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To: Jim B who wrote (11394)	7/13/1999 10:25:00 AM
From: Frederick Langford	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108040

FWIW Just received an email that Bearmove, big AOL guru, is buying CHML for China.com sympathy play. I think it was also on Dayinvestors.com. Fred

To: Jim B who wrote (11394)	7/13/1999 10:42:00 AM
From: Currency	Respond to of 108040

TXCI - Small pull back here. Might want to think about getting in on this dip. Major PR out for a $57+M deal. TotalAxcess.com Inc. Partners With Blackstone Calling Card, Inc. in Multi-Million Dollar Distribution Agreement Business Editors/High Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 1999-- Contract to Yield $10 Million in Second Quarter Gross Revenue TotalAxcess.com, Inc. (OTC BB:TXCI), formerly Group V Corporation, announced today a partnership with Blackstone Calling Card, Inc. to distribute approximately six million "Gateway International" pre-paid calling cards with an estimated retail value of $57.7 million. This is the second distribution contract that TotalAxcess.com has entered into with Blackstone and it is expected to generate in excess of $35.7 million in revenue for the Company in the next twelve months. The "Gateway International" pre-paid calling cards are now available domestically in $5, $10 and $20 denominations providing extremely low international phone rates to a number of popular overseas markets. The Company's first reported contract with Blackstone (Business Wire: April 20) was for $8.4 million in country specific pre-paid phone cards released through leading Blackstone distribution channels located throughout the nation. TotalAxcess.com President and Chief Executive Officer, Joseph Monterosso stated, "We have built an impressive and cost- effective telecommunications network backed by knowledgeable and talented professionals. We have clearly demonstrated the Company's ability and will continue to provide the finest quality service at the most competitive rates. Our partnership with Blackstone has been beneficial to both parties and we are pleased that we can continue to provide state-of-the-art support and service to such a high quality distributor." Blackstone Calling Card, Inc. located in Miami, Florida has built an extensive distribution network with more than 1,650 distributors nationwide outside of Florida and over 7,800 retail accounts in South Florida, New Jersey and Venezuela which are visited by their own sales force. Stated Luis Arias, President of Blackstone Calling Card, Inc., "We have been extremely pleased with the Company's total performance and we look forward to furthering our distribution partnership over the coming months." TotalAxcess.com, Inc. (a publicly traded company OTC BB: TXCI) is a diversified telecommunications company specializing in some of the world's most profitable market segments including one plus, toll free long distance and pre-paid phone card products. Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, continued acceptance of the Company's products, increased levels of competition for the Company, new products and technological changes, the Company's dependence upon third-party suppliers, intellectual property rights and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. --30--azs/sf* CONTACT: TotalAxcess.com, Inc. John Steward, 415/575-0222 KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL LATIN AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: RETAIL COMED TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRODUCT Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com