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NEWS
    
    from
    
    H. L. LANZET, INC.12 Hull Street
Oceanside, NY 11572
(212) 888-4570  (516) 763-1668
Fax: (212) 888-4569  (516) 763-1626








FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
    
    Greg Walling
President & CEO
Cabletel Communications
(905) 475-1030
    
    Herbert/DeeDee Lanzet
H.L. Lanzet, Inc.
(212) 888-4570


CABLETEL TO SELL DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS TO POWER & TELEPHONE SUPPLY COMPANY OF CANADA

MARKHAM, Ontario, February 27, 2004  Cabletel Communications Corp. (AMEX: TTV;
TSE: TTV), the leading distributor of broadband equipment to the Canadian
television and telecommunications industries, announced that it has agreed upon
terms for the sale of the assets of its distribution business to Power &
Telephone Supply Company of Canada, a subsidiary of privately-owned Power &
Telephone Supply Company, an independent worldwide distributor of material for
the telecommunications and cable TV industries, headquartered in Memphis,
Tenn. The sale, which will include the current inventory of the distribution
business and the Cabletel name, is subject to a number of customary conditions,
including completion of due diligence, the execution of definitive
documentation and court approval in Ontario. Although no assurance can be
given that the transaction will be consummated, the parties are seeking to
complete the transaction on or before March 12, 2004. The purchase price was
not disclosed.

Greg Walling, President and CEO of Cabletel, stated that We believe that the
proposed sale of Cabletels distribution business to Power & Telephone Supply
Company of Canada will help to ensure the continued quality and service
Cabletels customers and vendors have come to expect. We shall continue to
evaluate the strategic alternatives with respect to Stirling, the Companys
manufacturing business, with a view toward enhancing benefits for our
stakeholders.

Cabletel Communications offers a wide variety of products to the Canadian
television and telecommunications industries required to construct, build,
maintain and upgrade systems. The Companys engineering division offers
technical advice and integration support to customers. Stirling Connectors,
Cabletels manufacturing division supplies national and international clients
with proprietary products for deployment in cable, DBS and other wireless
distribution systems. More information about Cabletel can be found at
www.cabletelgroup.com.





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This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Actual results may
differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a
result of risks and uncertainties impacting the Companys business including
its current liquidity crisis, weakness in the Companys market, more
restrictive payment terms from suppliers, requirements imposed by the Companys
creditors, increased competition; the ability of the Company to expand its
operations through either acquisitions or internal growth, to attract and
retain qualified professionals, and to expand commercial relationships;
technological obsolescence; general economic conditions; and other risks
detailed time to time in the Companys filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.