EXHIBIT 99.1

j2 Global Communications Continuing Revenue Grows 126%
Company Forecasts Operating Cash Profitability in Q-2

April 23, 2001-Hollywood, CA - j2 Global Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: JCOM),
today announced its financial results for its first quarter, ended March 31,
2001. Revenue, gross profit, and net loss excluding acquisition related
amortization of goodwill and other intangibles were $7.2 million, $3.7 million,
and $1.3 million, respectively for the first quarter of fiscal 2001. This
compares to revenue, gross profit, and net loss excluding acquisition related
amortization of goodwill and other intangibles of $2.9 million, $1.5 million,
and $4.6 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2000. Net loss for the first
quarters of fiscal 2001 and 2000 were $3.0 million and $5.3 million,
respectively.

Excluding acquisition related amortization of goodwill and other intangibles per
share net loss was $0.11 and $0.53 for the first quarter's of fiscal 2001 and
2000 respectively.
Net loss was $0.26 for the first quarter of fiscal 2001 compared with $.61 for
the first quarter of 2000.

Revenues increased 152% from the first quarter of 2000 to the first quarter of
2001 while our margins remained over 50%. Excluding hardware revenue of
$742,000, which will not recur, revenue grew 126%.  The company achieved this
while operating cash burn for the first quarter of 2001 reduced to $727,000
compared to $2.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2000. Cash and investments
available for use in the business totaled $25.7 million at March 31, 2001. All
of the above first quarter fiscal 2001 financial results are inclusive of our
acquisition of eFax.com on November 29, 2000.

"These positive results are very gratifying and demonstrate that our business
remains decisively on track as we continue to experience strong revenue growth
and diminished expense growth. Furthermore, our positive results reinforce our
expectation that we will achieve cash profitability during the second quarter"
stated Richard Ressler, chairman.

Scott Turicchi, executive vice president of business development added "at
current revenue levels we have achieved adequate scale to operate at breakeven
on a cash basis. Revenue growth beyond this point is supportable on our network
with very little additional cost. Therefore our financial goal will be to
sustain revenue growth as we meticulously manage our costs to achieve consistent
and increasing profitability. We remain confident that even in these tenuous
economic times, our business will continue to perform based on the strength of
our value proposition and business model."

About j2
j2 provides a variety of business critical communications and messaging services
through its global communications/telephony/messaging network. Through three
distinct sales channels, Web, Corporate and OEM, j2 provides services to over
4.3 million users around the world through its global network which is capable
of billing, customer support, transport, value added applications and local
presence on a global basis (4 continents, 157 cities and 14 countries). For a



streaming video describing j2's corporate sales, click
http://www.j2.com/corporate/corporate.asp. For more information about j2, please
visit http://www.j2.com or call 323-860-9200.

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These statements are only predictions and actual results could differ materially
from those anticipated in these statements based upon a number of factors
including final adjustments made in closing the quarter and those identified in
the Company's filings with the SEC.

eFax and eFax.com are trademarks of eFax.com, a wholly-owned subsidiary of j2
Global Communications, Inc.

CONTACT INFO

Laura Hinson                         Mary Jo Draper
PR Manager                           Ink, inc. PR
j2 Global Communications, Inc.       Kansas City , MO
Hollywood, CA                        816-753-6222
(323) 860-9435                       mjdraper@inkincpr.com
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