8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)April 15, 2005

j2 Global Communications,Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

6922 Hollywood Blvd.

Suite 500

Los Angeles, California90028

(Address of principal executive offices)

(323)860–9200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On April 15, 2005, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of j2 Global Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously recommended to the Board of Directors of the Company, which the Board approved that same day, the following bonuses for the Company’s reporting officers with respect to their fiscal 2004 performance: Scott M. Jarus, Co-President -- $104,000; Nehemia Zucker, Co-President -- $104,000; R. Scott Turicchi, Chief Financial Officer -- $98,000; and Gregg Kalvin, Chief Accounting Officer -- $22,703.

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

(c) Nehemia Zucker, 48, has been appointed a President of the Company, effective April 18, 2005.

Since December 2000 Mr. Zucker had served as the Company’s Chief Marketing Officer, and he served as both Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer from December 2000 through May 2003. From 1996 through December 2000, he served exclusively as j2 Global’s Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining j2 Global in 1996, Mr. Zucker was Chief Operations Manager of Motorola’s EMBARC division, which packages CNBC and ESPN for distribution to paging and wireless networks. From 1980 to 1996, he held various positions in finance, operations and marketing at Motorola in the United States and abroad.

Scott M. Jarus will continue to serve as a President of the Company as well.

Item9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release “j2 Global Enhances Management Structure” dated April 19, 2005.

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.

	j2 Global Communications, Inc. (Registrant)
Date: April 19, 2005	By:	/s/ Jeffrey D. Adelman
		Jeffrey D. Adelman Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release “j2 Global Enhances Management Structure” dated April 19, 2005.

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

j2 Global Enhances Management Structure

Promotes Chief Marketing Officer to Co-President

LOS ANGELES, April 19, 2005 -- j2 Global Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: JCOM), a leading provider of outsourced, value-added messaging and communications services, today announced that the board of directors has promoted Hemi Zucker, the Company's chief marketing officer, to co-president.

Mr. Zucker will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of j2 Global's revenue generation, operations, product and service activities. The change enables j2 Global co-president Scott Jarus to focus on strategic planning; "public company" matters; M&A activities; continued development of the Company's intellectual property; corporate business development; and regulatory and legislative issues.

About j2 Global Communications

Founded in 1995, j2 Global Communications, Inc., provides outsourced, value-added messaging and communications services to individuals and businesses around the world. j2 Global's network spans more than 1,500 cities in 23 countries on five continents. The Company offers faxing and voicemail solutions, document management solutions, Web-initiated conference calling, and unified-messaging and communications services. j2 Global markets its services principally under the brand names eFax®, j2®, jConnect®, JFAX^TM, eFax Corporate®, Onebox®, Electric Mail®, jBlast®, eFax Broadcast^TM, eVoice®, PaperMaster®, Consensus^TM, M4 Internet® and Protofax®. As of March 31, 2005, j2 Global had achieved 32 consecutive quarters of revenue growth and 13 consecutive quarters of growing operating earnings. For more information about j2 Global, please visit www.j2global.com.

Contacts
Christine Brodeur	Jeff Adelman
Socket Media, Inc.	j2 Global Communications, Inc.
310-559-0540	323-372-3617
c.brodeur@socketmedia.com	press@j2global.com