Q COMM EXPANDS CALLING CARD PRODUCTS WITH BEST TELECOM POINT-OF-SALE ACTIVATED CARDS All Q Comm VeriFone Merchants Can Now Deliver Durable Calling Cards
Orem, UT – December 6, 2005 – Q Comm International, Inc. (Amex: QMM; QMM.WS), a provider of prepaid transaction processing and electronic point-of-sale (EPOS) distribution solutions, today announced that it has entered into a contract with existing sales and marketing partner, Best Telecom, a full service provider of domestic and international prepaid calling cards, to provide three additional long distance products to the entire Q Comm merchant network.
Q Comm will make the new cards available to its merchants in both PIN-only and Point-of-Sale Activation (POSA) formats. While both formats work with all Q Comm supported terminals, the POSA format specifically enhances the calling card offerings of Q Comm merchants using VeriFone terminals, which print only on paper. With the POSA calling cards, VeriFone merchants will now be able to swipe-activate “hard” cards at the point of sale to provide customers with a more durable product.
“Consumers prefer phone cards that are more durable than standard receipt paper,” said Michael Keough, President and Chief Executive Officer of Q Comm International. “While durable phone cards have long been available to merchants using Q Xpress terminals, the Best Telecom POSA cards enable our VeriFone merchants to meet this demand.”
The three long distance products now offered through today’s announcement include unique features. The True Blue Choice card provides low-cost calling within the United States. The One World One Card offers low international rates and allows the cardholder to make calls to anywhere in the world from the United States, Mexico or Canada. Additionally, the La Mejor de Mexico card offers competitive rates to Mexico. All POSA cards are rechargeable for maximum use and convenience.
Mr. Keough continued, "Best Telecom is a quality partner. We are pleased to expand our existing relationship with them as we offer our merchants new functionality and compelling consumer products to better meet demand at the point of sale.”
Rick Salladae, President of Best Telecom, said, “As a provider of prepaid calling cards nationwide, Best Telecom delivers great value and quality and does so in a flexible way, depending on what the consumer’s needs are. We are pleased to enhance our existing relationship with Q Comm as they continue to grow their merchant network and POSA cards become more and more popular.”
ABOUT Q COMM INTERNATIONAL:
Q Comm International is a prepaid transaction processor that electronically distributes prepaid products from service providers to the point of sale. Q Comm offers proprietary prepaid transaction processing platforms, support of various point-of-sale (POS) terminals, product management, merchandising, customer support and engineering. Q Comm systems replace traditional hard cards (also known as scratch cards or vouchers) that are costly to distribute, and provide more comprehensive reporting and inventory management among other benefits. Q Comm’s solutions are currently used by wireless carriers, telecom distributors, and various retailers to sell a wide range of prepaid products and services including prepaid wireless, prepaid phone cards, prepaid dial tone and prepaid debit cards, such as prepaid MasterCard and Visa. Visit www.qcomm.com for more information.
ABOUT BEST TELECOM:
Best Telecom is a full service provider offering prepaid calling cards for domestic and international calling needs. Best Telecom also offers prepaid calling cards that originate from Canada and Mexico, as well as from over 100 different countries. The Company creates custom cards for distributors' specific calling needs and for promotional purposes. In addition to prepaid calling cards, Best Telecom also offers several different prepaid cellular solutions.
