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The Telecom for Charity Initiative

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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 124.65pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 34pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><FONT color=royalblue size=4><U><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></U></FONT></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoNormal ... more
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 124.65pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 34pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><FONT color=royalblue size=4><U><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></U></FONT></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 38.65pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=left><FONT color=royalblue><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> We first conceived the concept for “Telecom for Charity” in 2006. Nice Touch Communications</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> is a telecommunications sales and consulting firm </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">in operation since 1997.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We are seeking to develop a new trend of socially responsible business practices </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">through this initiative by helping non profit organizations get the best possible telecom services and </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">rates, and to create a “ home base for telecom and various technology sources” that is; a network of </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">carriers, vendors and the like who are committed to the same goals.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The program entitled “Telecom for </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Charity” is just that: a way to use </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">everyday </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">business telecom services at a reduced rate or increased </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">capacity while putting forth 5% of the total bill to a selected charity of choice.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 38.65pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 10.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p><FONT color=royalblue> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 38.65pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><FONT color=black>The process that our program entails is simple:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 56.65pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 10.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p><FONT color=royalblue> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 56.65pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 74.65pt" align=left><FONT color=royalblue><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">-</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><B>Assessment: </B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">We work with you and your organization to understand your telecommunications </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">needs, directions, goals, and how to achieve them.</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 56.65pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 74.65pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></SPAN><FONT color=royalblue> </FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 56.65pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 74.65pt" align=left><FONT color=royalblue><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">-</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><B>Consultation:</B> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Based on your needs and wants, we provide you with unbiased options that fit </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">your criteria, taking into account: cost, efficiency, and overall communication capabilities.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">are authorized agents of best of breed telecom carriers, E.G.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>M5 Networks, Qwest, Level 3, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Covad, InterCall, Paetec Communications , Switch & Data , New Edge Networks, NTT </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Communications, X/0 and several others. We are not resellers; all billing is done directly from the </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">carrier.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 56.65pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 74.65pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><FONT color=royalblue><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 56.65pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 74.65pt" align=left><FONT color=royalblue><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">-</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><B>Savings:</B> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">After choosing the optimum carrier/solution for your organization’s needs, you are sure </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">to benefit from increased communications capabilities at more affordable costs.</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 56.65pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 74.65pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></SPAN><FONT color=royalblue> </FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 56.65pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 74.65pt" align=left><FONT color=royalblue><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">-</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><B>Donation:</B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> In addition to the obvious benefits, our program will </SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">donate</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"> <B>5%</B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> of your monthly bill </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">to the charitable organization of your choice.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 56.65pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 74.65pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN><FONT color=royalblue> </FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 56.65pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 74.65pt" align=left><FONT color=royalblue><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">-</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><B>Additional Revenue Stream:</B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Through fund raising and telecom sponsorship efforts, any</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">business that procures any telecommunication service through the initiative will have </SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">5%</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> of their </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">bill donated back to the referring Not for Profit organization. We like to call it a “telecom </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">sponsorship”. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 38.65pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 10.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p><FONT color=royalblue> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 38.65pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=left><FONT color=royalblue><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">In summary, there is no reason why any business or not-for-profit organization should not review any </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">telecom opportunity through our “Telecom for Charity” initiative.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We are in the process of establishing a </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">board of advisors to help promote this initiative consisting of telecom experts, consultants, carrier </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">representatives, members of non-profit organizations and their telecom/IT staff, members of the media, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">and other concerned parties.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We will also promote “T for C” through a dedicated website and press<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 38.65pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><FONT color=royalblue>releases when milestones are achieved.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 38.65pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 10.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p><FONT color=royalblue> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 38.65pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.3pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=left><FONT color=royalblue><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">We are optimistic that we can work together to create a new standard in our field utilizing our “</SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">T for C</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">” </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">initiative through positive, ethical, and philanthropic business practices.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We look forward to further </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">discussions regarding our programs.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> hide
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