number or activating a new one (more information on porting,
including eligibility, can be found at www.sprint.com/bringyournumber).

Key Features:


  --  Dual Band (800/1900 MHz CDMA)
  --  Caller ID, Call Holding, Three-Way Calling
  --  Two RJ-11 ports to support multiple devices
  --  Voicemail notification
  --  AGPS/E911 Service




"We are pleased to work with our partner PCD on this initiative," said
Clark Hickock, chief executive officer for Axesstel. "Through PCD's
long-standing relationships with major carriers in North America and
its foresight into the needs of the marketplace, we are now providing
Sprint with the product needed to execute on its 'cut the cord'
strategy."

About PCD

PCD (www.PCDphones.com) is committed to bringing you the wireless world
through innovative wireless devices and rich service offerings. PCD
serves as a global gateway for technology partners, providing
high-quality, reliable and versatile wireless communications devices
including handsets, smartphones, messaging devices and wireless
broadband modems to carriers throughout North and South America. PCD
conducts product planning and development on CDMA, GSM/GPRS and HSDPA
platforms, and provides technical testing quality control as well as
marketing and warranty support for its carrier and technology partners,
differentiating it from other wireless industry suppliers. PCD is based
in Hauppauge, N.Y., and maintains operations and support facilities in
Brea, Calif., and Toronto, Ontario, Canada. www.pcdphones.com

About Axesstel, Inc.

Axesstel (OTCBB:AXST) is a leading provider of fixed wireless voice and
broadband access solutions for the worldwide telecommunications market.
Axesstel's best-in-class product portfolio includes wireline
replacement desktop phones and terminals, broadband modems, 3G and 4G
VoIP and data gateways, machine-to-machine alarm systems, voice/data
terminals, and public call office phones for high-speed data and voice
calling services. The company has supplied millions of fixed wireless
phones, modems and gateways to leading telecommunications operators and
distributors in more than 50 countries worldwide. Axesstel is
headquartered in San Diego, Calif. For more information on Axesstel,
visit www.axesstel.com.

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CONTACT: MEDIA CONTACT:
         Charlotte Runco
         Richards Partners for PCD
         214.891.3591 (o)
         352.494.2934 (c)
         Charlotte_Runco@richards.com
         
         AXESSTEL CONTACT:
         PR and Marketing
         David Berman
         858.625.2100 x310
         dberman@axesstel.com
         
         AXESSTEL IR CONTACT:
         Cathy Mattison
         Lippert / Heilshorn & Associates
         415.433.3777
         cmattison@lhai.com