The Prepaid Press - March 15, 2008 - (Page 10)

PREPAID WIRELESS March 15 · 2008 - 10 TPPEXPO’08 SPOTLIGHT THE PREPAID PRESS EXPO The Prepaid Press Expo welcomes the following show sponsors… AUGUST 19-21, 2008 – CAESARS PALACE, LAS VEGAS offers turnkey solutions customized to your constantly evolving telecom needs, empowering you to stay ahead of the competition. We operate a state-of-the-art proprietary switching platform and web-based interface incorporating the latest switching technologies. Auris Technology – www.auristechnology.com Prepaid Wireless in Brief PACTOLUS TMT Capital Corporation’s (OTCBB:TMTP) subsidiary, Freedom Wireless Corporation, a national MVNO and mobile phone service provider, has inked a new master distribution agreement with Blackstone Calling Cards Inc. Blackstone will distribute Freedom’s prepaid wireless products, branded as Zebra Unlimited and Zebra Everywhere, to traditional wireless and prepaid distributors and retailers throughout Blackstone’s US operating area. TMT – www.tmtcapitalcorp.com Blackstone – www.blackstoneonline.com NetworkIP Emperor Sponsor Toga Party With services spanning Prepaid Platform, Prepaid Long Distance, Prepaid Conferencing, and POSA, NetworkIP offers the best combination of usage-based pricing, integrated prepaid services, features, quality and management controls. NetworkIP – www.networkip.net Pactolus Centurion Sponsor Prepaid Long Distance Track Pactolus is a pioneer in developing SIP-based, network-provider-hosted voice services. Pactolus is driving IP communications service innovation and is the leader in the development and delivery of feature-rich, carrier-grade IP communication services for any network. Pactolus – www.pactolus.com Additional Sponsorship Opportunities available. Visit www.prepaidpressexpo.com, or email expo@prepaidpressexpo.com. InComm Centurion Sponsor Prepaid/Alternative Payments Track InComm is the industry leading marketer, distributor and technology innovator of stored value gift and prepaid products using its stateof-the-art point-of-sale transaction technology and payment solutions to revolutionize retail product sales and customer experiences. InComm – www.incomm.com Auris Technology Centurion Sponsor Prepaid Wireless Track As a leading platform service provider, Auris Respondents to an Informa Telecoms & Media survey said that they believe that online unit sales of mobile handsets will surge to 21% of total devices sales by 2012. The survey, conducted as part of the recently published 5th edition of Informa’s Mobile Distribution and Retail report, reveals the industry’s burgeoning belief in online retail at the expense of operator and independent stores. Informa Telecoms & Media forecasts the online handset retail market in 2012 to be worth over double its 2007 level, with the market worth US$4.5 billion. The report concludes that total handset retail revenues through all channels will reach US$180.9 billion by 2012, up 23% on 2007. The increasing importance of handset replacement sales, the widening proportion of prepaid versus postpaid subscriptions and the drive by vendors to take a more active role in the marketing and sale of their products are fundamentally changing the distribution environment. Operators will lose some market share in this shift, ending 2012 three points down with 25% of total handset retail revenues. Informa – www.informa.com Leap Wireless International, Inc., a mobile wireless services company, and Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P., have announced that pending litigation between Katz and Leap Wireless affiliates has been dismissed. As part of a settlement, Leap Wireless has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum for a nonexclusive license under a comprehensive portfolio of patents that Katz owns relating to interactive voice applications. Leap Wireless – www.leapwireless.com Boost Mobile, a wholly-owned division of Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S), has added the MOTOKRZR phone to its Unlimited by Boost service handset offering. The Boost-branded Motorola phone is available in black with a reflective finish, and includes the first month of service free of charge with new service activation on Unlimited by Boost. The MOTOKRZR handset features an MP3 Music Player with Touch Sensor Music Controls, 1.3 Megapixel Camera with 4X Digital Zoom and Video Recorder, Bluetooth wireless technology, GPS, Text and Multi-Media Messaging, Wireless Web and Email capabilities, and more. Boost Mobile – www.boostmobile.com With thirty-seven million Americans living below the poverty line according to the Center for American Progress, and American’s owing over $813 billion in credit card debt, Airlink Mobile is launching a new prepaid unlimited anytime talk calling plan for people who need a cellular phone but have little to no credit. Powerlink Unlimited offers prepaid unlimited anytime talk calling plans starting at $24 enabling people to have the same freedom of Unlimited talk calling plans without a credit check or long term contract. The company is partnering with Via One to provide independent merchants a turn key POS system with immediate access to unlimited virtual inventory of prepaid top up payment processing, and have real time access to all sales and transaction data. AirLink Mobile - www.airlinkmobile.com Via One – www.viaone.com http://www.pactolus.com http://www.networkip.net http://www.auristechnology.com http://www.incomm.com http://www.tmtcapitalcorp.com http://www.blackstoneonline.com http://www.networkip.net http://www.pactolus.com http://www.auristechnology.com http://www.prepaidpressexpo.com http://www.incomm.com http://www.informa.com http://www.leapwireless.com http://www.boostmobile.com http://www.airlinkmobile.com http://www.viaone.com

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The Prepaid Press - March 2008 tppEXPO’08 Slated for August 19-21 AT&T Strikes Back Contents The Retske Report: Net Neutrality 5 Minutes With Terry Maher, NBPCA Counsel Regulatory Rundown: FCC Enforcements Prepaid Wireless Roundup Prepaid Wireless in Brief tppEXPO’08 Spotlight BlackBerry Prepaid Option to be Offered Virgin Mobile USA Ringbacks Growing The Splitting of a Titan The State of Prepaid Technology: Part II – The Other Prepaid Calling Spot Rates Calling Cards in Brief IVR and Stratus to Offer SIP Platform PhoenixSoft Completes Integrated IP Transcoding The Legal Line Web Streamlines Bill Pay & Prepaid Distribution Travelex Debuts New Foreign Currency Packs TSYS and Telrock to Provide Mobile Solutions Payments in Brief NBPCA Offers Tips to Fight Money Laundering Hypercom Responds to Ingenico Inquiry Kiosks Change the Face of Prepaid Prepaid 101: Prepaid Wireless Coinstar to Expand Centers in Wal-Mart Locations Meta and MoneyGram Partner NRF Battles Retail Crime Retail Focus in Brief Our Advertisers Contact Us

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