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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1
 
                               LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
 
                                IDT CORPORATION
                       OFFER TO EXCHANGE ALL OUTSTANDING
                          8 3/4% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2006
                                      FOR
                          8 3/4% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2006
                 PURSUANT TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED       , 1998
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  THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON       ,
     1998, UNLESS THE EXCHANGE OFFER IS EXTENDED (THE "EXPIRATION DATE").
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              TO: FIRST TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, EXCHANGE AGENT
 
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                  BY MAIL:                             BY HAND OR OVERNIGHT COURIER:
      First Trust National Association               First Trust National Association
            180 East Fifth Street                          180 East Fifth Street
          St. Paul, Minnesota 55101                      St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
      Attn: Corporate Trust Department               Attn: Corporate Trust Department
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                 BY FACSIMILE (FOR ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS ONLY):
                                 (612) 244-0711
                             Confirm by Telephone:
                                 (612) 244-5000
 
    DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS, OR TRANSMISSION VIA
FACSIMILE, OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE THIS LETTER OF
TRANSMITTAL IS COMPLETED.
 
    HOLDERS WHO WISH TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE NEW NOTES FOR THEIR OLD NOTES
PURSUANT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER MUST VALIDLY TENDER (AND NOT WITHDRAW) THEIR OLD
NOTES TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE.
 
    By execution hereof, the undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Prospectus
dated       (the "Prospectus"), of IDT Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and this Letter of Transmittal and the instructions hereto (the
"Letter of Transmittal"), which together constitute the offer to exchange (the
"Exchange Offer") an aggregate principal amount of up to $100,000,000 8 3/4%
Senior Notes due 2006 (the "New Notes") for an equal principal amount of the
outstanding 8 3/4% Senior Notes Due 2006 (the "Old Notes" and, together with the
New Notes, the "Notes").
 
    The Company reserves the right, at any time or from time to time, to extend
the Exchange Offer at its sole discretion, in which event the term "Expiration
Date" shall mean the latest time and date to which the Exchange Offer is
extended. The Company shall notify the holders of the Old Notes of any extension
by means of a press release or other public announcement prior to 9:00 a.m., New
York City time, on the next business day after the previously scheduled
Expiration Date.
 
    This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by a holder of Old Notes
either if certificates are to be forwarded herewith or if a tender of
certificates for Old Notes, if available, is to be made by book-entry transfer
to the account maintained by the Exchange Agent at The Depository Trust Company
(the "Book-Entry Transfer Facility") pursuant to the procedures set forth in
"The Exchange Offer" section of the Prospectus. Holders that are tendering by
book-entry transfer to the Exchange Agent's account at DTC can execute the
tender through the DTC Automated Tender Offer Program ("ATOP") for which the
transaction is eligible. DTC participants should transmit their acceptance of
the Exchange Offer to DTC, which will verify the acceptance and execute a
book-entry delivery to the Exchange Agent's account at
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DTC. DTC will then send an "Agent's Message" to the Exchange Agent for its
acceptance. Holders of Old Notes whose certificates are not immediately
available, or who are unable to deliver their certificates or confirmation of
the book-entry tender of their Old Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at
the Book-Entry Transfer Facility (a "Book-Entry Confirmation") and all other
documents required by this Letter to the Exchange Agent on or prior to the
Expiration Date, must tender their Old Notes according to the guaranteed
delivery procedures set forth in "The Exchange Offer--Guaranteed Delivery
Procedures" section of the Prospectus. See Instruction 1. Delivery of documents
to the Book-Entry Transfer Facility does not constitute delivery to the Exchange
Agent.
 
    The undersigned has completed, executed and delivered this Letter of
Transmittal to indicate the action the undersigned desires to take with respect
to the Exchange Offer. Holders who wish to tender their Old Notes must complete
this letter in its entirety.
 
    All capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the
respective meanings given to them in the Prospectus.
 
    HOLDERS WHO WISH TO ACCEPT THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND TENDER THEIR OLD NOTES
MUST COMPLETE THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IN ITS ENTIRETY.
 
    List below the Old Notes to which this Letter of Transmittal relates. If the
space provided below is inadequate, list the certificate numbers and principal
amounts on a separately executed schedule and affix the schedule to this Letter
of Transmittal.
 
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                                  DESCRIPTION OF OLD NOTES
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                                                          AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
 NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) OF HOLDER(S)   CERTIFICATE             OLD NOTES TENDERED
      (PLEASE FILL IN, IF BLANK)         NUMBER(S)*            (IF LESS THAN ALL)**
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        TOTAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF OLD NOTES TENDERED
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*   Need not be completed by holders tendering Old Notes by book- entry
    transfer.
 
**  Need not be completed by holders who wish to tender with respect to all Old
    Notes listed. See Instruction 2.
 
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/ / CHECK HERE IF TENDERED OLD NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY DTC TO THE EXCHANGE
    AGENT'S ACCOUNT AT DTC AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
 
    Name of Tendering Institution: _____________________________________________
 
    DTC Book-Entry Account No.: ________________________________________________
 
    Transaction Code No. _______________________________________________________
 
    If holders desire to tender Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer and (i)
certificates representing such Old Notes are not lost but are not immediately
available, (ii) time will not permit this Letter of Transmittal, certificates
representing such Old Notes or other required documents to reach the Exchange
Agent prior to the Expiration Date or (iii) the procedures for book-entry
transfer cannot be completed prior to the Expiration Date, such holders may
effect a tender of such Old Notes in accordance with the guaranteed delivery
procedures set forth in the Prospectus under "The Exchange Offer--Guaranteed
Delivery Procedures."
 
/ / CHECK HERE IF TENDERED OLD NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF
    GUARANTEED DELIVERY PREVIOUSLY DELIVERED TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT AND COMPLETE
    THE FOLLOWING:
 
    Name of Holder of Old Notes: _______________________________________________
 
    Window Ticket No. (if any): ________________________________________________
 
    Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery: ________________________
 
    Name of Eligible Institution that Guaranteed Delivery: _____________________
 
If delivered by Book-Entry Transfer:
 
    Name of Tendering Institution: _____________________________________________
 
    DTC Book-Entry Account No.: ________________________________________________
 
    Transaction Code No.: ______________________________________________________
 
/ / CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER WHO HOLDS OLD NOTES ACQUIRED FOR YOUR
    OWN ACCOUNT AS A RESULT OF MARKET-MAKING OR OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES AND
    WISH TO RECEIVE COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR
    SUPPLEMENTS THERETO FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH RESALES OF NEW NOTES RECEIVED
    FOR YOUR OWN ACCOUNT IN EXCHANGE FOR SUCH OLD NOTES.
 
    Name: ______________________________________________________________________
 
    Address: ___________________________________________________________________
 
    Aggregate Principal Amount of Old Notes so held: $__________________________
 
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
 
    The undersigned hereby tenders to the Company the aggregate principal amount
of Old Notes indicated in this Letter of Transmittal, upon the terms and subject
to the conditions of the Exchange Offer. Subject to, and effective upon, the
acceptance for exchange of the Old Notes tendered hereby, the undersigned hereby
sells, assigns and transfers to, or upon the order of, the Company all right,
title and interest in and to such Old Notes as are being tendered hereby and
hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Exchange Agent as
attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with respect to such Old Notes, with full
power of substitution (such power of attorney being an irrevocable power coupled
with an interest), to: (a) deliver such Old Notes in registered certificated
form, or transfer ownership of such Old Notes through book-entry transfer at the
Book-Entry Transfer Facility, to or upon the order of the Company, upon receipt
 
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by the Exchange Agent, as the undersigned's agent, of the same aggregate
principal amount of New Notes; and (b) receive, for the account of the Company,
all benefits and otherwise exercise, for the account of the Company, all rights
of beneficial ownership of the Old Notes tendered hereby in accordance with the
terms of the Exchange Offer.
 
    The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full
power and authority to tender, sell, assign and transfer the Old Notes tendered
hereby and that the Company will acquire good, marketable and unencumbered title
thereto, free and clear of all security interests, liens, restrictions, charges,
encumbrances, conditional sale agreements or other obligations relating to their
sale or transfer, and not subject to any adverse claim when the same are
accepted by the Company. The undersigned hereby further represents that any New
Notes acquired in exchange for Old Notes tendered hereby will have been acquired
in the ordinary course of business of the person receiving such New Notes,
whether or not such person is the undersigned, that neither the holder of such
Old Notes nor any such other person is engaged in, or intends to engage in, a
distribution of such New Notes, or has an arrangement or understanding with any
person to participate in the distribution of such New Notes, and that neither
the holder of such Old Notes nor any such other person is an "affiliate," as
defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), of the Company. The undersigned has read and agrees to all of
the terms of the Exchange Offer.
 
    The undersigned also acknowledges that the Company is making this Exchange
Offer in reliance on the position of the staff of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission"), as set forth in certain interpretive letters
issued to third parties in other transactions. Based on the Commission
interpretations, the Company believes that the New Notes issued in exchange for
the Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be offered for resale, resold
and otherwise transferred by holders thereof (other than a broker-dealer who
purchased Old Notes directly from the Company for resale pursuant to Rule 144A
under the Securities Act or any other available exemption under the Securities
Act or any such holder that is an "affiliate" of the Company within the meaning
of Rule 405 under the provisions of the Securities Act) without further
compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the
Securities Act, provided that such New Notes are acquired in the ordinary course
of such holders' business and such holders are not engaged in, and do not intend
to engage in, a distribution of such New Notes and have no arrangement with any
person to participate in the distribution of such New Notes. However, the
Company does not intend to request the Commission to consider, and the
Commission has not considered, the Exchange Offer in the context of an
interpretive letter, and there can be no assurance that the staff of the
Commission would make a similar determination with respect to the Exchange Offer
as in other circumstances.
 
    If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents that
it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of New
Notes and has no arrangement or understanding to participate in a distribution
of New Notes. If any holder is an affiliate of the Company, is engaged in or
intends to engage in or has any arrangement or understanding with respect to the
distribution of the New Notes to be acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer,
such holder (i) could not rely on the applicable interpretations of the staff of
the Commission and (ii) must comply with the registration and prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale
transaction. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive New Notes
for its own account in exchange for Old Notes acquired as a result of
market-making or other trading activities (a "Participating Broker-Dealer"), it
represents that the Old Notes to be exchanged for the New Notes were acquired by
it as a result of market-making or other trading activities and acknowledges
that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such New
Notes and that such resale transaction may only be effected pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act; however, by so
acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, such Participating Broker-Dealer
will not be deemed to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of
the Securities Act.
 
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    The Company has agreed that, subject to the provisions of the Registration
Rights Agreement, the Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time
to time, may be used by a Participating Broker-Dealer in connection with resales
of New Notes received in exchange for Old Notes which were acquired by such
Participating Broker-Dealer for its own account as a result of market-making or
other trading activities, for a period ending 60 days after the Expiration Date,
or, if earlier, when all such New Notes have been disposed of by such
Participating Broker-Dealer. In that regard, each Participating Broker-Dealer by
tendering such Old Notes and executing this Letter of Transmittal, agrees that,
upon receipt of notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event or the
discovery of any fact which makes any statement contained or incorporated by
reference in the Prospectus untrue in any material respect or which causes the
Prospectus to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements contained or incorporated by reference therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, such Participating
Broker-Dealer will suspend the sale of New Notes pursuant to the Prospectus
until the Company has amended or supplemented the Prospectus to correct such
misstatement or omission and has furnished copies of the amended or supplemented
Prospectus to the Participating Broker-Dealer or the Company has given notice
that the sale of the New Notes may be resumed, as the case may be. If the
Company gives such notice to suspend the sale of the New Notes, it shall extend
the 60-day period referred to above during which Participating Broker-Dealers
are entitled to use the Prospectus in connection with the resale of New Notes by
the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving
of such notice to and including the date when Participating Broker-Dealers shall
have received copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus necessary to
permit resales of the New Notes or to and including the date on which the
Company has given notice that the sale of New Notes may be resumed, as the case
may be.
 
    The undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional
documents deemed by the Company to be necessary or desirable to complete the
sale, assignment and transfer of the Old Notes tendered hereby. All authority
conferred or agreed to be conferred in this Letter of Transmittal and every
obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the successors,
assigns, heirs, executors, administrators, trustees in bankruptcy and legal
representatives of the undersigned and shall not be affected by, and shall
survive, the death or incapacity of the undersigned. This tender may be
withdrawn only in accordance with the procedures set forth in "The Exchange
Offer--Withdrawal Rights" section of the Prospectus.
 
    Unless otherwise indicated herein in the box entitled "Special Issuance
Instructions" below, please deliver the New Notes (and, if applicable,
substitute certificates representing Old Notes for any Old Notes not exchanged)
in the name of the undersigned or, in the case of a book-entry delivery of Old
Notes, please credit the account indicated above maintained at the Book-Entry
Transfer Facility. Similarly, unless otherwise indicated under the box entitled
"Special Delivery Instructions" below, please send the New Notes (and, if
applicable, substitute certificates representing Old Notes for any Old Notes not
exchanged) to the undersigned at the address shown above in the box entitled
"Description of Old Notes."
 
                         SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS
                           (SEE INSTRUCTIONS 3 AND 4)
 
    Unless otherwise indicated in the box entitled "Special Issuance
Instruction" or in the box entitled "Special Delivery Instructions" in this
Letter of Transmittal, certificates for New Notes delivered in exchange for
tendered Old Notes, and any Old Notes delivered herewith but not exchanged, will
be registered in the name of the undersigned and will be delivered to the
undersigned at the address shown below the signature of the undersigned. If a
New Note is to be mailed to someone other than the person(s) signing this Letter
of Transmittal or to person(s) signing this Letter of Transmittal at an address
different than the address shown on this Letter of Transmittal, the appropriate
boxes of this Letter of Transmittal should be completed. If Notes are
surrendered by Holder(s) that have completed either the box entitled "Special
Issuance Instruction" or the box entitled "Special Delivery Instructions" in
this Letter of
 
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Transmittal, signature(s) on this Letter of Transmittal must be guaranteed by an
Eligible Institution (defined in Instruction 3).
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    To be completed ONLY if the New Notes issued in consideration of Old Notes
exchanged, or certificates for Old Notes in a principal amount not surrendered
for exchange, are to be mailed to someone other than the undersigned or to the
undersigned at an address other than that below.
 
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                         SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS
 
  Issue and mail check to:
 
  Name _______________________________________________________________________
                      (Please Print: First, Middle & Last Name)
 
  Address ____________________________________________________________________
                              (Number and Street)
 
   ------------------------------------------------------
 
                           (City, State and Zip Code)
 
   ------------------------------------------------------
 
                  (Tax Identification or Social Security No.)
 
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                         SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
                      (SEE INSTRUCTIONS 1, 2, 4, 5 AND 6)
 
  Deliver New Notes to:
 
  Name _______________________________________________________________________
 
                      (Please Print: First, Middle & Last Name)
 
  Address ____________________________________________________________________
 
                              (Number and Street)
 
   ------------------------------------------------------
 
                           (City, State and Zip Code)
 
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    THE UNDERSIGNED, BY COMPLETING THE BOX ENTITLED "DESCRIPTION OF OLD NOTES"
ABOVE AND SIGNING THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE TENDERED
THE OLD NOTES AS SET FORTH IN SUCH BOX ABOVE.
 
    IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL OR, IF APPLICABLE, A FACSIMILE HEREOF
(TOGETHER WITH THE OLD NOTES OR A BOOK-ENTRY CONFIRMATION AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED
DOCUMENTS OR THE NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY) MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE
AGENT PRIOR TO 5:00 PM., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE.
 
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                                PLEASE SIGN HERE
                  (TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL TENDERING HOLDERS OF
                 OLD NOTES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OLD NOTES ARE
                      BEING PHYSICALLY DELIVERED HEREWITH)
 
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X                                              Date:
 
X                                              Date:
              Signature of Owner
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    If a holder is tendering any Old Notes, this Letter of Transmittal must be
signed by the holder(s) of Old Notes exactly as the name(s) of the holder(s)
appear(s) on the certificate(s) for the Old Notes or by any person(s) authorized
to become (a) holder(s) by endorsements and documents transmitted herewith. If
signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, officer or other
person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person must
provide the following information:
 
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Name(s):                                       Address:
                   (Please Print)                           (Include Zip Code)
 
Capacity:                                      Telephone Number:
                                                            (Include Area Code)
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                 SIGNATURE GUARANTEE (SEE INSTRUCTION 3 HEREIN)
        CERTAIN SIGNATURES MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION
 
Signature(s) Guaranteed by: ____________________________________________________
                                         (Authorized Signature)
 
________________________________________________________________________________
                   (Title of Officer Signing this Guarantee)
 
________________________________________________________________________________
     (Name of Eligible Institution Guaranteeing Signatures -- Please Print)
 
________________________________________________________________________________
 (Address and Telephone Number of Eligible Institution Guaranteeing Signatures)
 
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Date:
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                           PLEASE COMPLETE SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
                     PAYER'S NAME: FIRST TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 
SUBSTITUTE                     PART 1--PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR      Social Security Number
                               TIN IN THE BOX AT RIGHT AND                OR
                               CERTIFY BY SIGNING AND          Employer Identification
                               DATING BELOW                             Number
 
                               PART 2--Certificates--Under penalties of perjury, I
                               certify that:
                               (1)  The number shown on this form is my correct Taxpayer
                               Identification Number (or I am waiting for a number to be
                                    issued or to me); and
                               (2)  I am not subject to backup withholding because (a) I
                               am exempt from backup withholding or (b) I have not been
                                    notified by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS")
FORM W-9
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY          that I am subject to backup (TIN) withholding as a
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE            result of a failure to report all interest or
                                    dividends or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no
                                    longer subject to backup withholding.
                               / /
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PAYER'S REQUEST FOR            CERTIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS--You must
TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION        cross out item (2) above if you have
NUMBER (TIN)                   been notified by the IRS that you are
                               currently subject to backup
                               withholding because of underreporting
                               interest or dividends on your tax
                               return. However, if after being        PART 3
                               notified by the IRS that you were      Awaiting TIN    / /
                               subject to backup withholding you
                               received another notification from
                               the IRS that you are no longer
                               subject to backup withholding, do not
                               cross out item (2).
                               SIGNATURE  DATE
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    NOTE: FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM MAY RESULT IN BACKUP
WITHHOLDING OF 31% OF ANY PAYMENT (IF ANY) MADE TO YOU WITH RESPECT TO OLD NOTES
TENDERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXCHANGE OFFER. YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING
CERTIFICATE IF YOU CHECKED THE BOX IN PART 3 OF SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
 
             CERTIFICATE OF AWAITING TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
 
  I certify under penalties of perjury that a taxpayer identification number
  has not been issued to me, and either (a) I have mailed or delivered an
  application to receive a taxpayer identification number to the appropriate
  Internal Revenue Service Center or Social Security Administration Office or
  (b) I intend to mail or deliver an application in the near future. I
  understand that because I have not provided a taxpayer identification
  number, 31% of all reportable payments made to me thereafter will be
  withheld until I provide a number. If I provide a properly certified
  taxpayer identification number within 60 days, you will refund the tax if I
  so request.
 
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                 SIGNATURE                    DATE
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                                  INSTRUCTIONS
 
    FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER OF IDT CORPORATION TO
EXCHANGE ITS 8 3/4% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2006 FOR ALL OF ITS OUTSTANDING 8 3/4%
SENIOR NOTES DUE 2006.
 
1. DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER AND OLD NOTES; GUARANTEED DELIVERY PROCEDURES.
 
    This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by holders of Old Notes either
if certificates for Old Notes are to be forwarded herewith or if tenders are to
be made pursuant to the procedures for delivery by book-entry transfer set forth
in "The Exchange Offer--Procedures for Tendering Old Notes" section of the
Prospectus. Physically tendered Old Notes, or Book-Entry Confirmation, as the
case may be, as well as a properly completed and duly executed Letter of
Transmittal (or facsimile thereof) and any other documents required by this
Letter, must be received by the Exchange Agent at the address set forth herein
on or prior to the Expiration Date, or the tendering holder must comply with the
guaranteed delivery procedures set forth below.
 
    Holders whose certificates for Old Notes are not immediately available or
who cannot deliver their certificates for Old Notes and all other required
documents to the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date, or who
cannot complete the procedure for book-entry transfer on a timely basis, may
tender their Old Notes pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth
in "The Exchange Offer-- Guaranteed Delivery Procedures" section of the
Prospectus. Pursuant to such procedures: (i) such tender must be made by or
through an Eligible Institution, (ii) on or prior to the Expiration Date, the
Exchange Agent must have received from the holder and the Eligible Institution a
properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (by facsimile
transmission, mail or hand delivery) setting forth the name and address of the
holder of Old Notes, the certificate number or numbers of the tendered Old
Notes, and the principal amount of tendered Old Notes, stating that the tender
is being made thereby and guaranteeing that, within five New York Stock Exchange
trading days after the Expiration Date, the certificates for the tendered Old
Notes, or a Book-Entry Confirmation of such Old Notes, a duly executed Letter of
Transmittal and any other required documents will be deposited by the Eligible
Institution with the Exchange Agent, and (iii) such properly completed and
executed documents required by the Letter of Transmittal, as well as the
certificates for the tendered Old Notes in proper form for transfer (or Book-
Entry Confirmation of such Old Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at DTC)
must be received by the Exchange Agent within five New York Stock Exchange
trading days after the Expiration Date. Any holder who wishes to tender Old
Notes pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures described above must ensure
that the Exchange Agent receives the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and Letter of
Transmittal relating to such Old Notes prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
on the Expiration Date.
 
THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER, THE OLD NOTES AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED
DOCUMENTS IS AT THE ELECTION AND RISK OF THE TENDERING HOLDERS, BUT THE DELIVERY
WILL BE DEEMED MADE ONLY WHEN ACTUALLY RECEIVED OR CONFIRMED BY THE EXCHANGE
AGENT. IF OLD NOTES ARE SENT BY MAIL, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE MAILING BE MADE
SUFFICIENTLY IN ADVANCE OF THE EXPIRATION DATE TO PERMIT DELIVERY TO THE
EXCHANGE AGENT PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE.
See "The Exchange Offer" section of the Prospectus.
 
    DO NOT SENT THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL OR ANY OLD NOTES TO THE COMPANY.
 
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2. PARTIAL TENDERS (NOT APPLICABLE TO HOLDERS OF OLD NOTES WHO TENDER BY
  BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER).
 
    If less than the entire principal amount of any submitted Old Note is to be
tendered, the tendering holder(s) should fill in the aggregate principal amount
to be tendered in the box above entitled "Description of Old Notes--Aggregate
Principal Amount of Old Notes Tendered." A reissued certificate representing the
balance of non-tendered principal of any submitted Old Notes will be sent to
such tendering holder, unless otherwise provided in the appropriate box of this
Letter of Transmittal, promptly after the Expiration Date. THE ENTIRE PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF ANY OLD NOTES DELIVERED TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE
BEEN TENDERED UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.
 
3. SIGNATURES ON THIS LETTER; ASSIGNMENTS AND ENDORSEMENT; GUARANTEE OF
  SIGNATURES.
 
    If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder of the Old
Notes tendered hereby, the signature must correspond exactly with the name as
written on the face of the Old Notes without any change whatsoever.
 
    If any tendered Old Notes are owned of record by two or more joint owners,
all such owners must sign this letter of Transmittal.
 
    If any tendered Old Notes are registered in different names on several Old
Notes, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate copies
of this Letter of Transmittal as there are different registrations of Old Notes.
 
    When this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of the
Old Notes specified herein and tendered hereby, no endorsements of the submitted
Old Notes or separate instruments of assignment are required. If, however, the
New Notes are to be issued, or any untendered Old Notes are to be reissued, to a
person other than the registered holder(s), then endorsements of any Old Notes
transmitted hereby or separate instruments of assignment are required.
Signatures on such Old Notes must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
 
    If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person other than the
registered holder(s) of any Old Notes specified herein, such Old Notes must be
endorsed or accompanied by appropriate instruments of assignment, in either case
signed exactly as the name of the registered holder appears on the Old Notes and
the signatures of such Old Notes must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
 
    If this Letter of Transmittal or any Old Notes or instruments of assignment
are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact,
officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative
capacity, such persons should so indicate when signing, and, unless waived by
the Company, proper evidence satisfactory to the Company of their authority to
so act must be submitted.
 
    Endorsements on Old Notes or signatures on instruments of assignment
required by this Instruction 3 must be guaranteed by a firm which is a member of
a registered national securities exchange or a member of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., by a commercial bank or trust company
having an office or correspondent in the United States or by an "eligible
guarantor" institution within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Eligible Institution").
 
    Signatures of this Letter of Transmittal need not be guaranteed by a
Eligible Institution, provided the Old Notes are tendered: (i) by a registered
holder of Old Notes (which term, for purposes of the Exchange Offer, includes
any participant in the Book-Entry Transfer Facility system whose name appears on
a security position listing as the holder of such Old Notes) who has not
completed the box entitled "Special Issuance Instructions" or "Special Delivery
Instructions" on this Letter of Transmittal, or (ii) for the account of an
Eligible Institution.
 
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4. SPECIAL ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS.
 
    Tendering holders of Old Notes should indicate in the applicable box the
name and address to which New Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer and/or
substitute certificates evidencing Old Notes not exchanged are to be issued or
sent, if different from the name or address of the person signing this Letter of
Transmittal. In the case of issuance in a different name, the Employer
Identification or Social Security Number of the person named must also be
indicated. A holder of Old Notes tendering Old Notes by book-entry transfer may
request that New Notes and Old Notes not exchanged be credited to such account
maintained at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility as such holder of Old Notes may
designate hereon. If no such instructions are given, such New Notes and Old
Notes not exchanged will be returned to the name or address of the person
signing this Letter of Transmittal or credited to the account listed beneath the
box entitled "Description of Old Notes," as the case may be.
 
5. TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.
 
    Federal income tax law generally requires that a tendering holder whose Old
Notes are accepted for exchange must provide the Company (as payor) with such
Holder's correct Taxpayer Identification Number ("TIN") on Substitute Form W-9
above, which, in the case of a tendering holder who is an individual, is his or
her Social Security Number. If the Company is not provided with the Current TIN
or an adequate basis for an exemption, such tendering holder may be subject to a
$50 penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service. In addition, delivery of
New Notes to such tendering holder may be subject to backup withholding in an
amount equal to 31% of all reportable payments made after the exchange. If
withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may be obtained.
 
    Exempt holders of Old Notes (including, among others, all corporations and
certain foreign individuals) are not subject to these backup withholding and
reporting requirements. See the enclosed Guidelines of Certification of Taxpayer
Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9 (the "W-9 Guidelines") for
additional instructions.
 
    To prevent backup withholding, each tendering holder of Old Notes must
provide its correct TIN by completing the "Substitute Form W-9" set forth above,
certifying that the TIN provided is correct (or that such holder is awaiting a
TIN) and that (i) the holder is exempt from backup withholding, (ii) the holder
has not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service that such holder is
subject to a backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest
or dividends or (iii) the Internal Revenue Service has notified the holder that
such holder is no longer subject to backup withholding. If the tendering holder
of Old Notes is a nonresident alien or foreign entity not subject to backup
withholding, such holder must give the Company a completed Form W-8, Notice of
Foreign Status. These forms may be obtained from the Exchange Agent. If the Old
Notes are in more than one name or are not in the name of the actual owner, such
holder should consult the W-9 Guidelines for Instructions on applying for a TIN,
check the box in Part 2 of the Substitute Form W-9 and write "applied for" in
lieu of its TIN. Note: checking this box and writing "applied for" on the form
means that such holder has already applied for a TIN or that such holder intends
to apply for one in the near future. If such holder does not provide its TIN to
the Company within 60 days, backup withholding will begin and continue until
such holder furnishes its TIN to the Company.
 
6. TRANSFER TAXES.
 
    The Company will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the transfer
of Old Notes to it or its order pursuant to the Exchange Offer. If, however, New
Notes and/or substitute Old Notes not exchanged are to be delivered to, or are
to be registered or issued in the name of, any person other than the registered
holder of the Old Notes tendered hereby, or if tendered Old notes are registered
in the name of any person other than the person signing this Letter of
Transmittal, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the
transfer of Old Notes to the Issuer or its order pursuant to the Exchange Offer,
the amount of any such transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered holder
or any other person) will be
 
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payable by the tendering holder. If satisfactory evidence of payment of such
taxes or exemption therefrom is not submitted herewith, the amount of such
transfer taxes will be billed directly to such tendering holder.
 
    EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS INSTRUCTION 6, IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR TRANSFER
TAX STAMPS TO BE AFFIXED TO THE OLD NOTES SPECIFIED IN THIS LETTER OF
TRANSMITTAL.
 
7. DETERMINATION OF VALIDITY/WAIVER OF CONDITIONS.
 
    The Company will determine, in its sole discretion, all questions as to the
form of documents, validity, eligibility (including time of receipt) and
acceptance for exchange of any tender of Old Notes, which determination shall be
final and binding on all parties. The Company reserves the absolute right to
reject any and all tenders determined by it not to be in proper form or the
acceptance of which, or exchange for which, may, in the view of counsel to the
Company, be unlawful. The Company also reserves the absolute right, subject to
applicable law, to waive any of the conditions of the Exchange Offer set forth
in the Prospectus under the caption "The Exchange Offer" or any conditions or
irregularity in any tender of Old Notes of any particular holder whether or not
similar conditions or irregularities are waived in the case of other holders.
 
    The Company's interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Exchange
Offer (including this Letter of Transmittal and the instructions hereto) will be
final and binding. No tender of Old Notes will be deemed to have been validly
made until all irregularities with respect to such tender have been cured or
waived. Although the Company intends to notify holders of defects or
irregularities with respect to tenders of Old Notes, neither the Company, any
employees, agents, affiliates or assigns of the Company, the Exchange Agent, nor
any other person shall be under any duty to give notification of any
irregularities in tenders or incur any liability for failure to give such
notification.
 
8. NO CONDITIONAL TENDERS.
 
    No alternative, conditional, irregular or contingent tenders will be
accepted. All tendering holders of Old Notes, by execution of this Letter of
Transmittal, shall waive any right to receive notice of the acceptance of their
Old Notes for exchange.
 
    Neither the Company, the Exchange Agent nor any other person is obligated to
give notice of any defect or irregularity with respect to any tender of Old
Notes nor shall any of them incur any liability for failure to give any such
notice.
 
9. MUTILATED, LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED OLD NOTES.
 
    Any holder whose Old Notes have been mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed
should contact the Exchange Agent at the address indicated above for further
instructions.
 
10. REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE OR ADDITIONAL COPIES.
 
    Questions relating to the procedure for tendering, as well as requests for
additional copies of the Prospectus and this Letter of Transmittal, may be
directed to the Exchange Agent, at the address and telephone number indicated
above.
 
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