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CONTACTS:

At CTIA WirelessES 2003: Lon Margulies/Alysia Pappas

Booth #404529027 G.S. Schwartz & Co., Inc.

Joan Cear/Katie Wasserman /Joan Cear (212) 725-4500

Mobile: (516) 317-0728 /(516) 317-0728 lmargulies@schwartz.com

AUDIOVOX’S NEW ZXCDM-9007950 PHONE MAKES CALLING…AND

PICTURE-TAKING… WITH DIGITAL CAMERA MAKES WIRELESS COMMUNICATING A SNAP!

Wireless Marvel Slick, Clamshell Device Sports Dual Full-Color Displays, Cutting-Edge Technology And Built-In, Digital Camera & Full Array of Features in Sleek, Clam-Shell Form Factor

NEW ORLEANLAS, LA VEGAS, NV – MarchJanuary 1710, 2003 – If a picture is worth a 1,000 words, then Audiovox Communications Corporation (ACC), a subsidiary of Audiovox Corporation (NASDAQ: VOXX) and a U.S. technology leader in CDMA (code division multiple access) handsets, is making it easier for wireless users to communicate with the introduction of its new ZX-900 at the CTIA Wireless 2003 Show in New Orleans. The ZX-900 here can yowireless phone has CDMA2000 1X capabilities, the MSM5100 chipset with GPS location positioning technology, full-color LCD displays – inside and out – anda built-in digital camera…with a zoom function…plus a host of features most demanded by today’s discriminating users.

Inside & Outside, It’s Colorful & Affordable

ACC’s new CDM-7950ZX-900 handset is a tridual-mode, Web-capable handset that boasts leading-edge smartsgood looks, a cutting-edge lineup of the latest wireless features and functions, as well as a built-in, 350K-pixel, digital CCD camera with a zoom function. It’s perfect for phone aficionados thatwho want wireless devices that look good and deliver optimum performance.

The CDM-7950ZX-900 is attractive, lightweight (3.9 oz.) and features a clamshell-styled form factor with dual LCD displays; an interior 65K-color TFT display for full video and graphics presentations; and an exterior, 625K6-color display for quick, basic information access

display for quick, basic information access. .

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Beyond its good looks, the CDM-7950ZX-900 provideslets users with such in-demand features as take advantage of two-way text messaging, a Web browser, (WAP 1.1 [Openwave 4.1]) and downloadable ringtones and images, caller

ID (system dependent), picture mail (system dependent) and picture caller ID. Portable and practical, the ZX-900 is the perfect tool for perfect for Web browsing, e-mail and e-commerce functions, as well as for taking and sending pictures anywhere and everywhere, instantaneously.

With its BREW and Java capabilities (system dependent), ACC’s CDM-7950ZX-900 enables today’s on-the-go wireless users to maximize their enjoyment of the growing number of downloadable services, such as games, entertainment, financial information and other wireless services , etc., that carriers offer, today.

“Lightweight, attractive and powerful, we believe this handset will be popular with a wide range of consumers -- from trend-setters to seasoned professionals, all of whom want the latest wireless technology and superior performance in a compact form factor,” said Philip Christopher, President and CEO of Audiovox Communications Corporation.

“By meeting the growing requirements of these technologically astute, more service-demanding customers, with handsets designed to support the growing number of high-speed data and voice networks, ACC is helping carriers to achieve their business initiatives.”

For complete information, or to view a demonstration of the ACC’s new CDM-7950ZX-900, please stop by the Audiovox booth, No. 4045, at CTIA Wireless 2003, or visit the company’s Web site at www.audiovox.com.

About Audiovox Communications Corporation

Audiovox Communications Corp. (ACC), a subsidiary of Audiovox Corporation (Nasdaq: VOXX), is one of the leading suppliers of wireless products with more than 15 years of experience in the wireless industry. ACC markets its products under the brand “Audiovox” or private labels for its customer base. ACC has operations and sales offices in 10 countries and through its customer base, markets and distributes product in 42 countries on six continents.

Except for historical information contained herein, statements made in this release that would constitute forward-looking statements may involve certain risks such as risks resulting from the review of our prior filings by the SEC and any changes to our financial statements that may result from our ability to keep pace with technological advances, significant competition in the wireless, mobile and consumer electronics businesses, quality and consumer acceptance of newly introduced products, our relationships with key suppliers and customers, market volatility, non-availability of product, excess inventory, price and product competition, new product introductions and other risks detailed in the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2002 and other documents on file with the SEC. These factors, among others may cause actual results to differ materially from the results suggested in the forward-looking statements.

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