The phone card industry is still experiencing growing pains; young companies have quickly come and gone. With over 500 companies now in the telecard business, choosing a reliable vendor can sometimes be tricky and confusing for retailers. Among retailer concerns in choosing a supplier are: Is the provider established and authorized by the FCC and state regulatory agencies? Can the company provide high-quality services over a non-blocking network? Are the phone cards protected by a security system against misuse and pilferage? What are the costs per minute? Are there any hidden charges? Are there enhanced features such as built-in information systems? Will customers be satisfied with the phone card's performance?
ard Segermark, exec.
director
Telecommunications Resellers
Association (TRA) 1730 K St.,
N.W.. Suite 1201, Washington, DC
20006
Phone: 202-835-9898
Fax: 202-835-9893
Contact: Andrews Isar, director
industry relations
COMPANIES
1-800-PHONE-CARD Inc.
107S. 8th St.,
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: 215-627-1380
Fax: 214-627-8509
Contact: Richard Cohen, president
Long Distance Carrier: several
Own Switching Platform: yes
Company Description: card
issuer Member: International
Telecard Association
Access International
725 Lakefield Road, Suite F,
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Phone: 805-374-2460
Fax: 805-374-2459
Contact: Frank Briscoe, vice-president
Own Switching Platform: no
Access, unit of Graphic
Results Corp.
13795 N. W. 19th
Ave., Miami, FL 33054
Phone: 305-769-0546
Fax: 305-681-0206
Contact: Michael P. Williams,
president and CEO Long
Distance Carrier: AT&T, MCI
Own Switching Platform: yes
Company Description: reseller,
service bureau,
Long-distance carrier, card issuer
ACMI 5425 E. Raines Roack Road,
Suite 1, Memphis, TN 38115
Phone: 901-363-2100
Fax: 901-363-9707
Contact: Steve Adelman, VP, telecards
Parent Company: ConQuest
Telecommunications Dublin, OH
Long Distance Carrier: several
Own Switch Platform: yes
Company Description: card
printer, service bureau, long-dis-
tance carrier Member:
International Telecard Association
Advance Prepaid Phonecard Inc.
2112 11th Ave.
South, Birmingham, AL 35205
Phone: 205-801-6080
Facx: 205-801-6085
Contact: Brenda Foster, Exec.
manager Long Distance Carrier:
MCI, Sprint, LDDS Own
Switching Platform: no
Company Description: reseller
Arthur Blank & Co. Inc.
225 Rivermoor St.,
Boston, MA 02132
Phone: 617-325-9600
Fax: 616-327-1235
Contact: Paul Blanchard, manager,
marketing communications
Long Distance Carrier: Frontier
Own Switching Platform: no
Company Discription: card
printer, card issuer
AT&T PrePaid Cards
295 N. Maple Ave.,
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Phone: 800-876-3128
Fax: 908-221-4541
Contact: Customer Service Long
Distance Carrier: AT&T Own
Switching Platform: yes
Company Description: card
printer, long-distance carrier,
issuer
Atcall Inc. 1100 N. Glebe Road,
Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: 703-522-5252
Fax: 703-522-1076
Contact: Khaled Alhegelan, CEO
