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Rostelecom Places Follow-On Order for ECtel's Fraud Detection and Prevention Solution PETAH TIKVA, Israel, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ECtel Ltd. (NASDAQ:ECTX), a leading provider of Fraud Prevention and Revenue Assurance solutions, today announced that it has received a follow-on order for its Fraud Detection and Prevention solution -- FraudView(TM) from Rostelecom (NYSE:ROS) (RTS, MICEX: RTKM, RTKMP), Russia's national long-distance telecommunications operator. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010807/FLTU015LOGO ) FraudView(TM) utilizes powerful detection engines and proprietary probes to identify, prioritize, and take rules-based action for real-time fraud prevention. In addition, FraudView(TM) puts sophisticated tools at the operator's fingertips, allowing full correlation and analysis of current and historical traffic within a high-power GUI environment. Eitan Naor, President and CEO of ECtel commented, "This follow-on order, in addition to the orders we recently received from telecom operators in Brazil, Mexico, Israel and Europe, further validates our fraud solution's unparalleled performance, its unique capabilities and its true economic benefits. We look forward to continuing our cooperation with all these major telecom providers and to further provide them with our advanced state-of-the- art applications." Rostelecom's spokesperson commented: "After realizing significant savings from the deployment of FraudView(TM) across our networks, we have decided to enhance our capability to counter fraud by extending the system's implementation. We are confident that this will prove once again to be highly cost-effective and that it will deliver a fast ROI." About ECtel Ltd. ECtel is a leading global provider of cutting-edge Fraud Prevention and Revenue Assurance solutions for converged telecommunications networks. Based on proprietary state-of-the-art hardware and software technologies, ECtel's cost-effective systems are used by premier telecommunications operators throughout the world. ECtel Ltd. is traded on Nasdaq under the symbol ECTX. For additional information, visit the ECtel web site at http://www.ectel.com/ . Certain statements contained in this release contain forward-looking information with respect to plans, projections or future performance of the Company, the occurrence of which involves certain risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the slow down in expenditures by telecom operators the unpredictability of the telecom market, product and market acceptance risks, the impact of competitive pricing, product development, fluctuations in quarterly and annual results of operations, dependence on several large customers, commercialization and technological difficulties, risks related to our operations in Israel, and other risks detailed in the Company's annual report on Form 20-F and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ECtel undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Contacts: ECtel Ltd. Avi Goldstein Senior Vice President and CFO Tel: +972-3-926-6112 Fax: +972-3-926-6103 Email: ECtel Ltd. Danit Hakimian Investor Relations Coordinator Tel: +972-3-926-6113 Fax: +972-3-926-6103 Email: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010807/FLTU015LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: ECtel Ltd. CONTACT: Avi Goldstein, Senior Vice President and CFO , +011-972-3-926-6112, or fax, +011-972-3-926-6103, or , or Danit Hakimian, Investor Relations Coordinator, +011-972-3-926-6113, or fax, +011-972-3-926-6103, or , both of ECtel Ltd. in Israel Web site: http://www.ectel.com/

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