Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : STAR Telecommunications (STRX) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Spaw who wrote (147)	6/24/1998 6:06:00 PM
From: Ron Kory	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 780

Perhaps the problem at the moment is the perception that PT-1 faces some of the problems that PTEK has had with its calling card businesses. SMTK, which is in the same business is down 35% this year although I am not familiar with the company. My understanding is that while PTEK, SMTK, and PT-1 are all in the prepaid calling card business, the companies appeal to different customers. PT-1 appeals to ethnic communities, people who are price sensitive and PTEK appeals to the mobile businessman who is not price sensitive. The former generates loyalty to the product because it is difficult to undercut the price of the service that PT-1 provides. That is not the case with PTEK's card. PT-1, according to Lehman Bros., is growing rapidly and has not faced the slowdown that PTEK has. ron kory