Zoom Telephonics, Inc. Files Registration Statement For Public Offering of 1,685,000 Shares of Common Stock

Boston, MA - February 16, 1996 - Zoom Telephonics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZOOM) announced today that it filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering a proposed public offering of 1,685,000 shares of common stock, to be underwritten by PaineWebber Incorporated, First Albany Corporation and Fechtor, Detwiler & Co., Inc. as representatives of the underwriters. Of the 1,685,000 shares being offered, 1,500,000 will be sold by the Company and 185,000 will be sold by certain stockholders. In addition, the Company has granted to the underwriters an option to purchase up to an aggregate of 252,750 additional shares for the purpose of covering overallotments, if any. The Company plans to use the net proceeds of the offering for the repayment of certain indebtedness and general corporate purposes, including working capital, new product development, expansion of facilities, expansion of the Company's presence in international markets and potential acquisitions.

The Company is a leading designer, producer and marketer of faxmodems and other personal computer communications products for the home and office.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such State.

A copy of the prospectus contained in the registration statement may be obtained from PaineWebber Prospectus Department, 1000 Harbor Boulevard, Weehawken, NJ 07087, telephone: (201) 902-7341.