Now, eVoice Makes It Easy for U.S. Businesses to Expand Into Canada

eVoice service expands into Canada for the first time, giving U.S.-based small businesses the ability to establish a Canadian presence easily and affordably

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j2 Global Communications, Inc.

Apr 20, 2010, 10:30 ET

LOS ANGELES, April 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- eVoice®, a leading virtual voice service for small-to-medium sized businesses, has announced a first: availability of local Canadian phone numbers. Now, U.S. companies can create a "virtual" Canadian office within minutes, while maintaining domestic operations. Signup is simple: visit www.eVoice.com and enter the desired area code to view a selection of available numbers.

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The Canadian numbers can be answered on any phone, anywhere, while maintaining a professional image to callers. The service provides business professionals with complete mobility and simplified pricing plans, meeting the needs of individuals and small businesses who want their calls answered, routed and managed economically and professionally 24/7.

Local number availability in Canada represents the first phase of what is a planned aggressive expansion for eVoice throughout North America in 2010. Initially, local numbers are available in the Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, and Victoria metropolitan areas, with more metropolitan areas to be added by year end.

In addition to the benefits for U.S. businesses, the availability of local numbers now enables Canadian residents and businesses to sign up for eVoice.

eVoice plans start as low as $12.95/mo and include: choice of toll-free or local number; auto attendant; call routing (forwarding, transfer, screening); enhanced voicemail; voicemail-to-text; customized professional greeting; conference calling; online account administration and call history; custom hold music; and more.

eVoice is currently available as a six-month free trial at www.eVoice.com.

"Expanded local number availability is a natural step in our planned growth for eVoice," said Mark Meyers, director, voice services for j2 Global Communications. "The rapid expansion of eVoice in the U.S. since its launch this year reinforces the growing demand for hosted voice services for businesses."

eVoice is a registered trademark of j2 Global Communications, Inc.

About j2 Global Communications

Founded in 1995, j2 Global Communications, Inc. provides outsourced, value-added messaging and communications services to individuals and businesses around the world. With offices in eight cities worldwide, j2 Global's network spans more than 3,500 cities in 48 countries on six continents. The company's websites appear in numerous languages, including Dutch, French, German, Spanish and English. Payments are accepted in currencies that include the U.S. dollar, Canadian dollar, British Pound, Japanese Yen, Euro, Hong Kong dollar and more. j2 Global provides live sales and customer service support in multiple languages, including English, Dutch, German, French and Cantonese. j2 Global markets its services principally under the brands eFax®, eFax Corporate®, Onebox®, eVoice® and Electric Mail®. As of December 31, 2009, j2 Global had achieved 14 consecutive fiscal years of revenue growth and eight consecutive fiscal years of positive and growing operating earnings. For more information about j2 Global, please visit www.j2global.com.