The Prepaid Press - December 15, 2007 - (Page 4)

December 15 · 2007 - 4 IN THIS ISSUE THE PREPAID PRESS ISSN 1934-5313 20533 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1142 Aventura, FL 33180 toll free: 866.203.2334 fax: 305.675.6432 info@prepaid-press.com www.prepaid-press.com GENERAL PREPAID 5 Minutes With Arnie Goodstein CEO of WCGS Page 10 Arnie Goodstein has been around prepaid calling cards since they started. He is a gold mine of information and trivia. Guess how much his ﬁrst calling cards sold for. Give up? Read this article. You will be amazed. SALES DEPARTMENT Linda Simon NATIONAL ACCOUNTS MANAGER lsimon@prepaid-press.com 866.203.2334 ext. 201 Brad Simon MAJOR ACCOUNTS DIRECTOR bsimon@prepaid-press.com 866.203.2334 ext. 513 Michele Parsowith SALES ASSISTANT mparsowith@prepaid-press.com 866.203.2334 ext. 501 GENERAL PREPAID Guest Editorial: Time to Stop Subsidizing Failed FCC Payphone Policies? Page 9 Is there an answer for the DAC dilemma? As Pete Pattullo, the CEO of NetworkIP sees it, both industries are suffering by a bad arrangement. Can it be ﬁxed? Pete thinks so, and offers a suggestion. WIRELESS EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Gene Retske EDITOR/VP editor@prepaid-press.com 866.203.2334, ext: 502 Robin Tobias PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER rtobias@prepaid-press.com 866.203.2334, ext: 503 Has the Virgin Been Deﬂowered? Page 13 Not long ago, we suggested that the results of the Virgin Mobile USA IPO might portend the future of MVNOs. This mid-term grade is a “D” at best. This analysis explains where Virgin is, and what experts think might happen. ART DEPARTMENT José Scaglione CREATIVE DIRECTOR jscaglione@prepaid-press.com 866.203.2334, ext: 504 TELECOM & TECHNOLOGY ’Tis the Season Page 18 2007 was a year of big changes in the technology of prepaid. VoIP and SIP are starting to ascend to dominance. Ken Osowski covers the year in review, and offers his analysis of what it all means. A MustRead. ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT Patti Hasner phasner@prepaid-press.com LEGAL & REGULATORY EDITOR Edward Maldonado eam@maldonado-group.com ph: 305.468.1645 PAYMENTS Gift Cards, Lost in Translation Page 21 That gift cards have become a primo gift alternative is no longer in doubt. But, some disturbing questions have arisen about fees and charges, and what the consumer value could end up to be. Rick Redding explains the issues. CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Ed Maldonado Ken Osowski Pete Pattullo Joe Pawlikowski Rick Redding EDITORIAL BOARD Paul Amick Len Bittner Ray Horak Ed Maldonado Ken Osowski Gary Rhodus Jack Rynes Dr. Judy Reed Smith Mark Wagner GENERAL PREPAID 1 6 8 11 2007: Prepaid in Review A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Regulatory Rundown: FCC Enforcement, SEC Cracks Down, VoIP Hacking, & Wireless Regulation The Legal Line TELECOM & TECHNOLOGY 1 18 20 20 20 20 New Prepaid Association? T&T in Brief Phone House Launches New Card Facebook Goes Mobile CVT and Total Call Settle IDT Lawsuit Wireline Capex Grows 7% in Third Quarter WIRELESS 14 15 15 15 15 15 Prepaid Wireless Roundup kajeet to Offer Horoscopes, Jokes and Trivia Redknee Extends Converged Billing Solution AT&T GoPhone Offers Roaming Option in Mexico Total Call Mobile Introduces Holiday Bonus Wireless in Brief PAYMENTS 22 22 22 22 24 25 25 25 25 25 25 Transcard Selected for Discover Payroll Cards Vesdia and MXT Card Services Form Alliance The Giving Tree Card Gives Back MasterCard Launches Prepaid Travel Card Payments in Brief 7-Eleven Pushes Video Games Capital One and NetSpend Merger Off i2c Launches New Release of Campaign Manager Prepaid Card Dispensing from ATMs Credit Card Design Competition Begins NRF Says Gift Cards Gaining Popularity INTERNATIONAL 16 16 17 17 Spot Rates Keycorp to Distribute Hypercom in Canada International in Brief Mobile Communications in Latin America Gets a Leg Up EXTRAS 26 26 26 Classiﬁeds Contact Us Our Advertisers http://www.prepaid-press.com

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The Prepaid Press - December 15, 2007 GENERAL PREPAID 2007: Prepaid in Review New Prepaid Association? Contents A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Regulatory Rundown: FCC Enforcement, SEC Cracks Down, VoIP Hacking, & Wireless Regulation The Legal Line WIRELESS Prepaid Wireless Roundup kajeet to Offer Horoscopes, Jokes and Trivia Redknee Extends Converged Billing Solution AT&T GoPhone Offers Roaming Option in Mexico Total Call Mobile Introduces Holiday Bonus Wireless in Brief INTERNATIONAL Spot Rates Keycorp to Distribute Hypercom in Canada International in Brief Mobile Communications in Latin America Gets a Leg Up TELECOM & TECHNOLOGY T&T in Brief Phone House Launches New Card Facebook Goes Mobile CVT and Total Call Settle IDT Lawsuit Wireline Capex Grows 7% in Third Quarter PAYMENTS Transcard Selected for Discover Payroll Cards Vesdia and MXT Card Services Form Alliance The Giving Tree Card Gives Back MasterCard Launches Prepaid Travel Card Payments in Brief 7-Eleven Pushes Video Games Capital One and NetSpend Merger Off i2c Launches New Release of Campaign Manager Prepaid Card Dispensing from ATMs Credit Card Design Competition Begins NRF Says Gift Cards Gaining Popularity EXTRAS Classifieds Contact Us Our Advertisers

The Prepaid Press - December 15, 2007

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