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(PR NEWSWIRE) Billing Concepts Internet Product Completes Three Installati Billing Concepts Internet Product Completes Three Installations SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Billing Concepts Corp. (Nasdaq: BILL), a leading billing solutions provider to the communications industry, announced today the completion of three installations of its Internet product, TotalBill(SM). Internet Service Providers (ISPs) Now Online, Minnesota Online and CityNet (a division of City National Bank) have licensed Billing Concepts' TotalBill, a customer management and billing software solution. TotalBill is Billing Concepts' premier link between services, customers and revenues for Internet and next generation communications services. The combination of TotalBill's real-time technology and scalability allows Internet service and communications companies to generate more revenue and be more competitive by enabling them to bring new services to market quicker. Oriented around the automation of normal activities, TotalBill offers Order Processing, Customer Service, Trouble Tickets, Automated Credit Card Processing, Automated Provisioning and Automated Billing Modules. The flexible product definition process combined with the billing engine allows TotalBill to handle Usage-based services such as Voice Over IP, Premium 800-Number Access, Packet Billing and all types of time-based charges. Installation, Training and Implementation are a part of the high level of service provided by Billing Concepts for each customer. Parris H. Holmes, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Billing Concepts, stated, "TotalBill's design makes the rapid deployment of new services, marketing strategies and new technologies a simple process for service providers. The demand for our TotalBill product continues to grow, with 24 additional customers in various stages of installation. It is clearly our mission to provide leading Internet services companies with a customer management and billing infrastructure that enables them to be more competitive by delivering highly differentiated services." Billing Concepts is one of the most experienced providers of comprehensive billing and customer care solutions to the communications industry. The Company licenses fast-to-implement and cost-effective convergent billing software to virtually any size company in the industry. Billing Concepts is also the largest third-party provider of billing clearinghouse and information services to the telecommunications industry. Billing Concepts supports multiple services such as Internet, PCS, cellular, paging, cable/satellite TV, local service, long distance and Carrier Access Billing. With over 600 customers throughout North America, the Company offers billing solutions for service providers including LEC, CLEC, ILEC and ISP companies, from the newest entrants to some of the largest facilities-based providers in the industry. Headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, Billing Concepts maintains offices in Corpus Christi, Texas, Glendale, California and Albany, New York. For more information, visit www.billingconcepts.com. For more information on the three companies listed above, you can visit their web sites at the following address: Now Online www.now-online.com Minnesota Online www.state.net CityNet www.citynet.net Certain statements contained herein are "forward-looking" statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Because such statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those discussed in filings made by the Companies with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For information contact: Terri A. Hunter, Director, Investor Relations of Billing Concepts Corp., 210-949-7020, or email, terri.hunter@billingconcepts.com. SOURCE Billing Concepts Corp. -0- 02/18/99 /CONTACT: Terri A. Hunter, Director, Investor Relations of Billing Concepts Corp., 210-949-7020, or email, terri.hunter@billingconcepts.com/ /Web site: citynet.net /Web site: now-online.com /Web site: state.net /Web site: billingconcepts.com (BILL) CO: Billing Concepts Corp.; Now Online; Minnesota Online; CityNet; City National Bank ST: Texas IN: CPR TLS FIN SU: LIC *** end of story *** |