Exhibit 99.1

DALLAS, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall

     DTVN Holdings, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: DTVN), a nationwide provider of
packet-switched information services through its wholly owned subsidiary
DataVoN, Inc., today announced that DTVN, DataVoN, and two other affiliated
companies filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions in Dallas, Texas.

     Mr. Birdwell, the CEO of the Company, said, "DTVN and DataVoN have been
operating in a very difficult environment for the past eighteen months and have
managed to turn the corner from an operational perspective. Preliminary
unaudited results indicate that in August 2002 the consolidated enterprise was
profitable. However, prior to August the Company operated at a loss and
accumulated a substantial amount of secured and unsecured debt that is currently
past due. The Company does not have the ability to pay all past due obligations
at this time and due to pressure exerted by several creditors it was decided
that orderly reorganization under Chapter 11 is in the best interest of the
Company and its various interest holders. We are hopeful that a plan of
reorganization can be filed quickly and confirmed in a relatively short time
frame."

     In connection with these filings, the Company also announced that Michael
Donohoe has been appointed to the newly created position of Chief Restructuring
Officer. Mr. Donohoe is General Counsel of each of the debtor entities and will
continue to perform those functions. Mr. Donohoe can be contacted at (972)
792-3711 or by e-mail at mdonohoe@datavon.com.

     DataVoN, Inc. (www.datavon.com), Video Intelligence, Inc. and Zydeco
Exploration, Inc. are wholly owned subsidiaries of DTVN Holdings, Inc. DTVN and
DataVoN have headquarters and DataVoN's Network Operations Center is in
Richardson, Texas.

     The information contained in this press release, or on the Company's
website, www.datavon.com , includes "forward-looking" statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release
reflect DTVN's current views with respect to possible future events and
financial performance and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that
could cause DTVN's actual results to differ materially from its historical
results or those that DTVN hopes to achieve. In this press release, the words
"anticipates," "plans," "believes," "expects," "intends," "future," and similar
expressions identify certain forward-looking statements. Please do not place
undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this press
release.