MIDDLEBURY, CT, June 12, 2000-GlobeCast®, the world's largest business broadcast and Internet driven convergent services provider, selected the GDC APEX® packet switch to construct its new worldwide broadband network for video and IP services, General DataComm Industries, Inc. [NYSE: GDC] announced today.

GlobeCast, the global Broadcasting Services arm of France Telecom, leases professional video interconnections on a permanent or bill-per-usage basis. GlobeCast provides users with end-to-end transmission and production of terrestrial and satellite broadcasting for television, radio and multimedia communications.

GlobeCast's network currently reaches more than 90 million households in 43 countries, offering 24-hour-a-day bookings on 60 satellites in 15 systems and was the Official Telecommunications Provider for the 1998 World Cup Soccer tournament.

Each GlobeCast office around the world offers a one-stop, start-to-finish, tailor-made service to meet national and international customer needs for audiovisual and Internet broadcasting.

"GDC's solution enables GlobeCast to provide customers with uncompromisingly cost-effective bandwidth and seamless satellite interconnection," said Xavier Perret, senior vice-president Business Development for GlobeCast Corporate. "The traffic management capabilities inherent in the GDC APEX product family ensure that GlobeCast's broadcast video and IP services are effectively and equitably transported, while GDC's automatic protection-switching feature provides guaranteed recovery of transmission links."

GDC APEX is the world's most advanced multiservice wide-area packet switch. It offers highly effective Quality of Service [QoS] assurance within a unique, efficient bandwidth management architecture.

Key features of the GDC APEX family include:

• Concurrent support for multiple services including voice, data and video;
• Cost-effective, leading edge AAL2 Voice over ATM;
• Integral multimedia interfaces including MPEG-2 video capabilities;
• Frame Relay switching and HDLC/SDLC transport over ATM;
• Circuit emulation to protect existing investment; and
• Native LAN interconnection and concentration.

ProSphere®, a standards-compliant, open-architecture network management system, will manage the GDC network. ProSphere consists of a series of element and network-level tools, which allow for topology and fault management, service provisioning and route table management.

About GlobeCast

In 1997, France Telecom (NYSE : FTE) brought all of its diverse broadcast services together under one roof to create GlobeCast® [www.globecast.com]. GlobeCast quickly became the world's largest provider of end-to-end transmission and production services for video, audio, multimedia and business TV. With offices and teleports all around the world, GlobeCast's industry-leading, comprehensive offering includes 24-hour-a-day bookings on 60 satellites in 15 systems, satellite news gathering from anywhere on the planet, and state-of-the-art production and post-production facilities. Whatever your broadcasting challenge, wherever you need to be, GlobeCast can take you there.

About General DataComm

GDC [www.gdc.com] is a leader in the design, development and manufacture of multiservice communications systems for service providers, private networks and enterprise businesses. GDC broadband, multiservice packet voice and data products are used extensively within the world's largest, public next-generation networks. GDC's multimedia products deliver the highest-quality, most bandwidth-efficient and easiest-to-use packetized interactive MPEG-2 video on the market today. A broad range of advanced network access products provide DSL/Universal Access System solutions; frame relay probes, integrated analog, DDS, wideband and broadband network access products; all managed under a distributed, open SNMP network management framework. GDC is headquartered in Middlebury, CT, USA, and has an extensive network of subsidiaries and partners located throughout North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific Rim.

All GDC products mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of General DataComm, Inc., a wholly-owned operating subsidiary of General DataComm Industries, Inc.

Contacts:

Laure Ragueneau, GlobeCast Brand Communication
+33-1-55-95-26-04

Frank Giannone, Director Marketing Services
General DataComm, Inc
6 Rubber Avenue
Naugatuck, CT 06770
Phone: 203-729-0271