8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 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, California  90028

(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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On November 15, 2005 at approximately 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, the Company’s Co-President and Chief Financial Officer, R. Scott Turicchi, will speak at the Pacific Growth Equities Top Picks in Tech Conference. As part of this presentation, the Company is reaffirming its financial estimates for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 and financial outlook for fiscal year 2006, which it previously issued during its third quarter 2005 earnings conference call on October 24, 2005.

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 are PowerPoint slides that Mr. Turicchi will present at the Conference. A live audiocast of the presentation will be available at j2 Global’s Website www.j2global.com. Pursuant to Regulation FD, j2 Global hereby furnishes the presentation materials as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Note: The information in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	PowerPoint Presentation.

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: November 15, 2005	By:	/s/ Jeffrey D. Adelman
		Jeffrey D. Adelman Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	PowerPoint Presentation.

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

Pacific Growth Equities Top Picks in Tech Conference

(Based upon Third Quarter 2005 results)

November 15, 2005

www.j2global.com

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  Future operating results

  Subscriber growth and retention

  Earnings growth and expectations

  New products, services and features

  Corporate spending

  Liquidity

  Network capacity and coverage

  Regulatory developments

  Taxes

Certain statements in this presentation constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, particularly those contained in the slide entitled “Financial Guidance”. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations or beliefs as of November 15, 2005 and are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.  We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements. Readers should carefully review the risk factors described in this presentation. Such statements address the following subjects:

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements

All information in this presentation speaks as of November 15, 2005 and any
distribution of this presentation after that date is not intended and will not be
construed as updating or confirming such information.

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Risk Factors

Inability to sustain growth in our customer base, revenue or profitability

Competition in price, quality, features and geographic coverage

Inability to obtain telephone numbers in sufficient quantities on acceptable terms in desired locations

Enactment of burdensome telecommunications or Internet regulations including increased taxes or fees

Reduced use of fax services due to increased use of email or widespread adoption of digital signatures

Inadequate intellectual property protection or violations of third party intellectual property rights

System failures or breach of system or network security

Failure to expand and upgrade our systems and network infrastructure to accommodate increased traffic

Inability to adapt to technological change, or third party development of new technologies superior to ours

Economic downturns in industries which rely heavily on fax transmissions

Loss of services of executive officers and other key employees

Loss of third party suppliers and marketing relationships, and inability to enter into new such relationships
on acceptable terms

Other factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on 3/28/05 and the other reports filed by
us from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission

The following factors, among others, could cause our business, prospects, financial condition, operating results
and cash flows to be materially adversely affected:

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All brand names and logos are trademarks of j2 Global Communications, Inc. or its affiliates in the U.S. and/or internationally.

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Unique Assets

10.2 million subscribed telephone numbers (DIDs)

Global advanced messaging network

2,000+ cities in 26 countries on 5 continents

14.2MM+ unique DIDs worldwide in inventory

Patented technology

A portfolio of 23 issued U.S. patents, and numerous pending U.S. patent
applications, issued foreign patents and pending foreign applications

Expertise

Effective customer acquisition strategies and Web marketing

Breadth, depth and management of a complex network & architecture

Strong financial position

34 consecutive quarters of Revenues growth

15 consecutive quarters of positive and growing Operating Earnings

30%+ year-over-year Revenues growth

$131.6MM of cash & investments to fund growth (as of 9/30/05)

Nominal amount of debt

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2,000+ cities

in 26 countries

on 5 continents

Source:  US Census Bureau (2003),
www.internetstats.com 2005 and j2 Global

Current population of j2 Global-
served countries:  826 million

Representing 349+ million Internet
users

j2 Global has only ~ 746,000
international subscribers

137 million total US employees

j2 Global has only 9.5 million U.S. subscribers

Breadth of Network

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Subscriber Acquisition

Individuals

Targeted Web marketing

    (e.g. AOL, MSN, Yahoo!, Google, CareerBuilder, New York Times, etc.)

Sold primarily through: www.eFax.com and www.j2.com

Use of proprietary Life Cycle Management    ( e.g.   Free     Paid conversions)

Advertising & Calling-Party-Pays revenue supports the Free base

Small to Mid-Sized Businesses

Sold through: www.eFaxCorporate.com, supported by Telesales

Self-service Web-based broadcast fax engine at www.jblast.com

Outsourced email, spam & virus protection through Electric Mail

Use of proprietary Life Cycle Management (i.e. usage stimulation)

Large Enterprise/Government

Direct sales force

Marketed through Web and traditional direct selling methods

Use of proprietary Life Cycle Management (i.e. usage stimulation)

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Paid Subscription Drivers

Six Drivers for Paid Subscription additions:

Subscribers coming directly to the Company’s Websites/Telesales

Brand awareness

Search engine discovery

Free-to-Paid subscriber upgrades

Life Cycle Management

eFax Corporate SME sales

Hybrid Website and human interaction (i.e. Telesales)

Direct enterprise & government sales

Through the outside Corporate Sales team

Direct marketing spend for Paid subscribers

Targeted marketing

CPA deals

International marketing programs in Western Europe

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Each Delivery Reinforces Customer Awareness

Branding/Word of Mouth Largest New DID Contributor

Upsell Messages Refreshed and Targeted

New Services Lead to Increased Usage and Loyalty

Training Raises Awareness of Less Used Features  

eFax Delivery Page

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Low and Declining Individual Paid SAC Cost

  Analytical Approach to Marketing (ROI Based)

  Spend with Breadth of Vendors

  Key Long-Term Vendor Relationships

  Strong Direct to Website Customer Acquisition

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Financial Highlights

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Historical Revenue & Operating Earnings Growth

34 consecutive quarters of Revenue growth

15 consecutive quarter of Operating Earnings growth

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Cost Trends

*

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* Reflects a reclassification of certain network operations and depreciation expenses
  into Cost of Revenues, which was implemented in Q1 2005, versus their historical
  inclusion in General & Administrative expenses.  See Slide #23 for a reconciliation
  to previously reported numbers.

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Financial Guidance

(Reaffirmed as of November 15, 2005)

⁽¹⁾ Assumes an effective annual tax rate of 27% and 25.5 million fully diluted shares outstanding

$0.50 – $0.54

$39 – $41

Q4

2005

~30%

Net Earnings per Share ⁽¹⁾

~30%

Revenues (millions)

2006

Growth Rate

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Supplemental Information

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Metrics

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Reconciliation of Previously Reported

Cost of Revenues and General & Administrative Expenses for 2004

($ in thousands)

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⁽¹⁾ In Q4 2003, excludes benefit of $9.5 million to record the reversal of certain valuation allowances of our deferred tax assets.

⁽²⁾  Prior to Q4 2003, the Company accrued tax expense at the rate of 5% or less.

⁽³⁾ Net cash provided by operating activities, less purchases of property & equipment.  Free Cash Flow amounts are not meant
as a substitute for GAAP, but are solely for informational purposes.

Computation of Free Cash Flow

($ in millions)

^(1,2)

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