Q Comm International Announces New Contract with Leap --q xpress 200 tm in Over 1,000 of Leaps Cricket® Locations --

Q Comm International, Inc. (Amex: QMM; QMM.WS), a provider of prepaid transaction processing and electronic point-of-sale (POS) distribution solutions, today announced a contract with Leap Wireless International, Inc. [OTCBB: LEAP], a leading provider of innovative and value-driven wireless communications services, to install the q xpress 200 POS terminal in over 1,000 locations at Cricket-owned stores and third-party authorized dealers nationwide. Cricket Communications, Inc. is the operating subsidiary of Leap and is a leading provider of unlimited local and long distance wireless services.

Orem, UT (PRWEB) March 16, 2005 -- Q Comm International, Inc. (Amex: QMM; QMM.WS), a provider of prepaid transaction processing and electronic point-of-sale (POS) distribution solutions, today announced a contract with Leap Wireless International, Inc. [OTCBB: LEAP], a leading provider of innovative and value-driven wireless communications services, to install the q xpress 200 POS terminal in over 1,000 locations at Cricket-owned stores and third-party authorized dealers nationwide. Cricket Communications, Inc. is the operating subsidiary of Leap and is a leading provider of unlimited local and long distance wireless services.

Q Comms contract with Cricket supports its new Jump by Cricket® prepaid mobile phone platform, and includes customized q xpress 200 POS terminals and thermal cards unique to the Cricket® brand. Through the arrangement, Q Comm will expand Crickets prepaid distribution system by adding Jump by Cricket® to the companys comprehensive prepaid product suite accessed by Q Comms established network of retailers in the United States.

Michael Keough, President and Chief Executive Officer of Q Comm International, said Todays announcement reflects our consistent and successful focus on helping leading service providers, private-label wireless carriers and MVNOs selectively increase their prepaid distribution channels through a robust and secure network. We are extremely pleased that our customizable point of sale solutions and dependable customer service platform are playing a role in Crickets national branding campaign."

We selected Q Comm because of their technology and ability to provide customized Cricket green terminals and prepaid thermal cards that meet the characteristics of our brand," said Al Moschner, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Leap. Q Comms solutions fit in well with our prepaid strategy and enable us to provide additional locations and added convenience for our customers."

About Q Comm International   
Q Comm International is a prepaid transaction processor that electronically distributes prepaid products from service providers to the point of sale. Q Comm offers proprietary prepaid transaction processing platforms, support of various point-of-sale (POS) terminals, product management, merchandising, customer support and engineering. Q Comm systems replace traditional hard cards (also known as scratch cards or voucher) that are costly to distribute, and provide more comprehensive reporting and inventory management among other benefits. Q Comms solutions are currently used by wireless carriers or mobile operators, telecom distributors, and various retailers to sell a wide range of prepaid products and services including prepaid wireless or prepaid mobile, prepaid phone cards, prepaid dial tone and prepaid bank cards, such as prepaid MasterCard. Visit www.qcomm.com for more information.

Statements made in this press release are forward-looking and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in these statements. The economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors identified in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in the forward looking statements in this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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About Leap
Leap, headquartered in San Diego, Calif., is a customer-focused company providing innovative mobile wireless services targeted to meet the needs of customers who are under-served by traditional communications companies. With a commitment to predictability, simplicity and value as the foundation of our business, Leap pioneered Cricket® service, a simple and affordable wireless alternative to traditional landline service. Cricket® service offers customers unlimited anytime minutes within the Cricket® calling area over a high-quality, all-digital CDMA network. Operating in 39 markets in 20 states stretching from New York to California, Cricket® service is available to customers in more than 840 different municipalities. For more information, please visit www.leapwireless.com.

Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements" reflecting management's current forecast of certain aspects of Leap's future. Some forward-looking statements can be identified by forward-looking words such as believe," think," may," could," will," estimate," continue," anticipate," intend," seek," plan," expect," should," would" and similar expressions. This news release is based on current information, which we have assessed but which by its nature is dynamic and subject to rapid and even abrupt changes. Our actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements due to risks and uncertainties associated with our business. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to:

- our ability to attract and retain customers in an extremely competitive marketplace;
- our ability to attract, motivate and retain an experienced workforce;
- changes in economic conditions that could adversely affect the market for wireless services;
- our ability to successfully acquire additional spectrum;
- the impact of competitors initiatives;
- our ability to successfully execute service expansion plans;
- failure of network systems to perform according to expectations;
- our ability to comply with the covenants in our senior secured credit facilities;
- failure of the Federal Communications Commission to approve the transfers of the licenses covered by our sale agreement with Verizon Wireless, or to approve the transfers to Cricket Licensee (Reauction), Inc. or to Alaska Native Broadband 1 License, LLC of the respective licenses for which each entity was the winning bidder in the FCCs Auction #58;
- global political unrest, including the threat or occurrence of war or acts of terrorism; and
- other factors detailed in the section entitled Risk Factors" included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2004, and in our other SEC filings.

The forward-looking statements should be considered in the context of these risk factors. Investors and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Leap and the Leap logo design are trademarks of Leap Wireless International, Inc. Cricket is a registered trademark of Cricket Communications, Inc. Cricket +1, Cricket +2, Cricket Unlimited, Cricket Multi Value Plan, and Cricket Clicks are trademarks of Cricket Communications, Inc.

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