Q COMM TO BEGIN SUPPORTING THE NEXT ESTATE PREPAID MASTERCARD® CARD USING QXPRESS TERMINALS

(Orem, UT) --September 3, 2002 -- Q Comm International, Inc. (OTC BB: QCCM), a business services company focusing in the electronic distribution of prepaid wireless and other services, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Next Estate Communications, Inc. to support loading value onto the Next Estate prepaid Truth MasterCard® Card, issued by Columbus Bank & Trust, an affiliate of Synovus, through its POSA retail network in the United States.

(PRWEB) September 5, 2002 --September 3, 2002 -- Q Comm International, Inc. (OTC BB: QCCM), a business services company focusing in the electronic distribution of prepaid wireless and other services, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Next Estate Communications, Inc. to support loading value onto the Next Estate prepaid Truth MasterCard® Card, issued by Columbus Bank & Trust, an affiliate of Synovus, through its POSA retail network in the United States.

Q Comm will immediately enable the Truth package to be purchased by consumers at retailers using Q-Comms Qxpress point-of-sale activation (POSA) terminals.

Once the consumer purchases the package containing a unique code at a Qxpress enabled retailer, a customer calls Next Estate to register for his or her Virtual MasterCard account. Once the account has been set up and activated, Next Estate allows the customer to use his or her Virtual MasterCard account immediately for non face-to-face purchases, like online purchases, and then sends the customer their personalized, embossed Truth MasterCard® card in the mail, if requested. The Truth MasterCard® Card is accepted at more than 28 million locations worldwide.

Once theyve used their initial balance on the card, customers simply return to any retailer that sells the Truth package to add more money to it.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, of the total number of U.S. adult consumers, only half qualifies for and uses credit. But now, because the Truth MasterCard® Card is prepaid, there is no approval process, no one is turned down, and budgets are better controlled and managed.

For those without a major payment card, much of daily commerce becomes less convenient," said Steve Streit, chief executive officer of Next Estate Communications. Reserving hotel rooms, booking air travel, buying concert tickets or movie tickets in advance over the phone or on-line shopping through catalogs and Web sites, paying for roadside emergencies, ordering products from 1-800 TV offers and on and on, are more complicated. The uses for having your own Truth MasterCard® Card are as varied as our customer base."

The Truth MasterCard® Card is purchased by many different demographic groups including:

 Those wishing to better control their budget and monitor their expenses;
 Travelers and others who find it safer and more convenient to use cards rather than carrying cash;
 Family and friends who are purchasing it as a gift; and
 Teens and college students who need a payment card that parents can easily reload with more money when needed.

We are pleased to be working with Q Comm," said Matt Kerper, director of reseller distribution for Next Estate Communications. Their Qxpress point of sale solution offers their retailers a convenient, safe and risk-free way to offer their customers a Truth MasterCard® Card. Our initial sale and reload denominations are $20, $50, $100, $200, and $400. Since theres no inventory for the retailer to carry, theres no expense to the retailer to participate. Enabling customers to get their Truth package through a retailers Qxpress Terminal is a win for the consumer and the retailer."

ABOUT NEXT ESTATE COMMUNICATIONS:
Next Estate Communications, Inc., established in 1999, is a consumer products and financial services company with its corporate offices and customer service center located in Monrovia, California. Next Estate issues retailer-sold, association-branded, pre-paid card products, such as the Next Estate Truth MasterCard® Card. The companys products are sold in more than 10,000 retail locations nationwide. For more information, log onto www.mymccard.com or call (626) 775-3400.

ABOUT SYNOVUS:
Synovus (NYSE: SNV") is a diverse financial services holding company with more than $17.3 billion in assets based in Columbus, Ga. Synovus provides integrated financial services including banking, financial management, insurance, mortgage and leasing services through 39 affiliate banks and other Synovus offices in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida and Tennessee; and electronic payment processing through an 81.1-percent stake in TSYS (NYSE: TSS"), the worlds largest third-party processor of international payments. Synovus is No. 5 on FORTUNE magazines list of The 100 Best Companies To Work For" in 2002. See Synovus on the Web at www.synovus.com.

ABOUT MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL:
MasterCard International has a comprehensive portfolio of well-known, widely accepted payment brands including MasterCard, Cirrus and Maestro. More than 1.7 billion MasterCard, Cirrus and Maestro logos are present on credit, charge and debit cards in circulation today. A corporation with more than 15,000 member financial institutions, MasterCard serves consumers and businesses, both large and small, in 210 countries and territories. MasterCard is a leader in quality and innovation, offering a wide range of payment solutions in the virtual and traditional worlds. MasterCards award-winning Priceless advertising campaign is now seen in 90 countries and in 45 languages, giving the MasterCard brand a truly global reach and scope. With more than 28 million acceptance locations, no payment card is more widely accepted globally than MasterCard. For the six months ended June 30, 2002, gross dollar volume exceeded US$534 billion. MasterCard can be reached through its website at http://www.mastercardinternational.com.

ABOUT Q COMM INTERNATIONAL:
Established in 1992, Q Comm International, Inc. is a public (OTC BB: QCCM), international business services company based in the United States. The Company produces innovative prepaid transaction processing and information management systems. Its objective is to offer cost-effective, flexible solutions that facilitate electronic distribution of prepaid services from suppliers or distributors to retail points of sale. Q Comm solutions are scalable which enable it and its partner carriers, distributors and retailers to quickly grow sales at relatively little additional overhead, increasing profitability among all parties. Q Comms products also reduce or eliminate inventory costs, out-of-stocks, and theft, while providing premier reporting and inventory management for all parties in the distribution chain of prepaid services. For its industry innovation and leadership, Q Comm has been selected as one of the Top 10 Companies to Watch" by Intele-Card News, the leading prepaid telecom publication in the United States.

This press release contains forward-looking statements. The words estimate", possible" and seeking" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as to the date the statement was made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted, or quantified. Future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties to which forward-looking statements are subject include, but are not limited to, the effect of government regulation, competition and other material risks.

For additional information contact: Q Comm International, Inc., Tel (800) 626-9941, ext. 3301, Fax (801) 222-9555, paul@qcomm.com.