Story Telecom : News
Launch of Credit/Debit Card payment option on Story e-Topup
Story Telecom develops its services abroad
Story Telecom reaches 470,000 mobile customers milestone
Story Telecom announces agreement with E-Pay
Story Telecom announces 200,000 mobile customers
Story Prepaid Products to Be sold In 13,000 Electronic POS in the UK
Launch of a New Telecommunications Company - Story Telecom Ltd.
Launch of Credit/Debit Card payment option on Story e-topup
In order to provide great deals and more convenience for customers, Story Telecom has launched a credit / debit card payment facility online.
Using Story e-topup with credit / debit card, not only can people enjoy the benefits of getting our cheapest rates but also get 10% free extra credit to call abroad.
There has been an extremely positive feedback on this innovative way to buy international call credits online and customers are very pleased to have one more choice to get even cheaper rates.Story Telecom develops its services abroad
Story Telecom, already one of the leading prepaid telecom service providers in the UK, is currently expanding its business overseas.With the launch of a few new sales websites, Story Telecom expects to grow its customer base in rest of Europe. Good opportunities of growth have been highlighted in many European countries and Story Telecom is willing to provide European customers with great value-added services for low-cost international calls.
For information, the company is launching two new sales websites aiming at the French market: www.appelerpascher.com (TalkPal product) and www.cartesiminternationale.com (Roaming product).
Story Telecom reaches 470,000 mobile customers milestone
Story telecom announced that it had reached the 470,000 mobile customers milestone. The company has reached this key milestone more than three months earlier than projected. UK consumers are clearly happy to make cheap international calls from their mobile phone as it is straightforward to use and offers great value for money.Paris Karatzas, Story’s Product Manager, said “The growth we are experiencing is primarily due to our in-house developed products targeting mobile users and niche prepaid and post-paid markets. The mobile user is in the heart of our product development and marketing strategy. We aim at offering easy to use and innovating products to satisfy our customers. I am glad to say that a recent customer survey proved we are doing very well.
Happy Text & Talk Customers
An independent survey has been conducted on behalf of Story Telecom to make sure its customers are fully satisfied of Story Text & Talk.Text & Talk is Story’s revolutionary mobile service that allows customers to call anywhere in the world from only 1p per min. Survey results show that customers are really happy and enthusiastic about the rates and find this service very convenient and amazingly friendly.
Story Telecom announces agreement with E-Pay
Story Telecom, Inc., a leading developer, marketer and distributor of prepaid phone services in the United Kingdom, has signed an agreement with e-pay U.K. to offer prepaid phone cards to consumers through e-pay’s established network of point-of-sale (POS) terminals located throughout the country.“This new venture with Story Telecom is a prime example of how we are working with our retail network to greatly expand service offerings at the POS terminal level,” stated Andrew Dellow, Sales Director at e-pay U.K. “Story Telecom’s products will provide e-pay’s retailers with increased revenue opportunities while also empowering them to better serve their customers. We plan to offer the widest possible range of Story Telecom’s products, including standard prepaid service for both landline and mobile phone customers,” added Dellow.
Story Telecom announces 200,000 mobile customers
Story Telecom, already one of the leading pre-paid telecom service providers, has announced that it now has a direct customer base of more than 200,000 mobile phone users in the UK.This impressive growth has been acheived through a combination of innovation and keen pricing, offering Story customers more choice and better value-for-money via services that compliment their standard service-provider contracts.
Story Prepaid Products to Be sold In 13,000 Electronic POS in the UK
Under the terms of the agreement, Story Telecom will offer prepaid phone cards to consumers through the alphyra PAYzone(TM) network of over 13,000 POS terminals. alphyra's terminals are used primarily by small to medium sized businesses operating in the retail, hospitality and petrol sectors.Xfone and Mr. Nir Davison, a Telecom Entrepreneur, Launch a New Telecommunications Company - Story Telecom Ltd.
CARSON CITY, Nev. & LONDON, Dec 9, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Xfone, Inc. (OTC BB: XFNE) and Mr. Nir Davison have launched a new prepaid telecommunication company - Story Telecom Ltd. (Story).Story's initial focus is to attempt to gain market share in the multibillion prepaid and calling cards market. Mr. Nir Davison is an experienced telecom entrepreneur. Until recently he managed a prepaid telecom business with revenues of approximately $30 million that was based in the UK. All traffic of the new company, Story Telecom, will be transmitted through Xfone's switch and handled by Xfone equipment and technology. Story is 40% owned by Xfone and 60% by Mr. Davison.
Guy Nissenson, President and CEO of Xfone, commented: "We are excited about our record profitable third quarter results and now we are delighted to join forces with Mr. Davison to leverage on his proven success record, vision and connections. This partnership represents an excellent opportunity to combine Mr. Davison's innovative marketing approach and previously established distribution channels together with Xfone's advanced switching technology. Story's immediate objective is to establish its position in the UK prepaid telephony market as a quality competitive service provider. Story represents our continued commitment to grow our business -- we will strive for this new partnership to contribute to our growth."
Nir Davison, CEO of Story Telecom, said: "Our strategic vision is to be the leading brand of prepay telecom products to the retail and consumer markets. We have worked in the past with more than 25,000 retailers such as Confectionery, Tobacco and Newsagents (CTN) outlets and hope to utilize this for accelerated growth and market penetration. I am very impressed by Xfone's systems and technical capacity and look forward to work with its management in order to make Story Telecom a real success story".
Xfone, Inc. is a publicly traded (OTC BB: XFNE - News) international phone holding company and new brand name based in the UK. Xfone is the U.K.'s low-cost high-margin telecommunications provider. Xfone offers an Internet-based interface of "One Shop - One Bill" for all telecommunication needs with minimal managerial costs.
This press release contains forward-looking statements. The words or phrases "would be," "will allow," "intends to," "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimate," "project," or similar expressions are intended to identify "forward-looking statements" Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of risks and uncertainties, including the establishment of the new telecommunication company, Story. These risks and uncertainties include issues related to the ability to: obtain sufficient funding to continue operations, maintain adequate cash flow, profitably exploit new business, license and sign new agreements; and the unpredictable nature of consumer preferences; and other factors set forth in the Company's most recently filed annual report. In addition these and other factors may cause financials results to fluctuate from one financial quarter to another. Statements made herein are as of the date of this press release and should not be relied upon as of any subsequent date. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on such statements. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, we do not undertake, and we specifically disclaim any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences, developments, unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statement.