8-K

                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, DC 20549

                                   FORM 8-K

                                 CURENT REPORT
    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest reported) October 31, 2000


                                JFAX.COM, Inc.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Delaware                       0-25965                  51-0371142
(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission              (IRS Employer
      of incorporation                File Number)           Identification No.)

                             6922 Hollywood Blvd.
                                   Suite 900
                        Los Angeles, California 90028
                   (Address of principal executive offices)

                                (323) 860-9200
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                Not Applicable
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibits

EXHIBIT
NUMBER             DESCRIPTION
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99.1               Press Release dated October 31, 2000


ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release of the Registrant containing a
summary of certain strategic and financial information to be disclosed during
the Registrant's webcast to be held on Tuesday, October 31, 2000 at 11:30 a.m.
Pacific Standard Time. Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated by reference under this Item
9.

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements: Certain statements in the attached
Exhibit constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements are based on management's current expectations or beliefs and are
subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.
Such statements address the following subjects: the proposed j2 Global/eFax
merger; future operating results; subscriber growth and retention; unified
messaging, broadcast faxing and other revenues; earnings growth and
expectations; new products, services and features; corporate spending;
liquidity; network capacity; and regulatory developments.

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ
materially from those described in the forward-looking statements:

With respect to the proposed j2 Global/eFax merger, the inability to obtain
required shareholder approvals; the risk that the Registrant's and eFax's
businesses will not be integrated successfully; and costs related to the merger;
and the failure of the Registrant to realize anticipated benefits of the merger.

Factors relating to increased competition, including: price reductions and
increased spending; inability to generate greater revenues and profits from
unified messaging, conference calling, broadcast faxing and advertising;
limitations on the Company's opportunities to enter into or renew agreements
with distribution partners and suppliers; limitations on the Company's ability
to develop new products and services; limitations on the Company's ability to
continue to grow or sustain the rate of growth of its subscriber base; and
limitations on the Company's ability to maintain or grow its market share in the
unified messaging industry.

The risk of the failure to obtain necessary financing.

The risk of loss of services of executive officers and other key employees.

Inability of the Registrant to introduce new products and services; and its
inability to develop or achieve commercial acceptance for these new products and
services.

The risk of adverse changes in the U.S. regulatory environment surrounding
unified messaging, including changes that could make it more costly to obtain
subscriber telephone numbers or impose additional compliance costs.


Risks related to our limited operating history, risks associated with
technological change, uncertainties regarding the protection of proprietary
technology and other factors set forth in the company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

Note: the information in this report (including the Exhibits) is furnished
pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that Section. This report will not be deemed an admission as to
the materiality of any information in the report that is required to be
disclosed solely by Regulation FD.

                                  SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                JFAX.COM, Inc.
                                 (Registrant)


Date: October 31, 2000          By: /s/ Scott Turicchi
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                                   Scott Turicchi, Executive Vice President,
                                   Corporate Development


                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS


EXHIBIT
NUMBER             DESCRIPTION
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99.1               Press Release dated October 31, 2000.

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

Press Release Dated October 31, 2000

j2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS DISCLOSES PLANS TO BE CASH FLOW POSITIVE IN Q-4, 2001
COMPANY GETS IN STEP WITH REG. FD BY DISCLOSING 2001 STRATEGIES TO ANALYSTS,
SHAREHOLDERS, AND MEDIA ON EARNINGS CALL

October 31, 2000-Hollywood, CA - j2 Global Communications, Inc., formerly
JFAX.COM (NASDAQ-JCOM), in compliance with Regulation FD, is one of the first
companies to dramatically restructure its quarterly conference calls by
disclosing not only its earnings, but its strategies and financial forecasts
through 2001.

"We want our shareholders, the media and the public at large to know who we are,
what we are doing and why" says Steve Hamerslag, CEO and President of j2 Global
Communications. "We experienced considerable changes this year, with our name
change, our new products, our new website and, of course, our pending merger
with eFax. We feel it is important to let our shareholders know, as we do
internally, that j2 has a strategic road map and a very clear direction.
Disclosing our plans in light of all our changes eliminates any confusion and
brings our shareholders onto the same page with us."

To view the companies presentation, go to http://ss.j2.com/ss?click&j2&39e7677c
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The presentation will be available beginning at 11:30 am EST on 10-31-00.

j2's earnings call will be webcast at: www.videonewswire.com/j2/103100/
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About j2
j2 Global Communications is an Internet-based provider of messaging and
communications services to individuals and businesses throughout the world. j2
was established in 1995 as JFAX.COM and began doing business under the name j2
Global Communications in August 2000 to better reflect its expanded customer-
base and service-offerings. The name change will be considered and voted upon at
j2's upcoming annual meeting of shareholders. The j2 Global network covers 157
cities in 14 countries and spans 4 continents. The company is headquartered in
Hollywood, California. For more information on j2 and its services, visit
www.j2.com  or call 1-888-718-2000, or outside the U.S. & Canada call 1-323-860-
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9207. The company has produced a streaming video that describes its services and
can be seen at http://ss.j2.com/ss?click&j2&39e7677c
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Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements: Certain statements in this news
release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements are based on management's current expectations or beliefs and are
subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.
Such statements address the following subjects: the proposed j2 Global/eFax
merger; future operating results; subscriber growth and retention; broadcast
faxing, advertising and other revenues; earnings growth and expectations; new
products, services and features; corporate spending; liquidity; network
capacity; regulatory developments, including the Company's ability to shape
public policy in unified messaging. The following factors, among others, could
cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-
looking statements: risks associated with the proposed j2 Global/eFax merger,
including the inability to obtain required shareholder approvals and the risk
that the j2 Global and eFax businesses will not be integrated


successfully; risks relating to the Company's reliance on third parties to
market its services; the Company's limited operating history; factors relating
to increased competition, including competition from companies offering free or
more comprehensive services; risks associated with technological change;
uncertainties regarding the protection of proprietary technology; the risk of
the failure to obtain necessary financing; the risk of loss of services of
executive officers and other key employees; inability to introduce new products
and services and inability to develop or achieve commercial acceptance for these
new products and services; the risk of adverse changes in the U.S. regulatory
environment surrounding unified messaging; and other factors set forth in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission