FOR:  METRO ONE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.

METRO ONE CONTACTS:           Stebbins B. Chandor
                              S.V.P., Chief Financial Officer
                              Metro One Telecommunications, Inc.
                              (503) 643-9500

                              Morgen-Walke Associates, Inc.
                              Carolyn Bass, Lynn Morgan
                              (415) 296-7383
                              Patricia Walsh, Eric Gonzales
                              (212) 850-5698

NEXTEL CONTACT:               Ben Banta
                              V.P., Corporate Communications
                              Nextel Communications, Inc.
                              (703)433-4700

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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               METRO ONE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SIGNS NEW BUSINESS CONTRACT
                             WITH NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS

Portland, Oregon - June 28, 1999 - Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. (NASDAQ:
MTON), the leading provider of Enhanced Directory Assistance-Registered
Trademark- (EDA) to the telecommunications industry, today announced that it has
signed a multi-year contract to provide its EDA services to subscribers of
Nextel Communications (NASDAQ: NXTL), a leading provider of fully integrated
wireless communications.

     Under the terms of the contract, Metro One will provide its EDA services
for Nextel's entire nationwide network of subscribers.  Nextel and Nextel
Partners Inc. currently serve 92 of the top 100 U.S. markets.  Metro One expects
to begin rolling out its EDA service to Nextel's and Nextel Partners' markets
starting in the third quarter of 1999 and continuing through the end of the
year.

     "We are delighted to begin providing our EDA services to this important
new customer," commented Timothy A. Timmins, president and chief executive
officer of Metro One.  "The Nextel National Network and high-quality product
offering match up very well with our nationwide call center presence, which
provides customized EDA services on a localized basis."



     "Personalized local service is an important consideration in providing
enhanced services for our subscribers and a key reason we have chosen Metro
One," commented Mark Schweitzer, vice president of brand management for Nextel
Communications.  "We are pleased to bring Metro One's Enhanced Directory
Assistance service to all of our subscribers across our nationwide all-digital
wireless network."

     Nextel Communications Inc., based in Reston, Va., is the leading
provider of fully integrated wireless communications and has built the
largest guaranteed all-digital wireless network in the United States that
covers thousands of communities across the United States.  Nextel and Nextel
Partners Inc. currently serve 92 of the top 100 U.S. markets.  The Nextel
National Network offers a fully integrated wireless communications tool with
digital cellular, text and numeric paging and Nextel Direct Connect, a
digital two-way radio feature.  In addition, through Nextel International
Inc., Nextel has wireless operations and investments in Canada; Mexico;
Argentina; Brazil; the Philippines; Peru; Japan; and Shanghai, China.  Please
visit the company's Web page at http://www.nextel.com.

     Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. is recognized as the pioneer in the
development of Enhanced Directory Assistance services for the telecommunications
industry.  The company operates a network of strategically-located call centers
throughout the U.S.  Revenue for the full year 1998 was $45.1 million.  The
company handled approximately 71 million requests for directory assistance on
behalf of its carrier customers in 1998 and approximately 24 million requests
for directory assistance during the first three months of 1999.  For more
information about Metro One, visit the Metro One Telecommunications web site at
http://www.metro1.com.

     This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of The Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995.  The forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, increased
competition, expiration of EDA contracts, the rapidly changing
telecommunications market, changes in pricing policies by the company or its
competitors, lengthy sales cycles, lack of market acceptance or delays in the
introduction of new version of the company's products or features, the timing
of the initiation of contracted EDA services or wireless services in the new
market areas by telecommunications customers, the timing and expense of the
company's expansion of its nationwide call center network and other factors
detailed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings,
including its most recent Form 10-Q dated May 3, 1999



and Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.  The forward-looking
statements should be considered in light of these risks and uncertainties.

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