Prepaid Phone Card Affiliate Programs

Affiliate Marketing Partnership Proposal

About Pingo

Pingo offers consumers high quality domestic and international long distance calling services on a prepaid basis. Pingo customers save on calls to and from both landline and mobile phones. Mobile phone users in particular can save as much as 90% on international calls by using Pingo's toll-free access and lower rates on international calls.

Pingo accounts are sold exclusively over the Internet.  Customers open their account using a credit card, and have the option of automatic or manual recharge once their initial purchase has been depleted.  Once a customer signs up, they are generally thrilled with our low rates (such as 3 cents/minute to the UK, 2.8 cents/minute to China, 3.2 cents/minute within the US), our convenient features, such as PinPass dialing (no need to enter their PIN from registered phones), clean rates, toll-free access from 35 different countries, and on-line account management. Well over 90% of our customers recharge their accounts, and become devoted users of Pingo for their long distance calls, both within the US and for International calls.   We also encourage signup and loyalty with a variety of bonuses and seasonal promotions, including a $5.00 bonus when they signup for more than $20 initially, and $5 in credit every time they refer a friend.

Pingo leverages the iBasis global VoIP network, which includes direct connections to more than 100 countries worldwide and interconnections with more than 280 carrier customers, both to ensure great service and the lowest possible rates.

About iBasis

Founded in 1996, iBasis (OTCBB: IBAS) is a leading wholesale carrier of international long distance telephone calls and a provider of retail prepaid calling services, including the Pingo® web-based offering (www.pingo.com) and disposable calling cards, which are sold through major distributors and available at retail stores throughout the U.S. iBasis customers include many of the largest telecommunications carriers in the world, including AT&T, Cable & Wireless, China Mobile, China Unicom, MCI, Sprint, Skype, and Telefonica. iBasis carried approximately 5 billion minutes of international voice over IP (VoIP) traffic in 2004, and is one of the ten largest carriers of international voice traffic in the world¹. For four consecutive years service providers named iBasis the best international wholesale carrier in ATLANTIC-ACM's annual International Wholesale Carrier Report Card². iBasis was also ranked among the fastest-growing technology companies in New England in the 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 Technology Fast 50 programs sponsored by Deloitte & Touche. The Company can be reached at its worldwide headquarters in Burlington, Massachusetts, USA at 781-505-7500 or on the Internet at www.ibasis.com.

Pingo’s Affiliate Program

Pingo is the best choice for long distance and international calling. We offer high quality, low cost service to more than 100 countries. Plus, Pingo customers can access the service and save on their calls from more than 30 countries. Pingo is easy to use and doesn't require customers to purchase any new equipment or change phone companies. We offer great rates for international calls, including calls from mobile phones.

Who are Pingo's Customers?

Our customers are a diverse bunch. Some use Pingo calling cards to save on long distance calling in the United States. Others use Pingo to save on international calling to countries all over the world or for easy calling access when they are traveling overseas. On average, mobile users with Pingo Calling Cards save 90% or more on their international calls.

When you promote Pingo, you can choose to promote the great savings we offer your customers for domestic calling or international calling or both! You know your customers best, and you know what type of savings will appeal to them. Remember to let your customers know that when they sign up for Pingo through the affiliate channel, they will receive $5 in free calls with a $20 minimum signup!

Pingo provides "virtual" calling cards designed to provide its customers with the best prepaid calling card experience, including quality, convenience, and customer service at the most competitive rates available today. With Pingo calling cards there are no additional charges—just a nominal $.98 monthly maintenance fee—what you see is what you pay.

Pingo phone cards are a service of iBasis, one of the ten largest carriers of international phone calls in the world. With Pingo, you can take advantage of the same high quality international service and price advantage iBasis has been providing to leading phone companies like AT&T, Cable & Wireless, China Mobile, China Unicom, MCI, Sprint, Skype, and Telefonica. iBasis carried approximately 5 billion minutes of international voice over IP (VoIP) traffic in 2004, and is one of the ten largest carriers of international voice traffic in the world¹. For four consecutive years service providers named iBasis the best international wholesale carrier in ATLANTIC-ACM's annual International Wholesale Carrier Report Card². iBasis was also ranked among the fastest-growing technology companies in New England in the 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 Technology Fast 50 programs sponsored by Deloitte & Touche. The Company can be reached at its worldwide headquarters in Burlington, Massachusetts, USA at 781-505-7500 or on the Internet at www.ibasis.com.  

About Pingo’s Affiliate Manager:

Mr. Brian Hawkins was recently hired to manage Pingo’s LinkShare affiliate program. Prior to recently joining Pingo, Mr. Hawkins had worked with Pingo during its launch while working for its current search engine marketing agency/vender.

Brian Hawkins Bio:

Mr. Hawkins is a veteran in the search engine marketing industry. He brings great experience in creating strategic online marketing partnerships with fortune 1000 clients. He has developed reseller sales channel to build strategic partnerships. He also has overseen sales initiatives and assuring success in reaching clients performance based goals. Prior to his last position at two search engine marketing agencies, SpiderSplat Consulting & Inceptor, Mr. Hawkins was an industry dot com veteran working in various business development and marketing roles. Starting with an online recruiting start up, this then advanced his career, all the way up to Monster.com. He is a co-founder of start-up Photobots.com that sold online digital photography merchandise. His experience with the high-tech digital technology industry evolved from his work with Fuji Film Digital. He has also managed a lead generation call center and sales team for ADT Security Services. He received his B.A in entrepreneurship and small business management from Northeastern University in Boston.

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