Transtel Intermedia Announces Extension of Private Offer to Exchange and Solicitation of Consents to May 15, 2009

Cali, Colombia (ots/PRNewswire) -

Transtel Intermedia S.A. (the "Company") today announced that it
has extended the expiration of its (i) private offer to exchange, for
each US$100,000 of principal amount (excluding accrued but unpaid
interest) of its outstanding 12% Senior Notes due 2016 (the "Existing
Notes"), one of its units (the "New Units"), each New Unit consisting
of either US$100,000 principal amount of its unissued Senior Secured
Amortizing Step-up Dollar Notes due 2016 (the "New Dollar Notes") or
the Peso-equivalent of US$100,000 of principal amount of its
unissued Senior Secured Amortizing Step-up Peso-Denominated Notes
(payable in U.S. dollars) (the "New Peso Notes" and, together with
the New Dollar Notes, the "New Notes") and 100 warrants to purchase
shares of its common stock (the "New Warrants", and such private
offer to exchange being the "Exchange Offer"), and (ii) solicitation
of consents to (a) delist the Existing Notes from the Euro MTF, the
alternative market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, (b) make certain
amendments to documentation relating to (A) the indenture governing
the Existing Notes, (B) the indenture governing the 12-1/2% Senior
Secured Convertible Notes due 2008 (the "12-1/2% Secured Notes"), (C)
the warrant agreement governing the warrants offered by the Company
pursuant to the offer to exchange completed May 17, 2006, (D) the
security documents relating to the Existing Notes and (E) certain
other documentation relating to the Existing Notes (the "Consent
Solicitation"), and (c) waive certain events of default relating to
the Company's 12-1/2% Secured Notes and the Existing Notes. The terms
of the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation are set forth in the
offering memorandum and consent solicitation statement dated December
22, 2008, as amended and restated in its entirety by the supplement,
dated April 29, 2009 and as amended by the second supplement, dated
May 11, 2009.

As of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 12, 2009, the Company
was advised by HSBC Bank USA, National Association, the exchange
agent, that an aggregate principal amount of US$119.9 million of the
Existing Notes had been validly tendered. The Exchange Offer and
Consent Solicitation are conditioned upon at least 95% of the
outstanding aggregate amount of the Existing Notes being validly
tendered and not withdrawn, which condition may be waived by the
Company in its sole discretion. The Exchange Offer and Consent
Solicitation are now scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on May 15, 2009, unless extended by the Company in its sole
discretion. The Company does not currently expect to further extend
the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation beyond such date. The
Company will not receive any cash proceeds from the Exchange Offer,
nor will any consent fee be payable pursuant to the Consent
Solicitation.

The purpose of the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation is to
alleviate the Company's short term liquidity constraints and to
provide the Company with greater short term financial flexibility in
order to promote its growth and improve its financial position.

Each New Warrant will entitle holders, subject to certain
conditions and to adjustments under certain circumstances, to
purchase fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company's common
stock at an exercise price of Colombian Ps.1.00 per share. The New
Warrants will be exercisable at any time after issuance thereof and,
unless earlier exercised, will expire at 5:00 p.m. New York City time
on December 1, 2016. Upon exercise, the holders of the New Warrants
will be entitled, in the aggregate, to purchase shares representing
7.5% of the Company's common stock on a fully-diluted basis as of the
closing of the Exchange Offer, subject to adjustments in certain
circumstances.

Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated is acting as the dealer manager
and solicitation agent for the Exchange Offer and Consent
Solicitation. D.F. King & Co. is acting as information agent and HSBC
Bank USA, National Association is acting as exchange agent for the
Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation.

Eligible recipients can obtain copies of the Exchange Offer and
Consent Solicitation documents by calling D.F. King at
+1-888-567-1626. Banks and brokers may call collect at
+1-212-269-5550.

Any questions on the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation may
be addressed to Morgan Stanley by calling U.S. toll free at
+1-800-624-1808 or calling collect at +1-212-761-8051.

The information contained herein is not for publication or
distribution into the United States. This press release is for
informational purposes only. The New Units, New Notes, New Warrants
and the underlying shares of common stock have not been registered
under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), or any state securities laws, and are only being offered to
(1) in the United States, qualified institutional buyers as defined
in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, in a private placement
transaction in reliance upon an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act and (2) outside the United States,
in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. This press
release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an
offer to buy the New Units in the United States or in any
jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. Further, the
New Units, New Notes, New Warrants and the underlying shares of
common stock may not be sold in the United States absent registration
or an exemption from registration and any public offering of such
securities in the United States will be made by means of a prospectus
that may be obtained from the Company and that will contain detailed
information about the Company and its management, as well as its
financial statements.

The Company is a privately held fixed-line telecommunications
service provider operating in Colombia. As of December 31, 2008, the
Company provided telephone, internet and pay-television services to
288,194 subscribers. The Company initially established its business
by acquiring majority interests in underperforming telecommunications
companies that were owned and operated by local municipalities.
Following the acquisition of such companies, the Company designed and
implemented customized plans for the upgrade and expansion of each of
its acquired systems, which today comprise a fully digital,
fiber-optic network capable of providing a wide array of voice, data
and other media services, including broadband services.

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Contact:
Guillermo O. Lopez, Chief Executive Officer, Transtel Intermedia
S.A., +57-2-680-8801