Exhibit 99.1
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE             Contact:  Paul H. Riss, CEO
                                            phriss@elec-corp.com
                                            914-682-0214


                         eLEC Announces Sale of Building


New Rochelle,  NY...October 9, 2003--- eLEC Communications Corp. (OTCBB:ELEC), a
provider of local and long distance  telephone  service,  today announced it has
completed the sale of its corporate  headquarters  building  located at 543 Main
Street, New Rochelle, New York. The company has moved its corporate headquarters
to 75 South Broadway in White Plains, New York.

eLEC's  CEO,  Paul  Riss,  stated,  "We have  enjoyed  the time we worked in New
Rochelle,  and we anticipate that the city will benefit from the new residential
structure  that will be built on the property.  The additional  working  capital
that  we  received  from  the  sale  of the  building  has  important  financial
implications for our company. We will be able to use approximately $1 million of
the sale proceeds to pay down liabilities and to increase  marketing efforts for
acquiring  new  customers.  We also paid off a $1.1 million  mortgage  loan that
carried an interest  rate of 11%. In addition,  by relocating to a new facility,
we have lowered our monthly occupancy costs by more than 50%. We look forward to
operating in beautiful downtown White Plains."

eLEC Communications  Corp. is a competitive local exchange carrier ("CLEC") that
offers  small  businesses  and  residential   customers  an  integrated  set  of
telecommunications  products  and  services,  including  local  exchange,  local
access, domestic and international long distance telephone,  and a full suite of
features including items such as three-way calling, call waiting and voice mail.
eLEC currently serves  businesses and residents  throughout New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania.

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This  release  contains  forward-looking   statements  that  involve  risks  and
uncertainties.  eLEC's  actual  results may differ  materially  from the results
discussed  in the  forward-looking  statements.  Factors that might cause such a
difference include, among others, certain risks and uncertainties over which the
company  may  have  no  control.  For  further  discussion  of  such  risks  and
uncertainties,  which could cause actual results to differ from those  contained
in the  forward-looking  statements,  see the  discussions  contained  in eLEC's
Annual  Report on Form  10-KSB  for the year  ended  November  30,  2002 and its
Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarters ended February 28, 2003 and May
31, 2003 and any subsequent SEC filings.

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