Exhibit 99.1


         American Telecom Launches DECT Cordless Phone with Integrated
                 Answering Machine Accessible from Each Handset
    Multi-handset Design Changes the Way that Households Check Their Messages

Contact:          Bruce Hahn, CEO
                  American Telecom Services, Inc.
                  (404) 261-7466
                  Bruce.Hahn@atsphone.com

Investor Contact: Matt Hayden, President
                  Hayden Communications
                  (858) 704-5065
                  matt@haydenir.com

Media Contact:    Danielle Ross
                  Comunicano
                  (858) 314-2958
                  dross@comunicano.com

City of Industry,  California -July 18,  2006--American  Telecom Services,  Inc.
(ATS) (AMEX:  TES), a provider of both Digital Clear  Internet  Phone (VoIP) and
Pay N' Talk pre-paid long distance  communication services that are bundled with
digital cordless multi-handset phones,  announced today the release of its first
DECT  6.0  Pay N'  Talk  phone  that  includes  an  integrated,  next-generation
answering machine with access from every handset.

This new ATS design allows users to check their messages from any handset in the
expandable  system,  instead of restricting them to checking  messages only from
the base as is common on other,  similar  devices.  The release of the new phone
represents a significant  advancement in maximizing  functionality  and consumer
ease-of-use  within a multi-handset  system,  providing them with a service that
emulates network-driven voice mail, without the monthly service cost.

Priced  at less  than $40 for the  master  base  (Model  RA21804B),  ATS also is
introducing a companion  expansion handset (Model RA21814B) that will retail for
under $20.  The phones will be sold in multiple  retail  package  configurations
ranging from stand-alone  masters and extensions to combination sets of a master
base with up to four additional handsets. Each handset includes the money saving
green button for  accessing the  company's  patent-pending,  Pay N' Talk prepaid
long distance platform.

Pay N' Talk service offers  consumers the opportunity to save on their regional,
domestic and  international  long distance service through seamless access using
the money saving green button.  Using the money saving green  button,  consumers
can activate their Pay N' Talk account, make calls and manage their account. All
domestic calls are 3.9 cents per minute with no additional charges and all taxes
included.     Competitive     international    rates    may    be    found    at
http://atsphone.com/payntalk/rates.html.

The RA218 highlighted features include:

General Features

     -    Message retrieval from handsets
     -    Money Saving Green Button to access prepaid long distance
     -    DECT 6.0
     -    Range Over 900 ft.
     -    Expandable up to 4 Handsets
     -    Handset Page/Locator
     -    Intercom Between Handsets
     -    Last 10-Number Redial
     -    40 Number Speed-Dial Phonebook
     -    20 Number Caller ID Log
     -    Caller ID Call Waiting Ready
     -    Handset Speakerphone
     -    12 Distinctive Ring Tones
     -    Multi-language support
     -    4 line display
     -    Message waiting indicator on base and handsets
     -    Records up to 24 incoming messages
     -    2 Different Outgoing Messages
     -    Selectable answer delay (2-9 rings)
     -    Remote-Control Access

Editors Note:  Product  specifications and images of these products may be found
at:

RA21804B: http://atsphone.com/payntalk/RA218/RA2180BB.html
RA21814B: http://atsphone.com/payntalk/RA218/RA2181BB.html


About American Telecom Services, Inc.

American      Telecom      Services,      Inc.     offers     Internet     phone
(Voice-over-Internet-Protocol) and prepaid long distance communications services
that are bundled with the  Company's  digital,  cordless  multi-handset  phones.
American Telecom sells its  phone/service  bundles through major retailers under
its "American  Telecom",  "ATS",  "Pay N' Talk" and "Digital Clear" brand names.
The Company's  strategic  partners include  SunRocket,  Inc., a provider of VoIP
services, for the Company's Internet phone service offering, and IDT Corporation
for the Company's prepaid long distance service offering.

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