U.S. ROBOTICS OFFERS $200 SAVINGS ON ITU-TS 28.8 KBPS V.FAST TECHNOLOGY
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1993

SKOKIE, Ill. -- July 2, 1993 -- U. S. Robotics, Inc., today announced a
limited-time offer for a $99 upgrade to the ITU-TS (formerly CCITT) 28.8
Kbps/V.Fast standard with the purchase of a Courier modem. The offer gives
Courier customers a $200 discount off the current upgrade price of $299.
Upgrades will be available when the ITU-TS approves the 28.8 Kbps
recommendation, expected in late 1993 or early 1994.

All Courier V.32 bis or Dual Standard internal and external modems, with
and without fax, are included in this special offer. For any of these
modems purchased by September 30, customers will receive a certificate for
$200 off the price of the 28.8 Kbps/V.Fast upgrade. Upgrade certificates
are available through U.S. Robotics resellers; they may also be requested
directly from U. S. Robotics.

"We are committed to growing the very high-speed modem market -- this offer
makes a V.Fast solution extremely affordable," said Marshall Toplansky,
U.S. Robotics vice president of marketing. "Our solution not only lets our
customers know up front how much this technology will cost and precisely
how upgrades will be implemented, but also gives them an incredible value.
The Courier V.32 bis modem, at a list price of $695, can be upgraded for
$99, bringing the total cost of a V.Fast solution to less than $800 -- far
less than most competitive products."

U.S. Robotics' advanced modular modem architecture allows the company's
current Courier V.32 bis, Courier HST Dual Standard and Courier HST
external desktop modems, plus all Shared Access products, to be easily
upgraded to 28.8 Kbps. The modems contain a motherboard and a smaller
daughterboard, which holds the microprocessors and firmware. This
daughterboard can quickly be replaced with a new board containing the 28.8
Kbps technology. The upgrade procedure takes less than five minutes, and
can be performed in the field by the user, reducing unnecessary "down"
time and eliminating excess shipping and handling costs. U.S. Robotics is
the only modem manufacturer to implement this kind of flexible design.

U.S. Robotics, Inc., (NASDAQ:USRX), is a leading designer, manufacturer and
marketer of data communications systems and products. Both corporate
headquarters and manufacturing operations are based in Skokie, Illinois.
U.S. Robotics owns and operates U.S. Robotics Ltd. in Slough, England,
U.S. Robotics, s.a. in Lille, France and P.N.B., s.a. based in Suresnes,
France. The company markets its products to business, industry, government
agencies and original equipment manufacturers.

U.S. Robotics, 8100 North McCormick Blvd, Skokie, IL 60076
800-DIAL-USR;  708-982-5010

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