For Immediate Release

LAKE FOREST, California – September 25, 2003 – Telenetics Corporation (OTC-BB: TLNT), a provider of wired and wireless data communications products for customers worldwide, today announced it has entered into a Technology Transfer, License and Distribution Agreement with Global Data, Inc. which has granted Telenetics the exclusive right to manufacture and market the entire range of Global Data’s StarPoint Cellular based wireless transmission devices used primarily in Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) and remote data applications, and Global Data’s StarComm industrial grade land line modem products.

Commenting on the acquisition of Global Data’s product lines, Bill Kosoff, Telenetics’ Vice President of Worldwide Sales, said "We believe that the addition of Global Data’s StarPoint wireless products and technology will enhance our ability to provide effective and timely solutions to a greater number of potential users, thereby strengthening Telenetics’ presence in the AMR wireless market with leading utilities as well as other remote monitoring applications utilizing wireless technologies.

"In addition, Global Data’s StarComm family of land line modem products provides several complementary additions to our current modem product offerings that will allow us to compete in markets that we do not serve today. Telenetics plans to expand the sales of Global Data’s products, which were previously marketed primarily in North America, throughout our worldwide sales channel."

ABOUT TELENETICS

Based in Lake Forest, California, Telenetics designs, manufactures and distributes wired and wireless data communications products for customers worldwide. Telenetics offers a wide range of industrial grade modems and wireless products, systems and services for connecting its customers to end-point devices such as meters, remote terminal units, traffic and industrial controllers and remote sensors. Telenetics also provides high-speed communications products for complex data networks used by financial institutions, air traffic control systems and public and private wireless network operators. Additional information is available at www.telenetics.com.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in this press release contain forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual future results of Telenetics could differ from those statements. These risks include but are not limited to Telenetics’ ability to successfully produce, market and sell products based on Global Data’s technology, Telenetic’s ability to integrate their new products with its existing product line, financial constraints that may affect Telenetics' ability achieve the foregoing, the ability to ship current backlog, the continued demand for Telenetics products despite worldwide economic conditions, the ability to have satisfactory deliveries of products from Telenetics’ contract manufacturers, changes in governmental regulations and policies, the emergence of competitive products and unforeseen technical issues. Other risks are detailed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission made from time to time by Telenetics, and Telenetics’ Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2002 and Forms 10-QSB for the quarters ended March 31, 2003, and June 30, 2003. Telenetics undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof.

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