Canquest Communications (Canada) Inc. and Gateway Calling Card Ltd. Announce the World Wide Launch of CHECKININ.NET

October 17^th, 2000, Chatham, ON: Canquest Communications (Canada) Inc. and Gateway Calling Card Ltd. of Bermuda have paired to announce the launch of www.checkinin.net.  Checkinin.net is a Verisign, Inc.™ (NASDAQ: VRSN) approved web site developed to supply international originating rechargeable calling cards.  Verisign is the leading provider of Internet trust services, including authentication, validations and payment, necessary for websites, enterprises and ecommerce service providers. Verisign’s  Web site digital certificate services are used by all of the Fortune 500 companies with a Web presence.

Checkinin.net offers an easy to use, competitive calling card, utilizing the world’s leading telecommunications providers.  The site allows users to purchase calling cards real-time providing PIN’s instantly ready for use.  The simple to buy solution comes complete with easy to understand dialing instructions from abroad providing international access and recharge functionality from nearly 90 countries across the globe.

“Canquest has succeeded in it’s goal to support a web based prepaid telecommunications solution complete with international origination and fully supported by around the clock, multi-lingual operator assistance”, states Mike Pugh, Canquest Communications (Canada) Inc., Vice President of Operations.  “Checkinin.net also offers enhanced services such as instant access to current news, weather and currency exchange for the country to which you are travelling.”

“Enabling consumers with a simple to purchase calling card application, complete with easy-to-understand dialing instructions from abroad, is the real-time, pre-paid telecommunications product ready to capture the web based marketplace”, commented Gateway Representative Nicholas Hoskins.  “As consumers tour abroad checkinin.net will foster an appreciation of the significance of knowing the cost and how to make a phone call prior to travelling and since the product is based out of Bermuda it is a tax exempt service for the customer.”

Canquest Communications is Canada’s only licensed full service card platform provider offering a range of electronic transaction business solutions including prepaid and postpaid phone cards, prepaid cellular, prepaid paging, customer service and eCommerce solutions.

Headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, Gateway Calling Card Ltd. is a Web based phone-card company, utilizing secure banking co-location sites and advanced technology allowing the purchase of prepaid long distance phone-cards.

For further information please contact:

Derek Robertson, Canquest Communications (Canada) Inc. at (519) 351-8647 or email at DRoberts@Canquest.com