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To: StocksMan who wrote (20182)	1/12/2004 8:55:44 AM
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Tucson Electric and CheckFree Deliver Utility Bills Online to Residential and Small Business Customers Monday January 12, 8:30 am ET -- One of Arizona's Largest Electric Utilities Responds to Customer Demand and Brings Online Billing and Payment to Customers in Southern Arizona -- ATLANTA, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CheckFree Corporation (Nasdaq: CKFR - News) and Tucson Electric Power (TEP), the principal subsidiary of UniSource Energy Corporation (NYSE: UNS - News), today announced that TEP residential and commercial customers can now view and pay their electric bills online at the Tucson Electric Web site ( www.tep.com ). Residential customers of TEP can also elect to receive and pay their utility and other bills online through their choice of financial services Web sites powered by CheckFree. By responding to a growing national trend and increasing customer demand, TEP is enabling its customers to realize the convenience of receiving and paying their bills via the Internet. On the recently redesigned Web site, TEP customers will be able to view their account balance and account history online, as well as pay their electric bills and stop, start or transfer their electric services. The electronic billing and payment service is hosted in CheckFree's state-of-the- art data center and is integrated seamlessly with the TEP site. This payment service not only reduces overall operating costs for TEP, but it also provides the highest level of payment functionality and convenience to Tucson Electric Power customers. Customers who want to receive and pay multiple bills through a single Web site can enroll at their choice of bank, brokerage, credit union, Internet portal sites or personal financial management software providers. At these sites consumers can receive their TEP bills in addition to electronic bills from other leading companies. Customers can also use "pay anyone" services to make payments to any individual or company to whom they would normally write a check. All payment information is stored on a single, secure online site for increased convenience and control for the customer. In addition, consumers who pay bills electronically are protected from unauthorized transactions or processing delays by the CheckFree Guarantee. To find out what bills are available online and to help identify which site is best suited for bill paying needs, consumers can visit www.checkfree.com . "A growing number of our customers are asking to access and pay their monthly electric bills online to make their lives more convenient," said Steve Glaser, senior vice president and chief operating officer, Transmission and Distribution for Tucson Electric Power. "We have responded to their requests by working with CheckFree, the leader in the industry, to deliver a reliable, high quality and secure billing and payment service that our customers can trust." "By moving their bills to the Internet, Tucson Electric gives their consumers another compelling reason to manage their bills and payments online, and their organization is working with CheckFree to enhance the adoption of its electronic billing service," said Doug Krapcho, senior vice president of CheckFree's Biller Solutions business unit. "In this way Tucson Electric can get closer to their customers in a truly interactive way, which complements its strategy of providing outstanding online customer care." About Tucson Electric Power Company Arizona's second largest investor owned utility, Tucson Electric Power, serves more than 360,000 customers over a 1,155 square mile service territory. For more information about Tucson Electric Power, visit tep.com. . . biz.yahoo.com