DE SOTO, Texas, April 11, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- eTelcharge.com (Pink Sheets:ETLC),a financial diversified merchant services company, which has developed the exclusive online currency to allow online shoppers an option to charge items to their phone bill, today announced, that in its efforts to reach major market audiences, the Company will be included on the "Last Comic Sitting" broadcast on the E! Entertainment Network tonight at 11pm EST.
About eTelcharge.com
eTelcharge.com (ETLC) offers the traditional credit card merchant services, checks and other existing financial infrastructure offered by banks, as well as the proprietary new online currency that provides online shoppers the exclusive choice to charge items to their telephone bill. Designed to reduce the risk of identity fraud and identity theft by providing an Internet credit option for online shoppers to charge items sold over the Internet. This payment option is a perfect match for the 70 million Americans who do not own a credit card. Clearly, past electronic commerce solutions have not employed effective security and privacy techniques that adequately address consumer concerns about privacy and security on the Internet today. The release of the latest version of the proprietary phone billing option is scheduled to be launched summer 2005. For more information, go to http://www.eTelcharge.com. New merchants who open a merchant service account with eTelcharge.com will automatically receive our latest version of eTelcharge once the new service is available. While customers may register for the option now. Online merchants should apply now for a merchant account due to projected demand of the promotional free offer.
About Howard Stern
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About E!
E! Online is a wholly owned subsidiary of E! Networks (currently available to more than 78 million cable and direct-satellite subscribers in the U.S.), which also operates E! Entertainment Television, the 24-hour network with programming dedicated to the worlds of style, beauty, fashion and home design.
This news release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause eTelcharge.com, Inc. and actual results or outcomes to be materially different from those anticipated and discussed herein. These include its historical lack of profitability, the need for additional capital, end-use customers' acceptance of new products and actual demand, which may differ significantly from expectance of new products and actual demand, which may differ significantly from expectations, the need for eTelcharge.com, Inc. to manage its growth, and other risks associated.