EXHIBIT 99.1

                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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        TELIGENT  REPORTS SECOND QUARTER  REVENUE OF $4M; RAISES 1999 TARGET FOR
CUSTOMER BUILDINGS TO 6,000

VIENNA, VA., August 11, 1999 - Teligent, an integrated  communications  company,
today reported second quarter revenue of $4 million, as the company continues to
launch local,  long distance and  high-speed  Internet  service in major markets
across the  country.  Revenue for the three  months  ending June 30 is more than
two-and-a-half times the $1.5 million in revenue reported for the first quarter,
and four times the $1 million posted for all of 1998.

Teligent  also  announced  that it has raised its  year-end  target for securing
access  rights  to  customer  buildings  by 20  percent,  from  5,000  to  6,000
buildings.  The  increased  goal reflects the  company's  continuing  success in
demonstrating  the  competitive  advantages of its digital  SmartWave(TM)  local
communications networks to commercial building owners.

During  the second  quarter,  Teligent  continued  the rapid  deployment  of its
SmartWave(TM)  local  networks.  In the three months ending June 30, the company
nearly doubled the number of "on-net" customer  buildings,  raising the total to
1,520;  increased  its  customer  base by more than 80  percent,  to 3,534;  and
expanded the number of  installed  customer  lines by more than 100 percent,  to
37,526.  During the quarter, the company grew to 2,237 employees,  up from 1,866
on March 31.

     "By every  measure,  we had an excellent  second  quarter,"  said  Teligent
Chairman and Chief Executive  Officer Alex J. Mandl. "We dramatically  increased
our revenue,  and we significantly  improved our numbers for `on-net' buildings,
customers and customer lines.

"We also are  making  great  progress  in  securing  access  rights to  customer
buildings," Mandl added. "At the end of the second quarter, we had signed leases
or options for 4,252 customer buildings.  That's up 37 percent from the total at
the end of the first  quarter.  Because  of that  excellent  performance,  we've
raised our target for the number of  buildings  we expect to have under lease or
option by the end of the year to 6,000."

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During the second  quarter,  Teligent  launched  its local,  long  distance  and
high-speed  Internet service in two additional markets - Seattle and Cleveland -
bringing to 28 the total number of markets in service.  Those 28 markets include
the nation's  largest  business  centers and  comprise  more than 460 cities and
towns with a combined  population of more than 83 million.  The company launched
its 29th market,  Phoenix, on July 28. By year-end, the company expects to offer
service in 40 markets with a combined population of more than 100 million.

Reflecting the continued  build-out of its local networks,  Teligent  reported a
net loss of $123 million for the quarter, compared to a loss of $108 million for
the first quarter.  Capital  expenditures  were $35 million.  As of June 30, the
company reported available cash and cash equivalents of $386 million,  including
$200 million received from Teligent's existing bank credit facility.

"Our strong  revenue  performance  during the quarter was fueled by  significant
growth in revenue per customer and revenue per line," said Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer Abraham L. Morris. "As we move forward, we expect to
achieve even better financial and operating results as we continue to reduce the
interval between closing the sale and installing the customer."

In addition to  significantly  increasing its customer base,  "on-net"  customer
buildings  and customer  lines,  Teligent in the second  quarter  recorded an 87
percent  increase in sales.  To support  this effort the company  increased  its
sales force by 30 percent,  to 433, as of June 30, and heightened the efficiency
of its sales  representatives,  said President and Chief Operating Officer Kirby
G. Pickle, Jr.

"We recorded a 30 percent  increase in sales dollars per rep per month,"  Pickle
said. "We anticipate  that figure will continue to improve,  enabling us to meet
our very aggressive sales and revenue targets for 1999."

During  the  second  quarter,  Teligent  also  expanded  its  portfolio  of data
services,   Pickle  said.  In  June,  Teligent  announced  the  introduction  of
SmartWave(TM)  DSL - a new,  lower-cost,  high-speed  data  service that enables
small and mid-sized  businesses  to "step up from dial up" Internet  access to a
robust, "industrial strength," service for as little as $149 a month.

"The  initial   response   clearly  shows  that  our   customers   believe  that
SmartWave(TM)  DSL is a terrific way to jump-start their entry into e-commerce,"
Pickle said.  "The  majority of  SmartWave(TM)  DSL  customers  are ordering the
service at fully  synchronous  speeds of up to 384 kilobits  per second,  giving
their  businesses a  significant  advantage  over  companies  that still rely on
dial-up  Internet  access at 56 kilobits per second.  And when our customers are
ready, SmartWave(TM) DSL can take them all the way up to T-1 speeds."

In the second half of 1999, Teligent will continue to expand its position in the
data market,  Pickle said, by further developing its capabilities as an Internet
services provider,  or ISP. Teligent currently  contracts with an outside vendor
for ISP services.

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"From day one at Teligent, we've known that the communications world was rapidly
shifting from voice to data," Pickle said. "We've positioned Teligent to quickly
develop its own ISP  infrastructure  by deploying ATM switches and advanced data
routers in each of the 19 broadband  switching centers that we've built to date.
These  centers,  which serve all 29 of the markets  that we've  launched so far,
also include Nortel DMS voice switches,  enabling  Teligent to seamlessly handle
both voice and data traffic.

"As a  facilities-based  ISP,  Teligent will be able to deliver both  high-speed
access and premier  services,  including  advanced  web-hosting  and  e-commerce
solutions for our customers.  And we'll be able to do it at the lowest  possible
cost," Pickle added. "More  importantly,  developing our own ISP capability will
enable us to offer our  customers the very latest in  next-generation  services,
including  applications  hosting,   high-quality  IP  telephony  and  e-commerce
support."

Teligent  expects to install a significant  portion of its ISP facilities by the
end of this year,  and begin  rolling out advanced  Internet  applications  over
these facilities next year, Pickle said.

In the second  quarter,  Teligent  continued to speed the  installation of fixed
wireless and wireline  equipment in customer  buildings.  The number of `on-net'
customer  buildings  with  installed   point-to-multipoint   and  point-to-point
installations  increased from 471 to 737, and wireline  installations  increased
from 328 to 783.

As of June 30, Teligent had put in place nearly 70 fixed wireless base stations.
Teligent  also  began   installation   of  next   generation   software  in  its
point-to-multipoint  installations during the quarter, increasing the efficiency
of network management,  shortening  maintenance  intervals and further improving
point-to-multipoint reliability, Pickle said.

Integrating  advanced  point-to-multipoint  and  point-to-point  microwave radio
equipment with traditional broadband wireline technology, Teligent SmartWave(TM)
networks offer customers the advantages of lower costs and greater flexibility.

Teligent  delivers its wireless service by installing small antennas on roofs of
customer buildings. When a customer picks up a telephone,  accesses the Internet
or  activates  a  videoconference,  the signal  travels  over  inside  wiring to
Teligent's indoor electronics cabinet and from there to the rooftop antenna. The
antenna then relays the voice, data or video signals,  which are carried over an
ATM platform, to a Teligent base station antenna.

The  base  station  gathers  signals  from a  cluster  of  surrounding  customer
buildings,  aggregates the signals and then routes them to a Teligent  broadband
switching center.  At the switching center,  Teligent uses ATM switches and data
routers along with Nortel DMS switches to hand off the traffic to other networks
- the public  circuit-switched voice network, the packet-switched  Internet, and
private data networks.



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Based  in  Vienna,  Va.,  Teligent,  Inc.  (NASDAQ:  TGNT)  is  a  full-service,
integrated  communications  company  that is  offering  small  and  medium-sized
business customers local, long distance,  high-speed data and dedicated Internet
services  over its digital  SmartWave(TM)  local  networks in 29 major  markets.
Eventually,  Teligent  will  expand  service  to  74  major  metropolitan  areas
throughout the United  States.  Teligent's  offerings of regulated  services are
subject to tariff approval.

For more information, visit the Teligent website at: www.teligent.com

Teligent and SmartWave are trademarks of Teligent, Inc.

Except for any  historical  information,  the  matters  discussed  in this press
release contain  forward-looking  statements that reflect the company's  current
views regarding future events.  These  forward-looking  statements involve risks
and uncertainties that could affect the company's growth,  operations,  markets,
products and services.  The company cannot be sure that any of its  expectations
will be  realized.  Factors  that  may  cause  actual  results,  performance  or
achievement to differ materially from those  contemplated by its forward looking
statements include, without limitation:  1) The company's pace of entry into new
markets; 2) The time and expense required to build the company's planned network
and ISP infrastructure;  3) The impact of changes in telecommunications laws and
regulations;  4) General economic and competitive  conditions;  5) Technological
developments;  6) Other  factors  discussed  in the  company's  filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.




                             Financial Tables Follow

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<TABLE>

                                 TELIGENT, INC.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
          (dollars in thousands except share and per share information)
                                   (unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Three Months Ended
                                                     June 30,        March 31,       June 30,
                                                       1999            1999          1998 (1)
                                                     -------         -------         -------
<S>                                               <C>             <C>             <C>
Revenues:
   Communications services ..................     $    3,961      $    1,523      $      143

Costs and expenses:
   Cost of services .........................         43,834          34,416          17,903
   Sales, general and administrative ........         49,855          45,379          25,002
   Stock-based and other noncash compensation          7,937           7,864           8,189
   Depreciation and amortization ............         10,087           7,396           2,080
                                                  ----------      ----------      ----------
      Total costs and expenses ..............        111,713          95,055          53,174
                                                  ----------      ----------      ----------

   Loss from operations .....................       (107,752)        (93,532)        (53,031)

Interest and other income ...................          4,193           5,181           9,963
Interest expense ............................        (19,913)        (19,761)        (16,067)
                                                  ----------      ----------      ----------
   Net loss .................................     $ (123,472)     $ (108,112)     $  (59,135)
                                                  ==========      ==========      ==========

Basic and diluted net loss per share ........     $    (2.34)     $    (2.05)     $    (1.12)
                                                  ==========      ==========      ==========

Weighted average common shares outstanding ..     52,828,466      52,674,601      52,591,864
                                                  ==========      ==========      ==========
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SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Three Months Ended
                                                     June 30,         March 31,       June 30,
                                                      1999              1999          1998 (1)
                                                     -------          --------        -------
<S>                                                 <C>             <C>             <C>
EBITDA (2) ..................................       $(89,728)       $(78,272)       $(42,762)
Cash used in operations......................       $(98,369)       $(85,043)       $(33,794)
Capital expenditures ........................       $(34,772)       $(56,703)       $(14,905)

</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Three Months Ended
                                                     June 30,         March 31,       June 30,
                                                      1999              1999          1998 (1)
                                                     -------          --------        -------
<S>                                               <C>             <C>             <C>
Cash and cash equivalents....................      $ 386,088       $ 294,438       $ 586,976
Total assets.................................      $ 799,712       $ 702,718       $ 813,264
Total stockholders' (deficit) equity.........      $(183,426)      $ (69,731)      $ 191,563

</TABLE>

(1) Certain amounts in the prior year financial statements have been
reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation.

(2) EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization)
excludes charges for stock-based and other noncash compensation.