j2 Global's Internet Fax and Voicemail Network Continues Asian Expansion Service Now Delivered in 22 Countries Worldwide

j2 Global's Internet Fax and Voicemail Network Continues Asian Expansion Service Now Delivered in 22 Countries Worldwide

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- j2 Global Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:JCOM), the provider of outsourced, value-added messaging and communications services, today announced that it has expanded its network of local telephone numbers to Singapore and the Philippines, increasing the Company's presence in the Asian and Pacific Rim markets. In addition, the Company is pursuing local telephone numbers in Malaysia.

The expanded network covers all of Singapore and Metro Manila, reaching a population of more than 14 million. With the addition of these two countries, the more than eight million subscribers of j2 Global's services -- including its signature eFax(R) service -- can quickly, easily and cost-effectively establish a local presence in more than 1,400 cities in 22 countries around the world.

"Asia and the Pacific Rim represent widely requested and rapidly growing major economic markets for many of our customers," said Mike Pugh, vice president of global marketing for j2 Global Communications. "With our regional footprint now encompassing Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines and Singapore, we're continuing to pursue our vision of providing customers with local fax and/or voicemail numbers in as many cities as possible around the world."

About j2 Global Communications

Founded in 1995, j2 Global Communications, Inc., provides outsourced, value-added messaging and communications services to more than 8 million individuals and businesses around the world. j2 Global's network spans more than 1,400 cities in 22 countries on five continents. The Company offers faxing and voicemail solutions, document management solutions, Web-initiated conference calling, and unified-messaging and communications services. j2 Global markets its services principally under the brand names eFax(R), j2(R), jConnect(R), JFAX(R), eFax Corporate(R), Electric Mail(R), jBlast(R), eFax Broadcast(TM), PaperMaster(R), Consensus(TM), M4 Internet(R), Onebox(R) and Protofax(R). As of September 30, 2004, j2 Global had achieved 30 consecutive quarters of revenue growth and 11 consecutive quarters of positive earnings. For more information about j2 Global, please visit www.j2global.com.

Contacts
Christine Brodeur Jeff Adelman
Socket Media, Inc. j2 Global Communications, Inc.
310-559-0540 323-372-3617
c.brodeur@socketmedia.compress@j2global.com

"Safe Harbor" Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Certain statements in this Press Release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995, particularly those contained in the "Business Outlook" portion. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations or beliefs and are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These factors and uncertainties include, among other items: Subscriber growth and retention; variability of usage-based revenue based on changing conditions in particular industries and the economy generally; ability to obtain telephone numbers in sufficient quantities on acceptable terms; protection of the Company's proprietary technology or infringement by the Company of intellectual property of others; the risk of adverse changes in the U.S. or international regulatory environments surrounding unified messaging and telecommunications; and other factors set forth in j2 Global's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). For a more detailed description of the risk factors and uncertainties affecting j2 Global, refer to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by j2 Global on March 15, 2004, and the other reports filed by j2 Global from time to time with the SEC, each of which is available at www.sec.gov.


Source: j2 Global Communications, Inc.

CONTACT: Christine Brodeur of Socket Media, Inc., +1-310-559-0540,
c.brodeur@socketmedia.com; or Jeff Adelman of j2 Global Communications, Inc.,
+1-323-372-3617, press@j2global.com

Web site: http://www.j2global.com/


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