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NEWS / COMMENTARIES

COMMENT ON THE NEW ZEALAND MARKET:

By David Levin (jdlholdings@fpnet.co.nz)

This month sees the exciting launch of the new Telecom payphone network and

the introduction of the new chip phonecards. The first general issue set

has been launched and this will run until the end of the year. The "New

Chip" theme has been used, first seen on the Trial Chip cards.

It's now 10 years since phonecards were introduced into New Zealand. A

"last of/first of" issue to be released will contain the last magnetic

strip cards to be produced by Telecom and will provide the closure for a

definitive set of New Zealand magnetic strip cards and mark a decade of

interesting and turbulent years of phonecard collecting in New Zealand.

The latest phonecard releases from Telecom are:

WINNIE THE POOH PART 2:

Once again these attractive and very collectable cards follow Pooh and his

friends and their gently amusing adventures in Hundred Acre Wood. If you

haven't ordered your set yet, do so before the first price increase.

TRIAL ISSUE CHIP CARD SET:

A two card set of only 20,000 cards ($5 and $10 denomination). Used to test

the new Ascom Monetel phones that were installed at the Naval Base in

Auckland. A very limited number were offered for sale to dealers.

Telecom have just announced a 3rd $20 card that is only available in a

special collectors pack. Only 500 of these packs will be issued.

NEW CHIP GENERAL ISSUE:

A 4 card set of $5, $10, $20 and $50 denominations. The first general issue

cards featuring the new Gemplus chips.

Over 605,000 $5 cards have been produced, the highest mintage ever for a

Telecom phonecard, but only 7,000 of the $50 cards will be released. With

this low number, used sets of cards will be difficult to obtain.

UPCOMING MONEYCARD-RELATED SHOWS/CONFERENCES

(Some shows may feature other collectibles with moneycards secondary)

Don't see your favorite show? Let us know: Telequest@USA.net

Copyright 1999 Telequest (May be redistributed with attribution)

1999

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Aug 24-26 Telecard World ‘99, (NYC-Javits Conv Ctr); 800-717-7469

Sep 7-9 Cards Australia ‘99, (Sydney Conv. Ctr.); +61 2 9210 5700

Sep 8-10 Scandicards ‘99, (Stockholm); V Tolson +46 (0)8 588 31000

Sep 14-16 Promo Expo ‘99, (Chicago's Navy Pier); 800-927-5007

IMPORTANT NOTE: FOR PRODUCERS/BUYERS ONLY. NO COLLECTORS.

Sep 20-22 Call Centres Hong Kong '99, (Hong Kong Sar);

Hong Kong convention & Exhibition Centre

Sep 21-23 Smart Card Summit 99, (Wash, DC); J W Marriott; (202)

530-5306

Registration Info: info@smartcardforum.org

Sep 25 Long Beach Coin/Collectibles Expo; Andrea Neumann 805-962-9939

Sep 27-30 Int'l Telecard Assoc, (Naples, Florida); 202-544-4448

Oct 2 6th Nordic Card Fair, (Aarhus,Denmark); Info: Oluf Kristensen

+45 86 15 01 40 Email:ok_topus@yahoo.com

Oct 3 Phonecard Show 3, (Toronto, Canada); Joe De Freitas 416-245-9808

Oct 8-10 Collectorama, (Lakeland, Florida); Ed Kuszmar 561-995-7985

Oct 8-10 Electronic Coin & Collectible Fair, (Columbus, OH); Sandy

Guide

NOTE: Sponsored by ebay - 1000+ dealers

Oct 12-14 Cards UK 99, (Birmingham, England); P Basilico +44(0)171 404

1166

Nov 7 2nd Montreal Exposition, (Montreal); Daniel Boyer, (514)

644-2401

Hôtel Ruby Foo's - Salle Singapore(Room) - 7655 Blvd Décarie

Nov 10-12 Intele-CardNews Expo'99: The Cutting Edge of Prepaid

Fontainebleau Hilton Resort and Spa, Miami Beach, FL

Nov 10-12 Cards Africa ‘99, (Johannesburg, Africa);

Nov 14 1st Phonecard Fair, (Avedøre Bibliotek-Copenhagen)

Contact: Claus Schmidt + 40 36 78 58

Nov 14-16 Card ‘99 Marketing Conference, Atlanta Hilton & Towers;

Jacqueline Illonardo 212-631-9724

Dec (TBA) Holiday Collectibles Convention, (Walt Disney World); TBA

2000

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Jan 6-9 FUN 2000, (Orlando); Cindy Grellman 407-321-8747

Email:CGrellman@aol.com

Feb 26 4th Card Jutland (Denmark); Fritidscentret, Randers

Contact: Stig Andersen, phone +45 86 40 83 95

Mar 1-3 Call Centres Asia 2000 (Singapore); Raffles City Convention

Centre

Westin Stamford & Westin Plaza

qApr 5-7 Cards Asia 2000 (Singapore)

Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre

PRESS RELEASES

Building a Star - The first phone card in space

Kennedy Space Center, Florida. July 22, 1999…Ken Streetman, President of Capital Communications Group, Houston, TX was present for the launch of the Shuttle STS-93. The liftoff of Columbia marked another first in CapComm's history of firsts. Having had the first phone card in space was quite an honor for this 6 year old Houston company. Streetman's friend Jeff Ashby was on his first shuttle mission. Ashby was the pilot for Commander Eileen Collins. Ashby took CapComm's phone card "Building a Star" with him on his first mission. Thus making it the first phone card in space. The picture of the card was chosen by Streetman from a poster designed by Ms. Frances Jones.

This copyrighted picture was loaned to CapComm by SPACEHAB to be used as the #1 card of a 12 card set. The remaining 11 cards of the set will show different views and construction of the International Space Station. Proceeds from the sale of this 12 card set will go to the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. This 12 card set will become part of a permanent display at the Astronaut Hall of Fame in Titusville, FL.

A special presentation of the "First Card in Space" will be made to the Hall of Fame. The card and a picture of the card in space will be the cornerstone of the display.

To receive on of these very special, limited edition "First in Space" collector cards, just make a $10.00 donation payable to the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. Then, send your check or money order to CapComm's Houston office and they will send you one of these collector cards for free. CamComm plans to raise over $250,000 from sales of the "Building a Star" card set. Collect all 12 cards in this International Space Station card set. To make a donation and receive your card, please write or call. Capital Communications Group. 915 Silber Rd. Houston, TX 77024 (713) 681-3202

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