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INTERNATIONAL November 15 · 2007 - 16 Spot Rates By using AXCESSRATE spot market price and quality data, or any portion thereof, you agree: 1. Such price and quality data shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. 2. Arbinet-thexchange, Inc. will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors, or omissions therefrom, or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the above. What is AXCESSRATEsm? AXCESSRATE provides pricing and quality information for international wholesale minutes. This information, powered by real-time trading activity on Arbinet-thexchange, is the standard industry reference for voice minutes pricing and quality. Currently, hundreds of carriers use AXCESSRATE to increase the proﬁtability of their trades. Price % Gainers (from 10/28/2007 to 11/3/2007) Country Destination UMI TOD CHANGE AVERAGE WEEK Rate ASR AVERAGE WEEK PRIOR Rate ASR Mexico Malta Mexico Mexico Malta Pakistan Russia Senegal Ukraine Canada Leon Proper Cuernavaca Guadalajara Mobile - Vodafone Malta Lahore Volgograd Mobile - Orange Mobile - Astelit 306 Saskatchewan MXBJX MTX MXCEC MXGDLX MTVDM PKLHE RUVOG SNORM UAASM CAN306 All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day +104.2 +71.6 +64.9 +32.2 +29.6 +19.7 +18.0 +17.8 +17.6 +14.5 $0.03464 $0.02191 $0.02969 $0.02176 $0.14103 $0.02203 $0.01725 $0.15687 $0.08575 $0.00568 36.1 46.0 60.5 58.2 30.7 44.5 47.6 33.5 30.5 55.1 $0.01696 $0.01277 $0.01800 $0.01646 $0.10882 $0.01841 $0.01462 $0.13317 $0.07293 $0.00496 47.8 57.1 63.0 45.8 33.9 49.0 46.7 19.8 57.6 59.9 Price % Losers (from 10/28/2007 to 11/3/2007) Country Destination UMI TOD CHANGE AVERAGE WEEK Rate ASR AVERAGE WEEK PRIOR Rate ASR •• The Prepaid Press welcomes other exchanges and carriers who wish to also provide information. Contact us at editor@prepaid-press.com if you would like to discuss involvement. Please note that Spot Rate is not an advertisement and does not represent an offer to sell at any particular rate. It is provided as a benchmark only. Interested parties should contact the carriers or exchanges directly for complete details. Mexico Mexico Brazil Syria Mexico Morocco Malaysia Hungary Mayotte Island Peru Oaxaca De Juarez Queretaro Curitiba Mobile Toluca Mobile - Meditel Mobile - Digi Mobile - Vodafone Mobile Proper MXODJ MXQRO BRCTA SYM MXTLA MAEDM MYDIM HUVDM YTM PEX All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day Weekend All Day All Day -54.8 -37.1 -23.6 -18.1 -17.5 -16.6 -15.9 -15.6 -14.1 -12.2 $0.02779 $0.01635 $0.01437 $0.12085 $0.01290 $0.14383 $0.01773 $0.12600 $0.24216 $0.02117 47.0 54.5 55.8 41.5 63.7 46.8 43.9 46.0 61.2 50.4 $0.06150 $0.02601 $0.01882 $0.14753 $0.01564 $0.17253 $0.02107 $0.14925 $0.28200 $0.02410 50.2 43.3 52.0 38.3 68.9 43.5 41.2 42.2 30.7 56.0 3rd Annual Mobile Adult Content Congress Responsible Access and Delivery of Mature Content NOMAD Brings MasterCard EMS to Europe Detects Fraud at Early Stage LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (October 31, 2007) NOMAD PAYMENTS, a payments processor, is introducing MasterCard’s EMS (Expert Monitoring System) fraud management and monitoring technology in Europe. NOMAD estimates that 85% of all fraud losses are currently compensated for by issuers and EMS assists the issuer in detecting fraud at an early stage, hence reducing their losses. According to recent research, the electronic payments industry is moving from a portfolio risk management strategy to a consumer level risk management strategy. This adjustment requires ﬁnancial institutions to consolidate multiple risks related to a single client across multiple product lines and react quickly to a changing market environment. EMS is a solution for enterprise/consumer level risk management. It allows for a variety of solution sets, which address speciﬁc risks (both generalized and customized) across multiple product lines within a ﬂexible environment. Nik Shelley Smith, Risk and Compliance Ofﬁcer at NOMAD PAYMENTS says, “Issuer fraud detection is an essential part of an issuer’s day to day activities but it is not an exact science, and is data intensive. While issuer fraud detection is a payment scheme requirement, our customers need a reliable fraud strategy which incorporates systems, processes and people. Having evaluated the market place, we have selected EMS as the most appropriate solution to meet our customers needs”. NOMAD PAYMENTS believes that EMS addresses the key concerns that issuers face, namely detecting fraud before the cardholder, minimising the loss per fraud case and compliance with MasterCard and VISA payment scheme standards. MasterCard’s EMS is a multi-dimensional, real-time tool, driven by rules engine that predicts risk based on transaction patterns. The rules engine can be configured to meet prepaid market requirements and allows for implementation of Anti-Money Laundering rules. The system is enterprise-wide allowing a ﬁnancial institution to develop and deploy decision-making models internally. Source: NOMAD PAYMENTS (www.nomadpayments.com) January 29-30, 2008 • Miami, Florida The MAC Congress is the only event in North America that brings together technology and content and professionals from around the world to discuss the opportunities and responsibilities of delivery and access of mature content to the mobile device. Delegates from over thirty countries have attended previous MAC Congresses, giving a global perspective from around the world as well as North America. “Very good organisation, high quality speakers, very interesting presentations if you are not from the US but wants to enter this market. I would come to your next MAC Congress.” Rainer Stein, Carmunity.com, GmbH (Germany) “The MAC Congress for Funbox was extremely valuable as it was a great opportunity to discuss business with my major decision making counterparts more so than straight sales personnel. I will deﬁnitely make MAC Congress a permanent ﬁxture in my calendar.” Jason Healy, VP-Business Development, Funbox (Australia) “A great conference for networking and meeting leading players in the mobile adult market.” John Conlon, Head of Adult Services, Virgin mobile UK (United Kingdom) Covering important issues like: Managing Premium Content, Establishing Partnerships and Licensing, Age Veriﬁcation and Child Protection, Billing and Mobile Payments, Mobile Web Design, Off Deck Distribution, Operator Case Studies And Much More!! Early Bird Registration Ends Soon!! Register now and save $500 Media And Association Partners Now accepting speaker proposals. Send to mac2008@maccongress.com or call Interested in sponsorships? A limited number of opportunities are available. E-mail darza@maccongress.com or call 727-399-2812 727-399-1322 http://Carmunity.com http://mobilewebnews.net http://www.nomadpayments.com

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The Prepaid Press - November 15, 2007 Online Wireless Recharge It's a Wrap for Gift Cards Contents GENERAL PREPAID Prepaid 101: Merchandising Regulatory Rundown: Wireless Broadband, LNP, Internet Taxes, and Stored Value Legislation Guest Editorial: Honest Minutes: "The Times They Are A-Changing" 5 Minutes With Daniel Neal, CEO of kajeet The Legal Line Prepaid Wireless Roundup WIRELESS Wireless in Brief 011 Mobile Launches Mobile International Dialing Hop-on Adds GSM Phone to Product Line Virgin Mobile USA Launches New Services kajeet Adds to Handset Line MarketStar Publishes Mobile Phone Usage Study Nokia and Cellfire Team Up Verizon Selects Firethorn iVisionMobile Launches Messaging Platform Sprint Expands "Unlimited by Boost" INTERNATIONAL Spot Rates NOMAD Brings MasterCard EMS to Europe R&M Finds Potential in Africa International in Brief TELECOM & TECHNOLOGY Caveat Emptor When Negotiating IP Licensing T&T in Brief MySpace and Skype Ink Deal Octastic Announces New Media Gateway DSP Pactolus Selected by Global Crossing Tadiran Announces New Loyalty Incentive Program Oblio Telecom Launches New Prepaid Products Total Call Enhances Prepaid Calling Cards PAYMENTS A Gift Card Technology Guide Pinnacle and PaySpot Roll Out POS/Prepaid Solution TIO Networks Announces Membership Program TransFund$ Partners with TruckersB2B AMR Finds Retailers Returning to Main Street Payments in Brief Diebold to Offer Prepaid Gift Card Technology InComm to Sell nFinanSe Discover Cards iVisionMobile Offers Retailers Mobile Payments i2c to Offer Stored Value Webinars Mobilians Starts U.S. Mobile Payments Operation NetSpend Increases Savings Program Interest EXTRAS Classifieds Contact Us Our Advertisers

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