Global
Acquires ECS
Global Games Corp./Global
Communications, Inc. has acquired Electronic Card Services, Inc.
(ECS). Global Communications provides commercial Internet services,
third party credit card processing, and Internet entertainment, while
ECS provides electronic cash cards, primarily pre-paid phone cards
dispensed by machine.
Through its affiliation with
Global Communications, the cash card applications of ECS will be
broadened to allow consumers to use the card for chat line, pre-paid
cellular usage, and Internet access via 800 phone numbers. Global
will also provide new high volume sites for the cards to be
dispensed, as well as Internet marketing support. According to
Telecard World Magazine, electronic cash card sales in 1997
will reach $2.2 million for pre-paid phone card usage alone, with
growth to $4.3 billion by the year 2001.
For more information on Global
call (612) 672-0834.
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