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BestNet Communications Corp. Selects High Road Communications To Build Profile of Bestnetcall.com in Global Internet Telephony Market

    High Road Leads Company's PR Activities in North America, Europe, Asia

    TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- BestNet Communications Corp.
(formerly Wavetech International, Inc.) (OTC Bulletin Board: ITEL), the
leading provider of Internet-enabled international long distance services,
announced today that it has named High Road Communications as its global
public relations agency of record.
    Effective immediately, High Road Communications, a Fleishman-Hillard
company, will handle all public relations activities for the company's
Internet-enabled long distance service, Bestnetcall.com in North America,
Australia, China, the United Kingdom, Brazil and Singapore.  Working closely
with the local Fleishman-Hillard offices, High Road will heighten media,
analyst and market awareness of Bestnetcall.com as the Internet-enabled
international long distance service expands worldwide.
    "We chose High Road for its strong reputation for executing results-driven
PR campaigns and its expertise in the high-tech arena," said Gerald Quinn,
President and CEO, BestNet Communications Corp.  "High Road's superior U.S.
and Canadian media relations capabilities, and its ability to leverage its
relationship with Fleishman-Hillard, will be instrumental in the launch and
expansion of Bestnetcall.com worldwide."
    Bestnetcall.com, a service of BestNet Communications, is the first
commercial quality Internet-based long distance service designed for
businesses.  The service reduces the cost of calling internationally by up to
75 per cent and offers conference calling, real-time call detail and billing
history as well as convenience features at no additional costs.

    About BestNet Communications Corp.
BestNet Communications is a Web-based telephony company, offering advanced
products to businesses and individuals worldwide.  The company provides
customers access to its network, using international, standards-based Internet
and telephony architecture deployed through its points of presence, located in
Canada and the United States.  Bestnetcall.com is the industry's first
Internet-enabled long distance service, which combines global Internet access
and control with the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).  The BestNet
Call System provides toll quality, global access, low rates, real-time billing
and call management features -- all without a requirement for special software
or hardware.  To learn more about Bestnetcall, visit the Web site at
http://www.bestnetcall.com.  For corporate information about BestNet Communications
Corp., visit http://www.bestnetcom.com.

    About High Road Communications
    High Road Communications, a Fleishman-Hillard company, helps technology
companies expand their businesses through results-driven public relations and
marketing communications.  Truly a Web-based firm, High Road offers its North
American clients highly specialized knowledge and expertise through its
fast-growing technology business units, including Enterprise/Wireless, Chips,
Fibre Optics and Broadband, E-commerce and the Consumer, and B2B and eBusiness
software. High Road has offices in Toronto, Ottawa and San Francisco.

    About Fleishman-Hillard
    Fleishman-Hillard is the fifth-largest public relations firm worldwide and
the largest in the United States.  The firm operates throughout North America,
Europe, Asia, Latin America, and South Africa through its 49 offices and a
network of affiliates.


SOURCE BestNet Communications Corp.




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    CONTACT:
    Mia Wedgbury of High Road Communications,
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