EXHIBIT 99.1

j2 Global Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

Record Quarterly Revenue and Non-GAAP EPS

LOS ANGELES—AUGUST 5, 2009—j2 Global Communications, Inc. [NASDAQGS:JCOM] today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009.

SECOND QUARTER 2009 RESULTS

Total revenues for Q2 2009 increased 3% to a new quarterly record of $62.5 million compared to $60.7 million in Q2 2008.

Subscriber revenues for Q2 2009 increased 3% to $61 million compared to $59.5 million in Q2 2008.

During Q2 2009, the Company improved its gross margin to 81.4% from 80.7% in Q2 2008 and its operating margin to 44.1% from 39.7% in Q2 2008.

Net earnings per diluted share on a Non-GAAP basis, which excludes share based compensation and a Q2 2009 impairment of auction rate and related securities, for Q2 2009 increased 20% to $0.48 compared to $0.40 in Q2 2008. SFAS 123(R) expense (expensing for share-based compensation) impacted Q2 2009 net earnings and net earnings per diluted share by approximately $2.0 million and $0.04, net of tax, respectively.

During Q2 2009, the Company recorded a non-recurring pre-tax impairment charge on auction rate and related securities of $9.2 million. This reduced net earnings and net earnings per diluted share by approximately $8.4 million and $0.19 net of tax, respectively.  As a result, GAAP earnings were $11.1 million and $16.7 million for Q2 2009 and Q2 2008 respectively.  GAAP net earnings per diluted share were $0.25 and $0.37 for Q2 2009 and Q2 2008, respectively.

Key financial results for second quarter 2009 versus second quarter 2008 are as follows:

	Q2 2009	Q2 2008	% Change
Subscriber Revenues	$61.0 million	$59.5 million	3%
Total Revenues	$62.5 million	$60.7 million	3%
Non-GAAP Earnings	$21.6 million	$18.1 million	19%
Non-GAAP Net Earnings per Diluted Share (1)	$0.48	$0.40	20%

(1)   The estimated effective tax rate was approximately 30% and 32% for Q2 2009 and Q2 2008, respectively.

“I am pleased with our continued execution against our business plan which emphasizes further improvement in our cost structure,” said Hemi Zucker, j2 Global’s chief executive officer. “The continued increase in our gross and operating margins, combined with our revenue growth, resulted in record quarterly non-GAAP operating income and earnings. In addition, we achieved record quarterly revenues and record six-month free cash flow. Our cash resources of nearly $200 million provide us ample financial flexibility to pursue multiple opportunities.”

BUSINESS OUTLOOK

For fiscal 2009, j2 Global maintains its anticipation of modest revenue and earnings growth (net of expenses related to share-based compensation and impairment charges for auction rate and related securities), inclusive of acquisitions, versus 2008 despite the ongoing global economic crisis. The Company remains well positioned to take advantage of changing customer and market conditions while continuing its focus on efficient marketing, optimizing its cost structure and deploying its cash resources into higher yielding investments such as acquisitions.

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 3,300 cities in 46 countries on six 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 eFax®, eFax Corporate®, Onebox®, eVoice® and Electric Mail®. As of December 31, 2008, j2 Global had achieved 13 consecutive fiscal years of revenue growth and seven consecutive fiscal years of positive and growing operating earnings. For more information about j2 Global, please visit www.j2global.com.

Contact:

Jeff Adelman

j2 Global Communications, Inc.

323-372-3617

press@j2global.com

“Safe Harbor” Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Certain statements in this Press Release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995, particularly those contained in the “Business Outlook” portion regarding the Company’s expected fiscal 2009 financial performance. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations or beliefs 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. These factors and uncertainties include, among other items: Subscriber growth and retention; variability of revenue based on changing conditions in particular industries and the economy generally; protection of the Company’s proprietary technology or infringement by the Company of intellectual property of others; the risk of adverse changes in the U.S. or international regulatory

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environments surrounding unified messaging and telecommunications, including but not limited to the imposition of additional taxation or regulatory-related fees; and the numerous other factors set forth in j2 Global’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). For a more detailed description of the risk factors and uncertainties affecting j2 Global, refer to the 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by j2 Global on February 25, 2009, and the other reports filed by j2 Global from time-to-time with the SEC, each of which is available at www.sec.gov. The financial estimates provided in the “Business Outlook” portion of this press release regarding the Company’s expected fiscal 2009 financial performance are based on limited information available to the Company at this time, which is subject to change. Although management’s expectations may change after the date of this press release, the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update these financial estimates.

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j2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED, IN THOUSANDS)

	JUNE 30,		DECEMBER 31,
	2009		2008
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	192,576	$	150,780
Short-term investments		21		14
Accounts receivable,
net of allowances of $3,104 and $2,896, respectively		13,905		14,083
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		8,497		6,683
Deferred income taxes		2,958		2,958
Total current assets		217,957		174,518
Long-term investments		2,207		11,081
Property and equipment, net		16,551		18,938
Goodwill		81,151		72,783
Other purchased intangibles, net		38,526		36,791
Deferred income taxes		9,008		7,787
Other assets		109		142
TOTAL ASSETS	$	365,509	$	322,040
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	17,675	$	16,915
Income taxes payable		1,451		1,800
Deferred revenue		13,168		13,680
Total current liabilities		32,294		32,395
Accrued income tax liability		41,996		38,643
Other long-term liabilities		881		1,022
Total liabilities		75,171		72,060
Commitments and contingencies		—		—
Total stockholders' equity		290,338		249,980
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	365,509	$	322,040

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j2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED, IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

	THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,					SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
	2009			2008		2009			2008
Revenues
Subscriber	$	61,049		$	59,537	$	120,689		$	116,752
Other		1,415			1,140		2,166			2,573
Total revenue		62,464			60,677		122,855			119,325
Cost of revenues (including share-based compensation of $331 and $612 for the three and six months of 2009, respectively, and $212 and $387 for the three and six months of 2008, respectively)		11,600			11,725		22,992			23,356
Gross profit		50,864			48,952		99,863			95,969
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing (including share-based compensation of $484 and $861 for the three and six months of 2009, respectively, and $328 and $666 for the three and six months of 2008, respectively)		9,211			10,585		18,096			20,799
Research, development and engineering (including share-based compensation of $221 and $417 for the three and six months of 2009, respectively, and $191 and $405 for the three and six months of 2008, respectively)		2,880			3,011		5,823			6,158
General and administrative (including share-based compensation of $1,870 and $3,311 for the three and six months of 2009, respectively, and $1,243 and $2,543 for the three and six months of 2008, respectively)		11,209			11,292		21,915			22,449
Total operating expenses		23,300			24,888		45,834			49,406
Operating earnings		27,564			24,064		54,029			46,563
Other-than-temporary impairment losses		(9,193	)		—		(9,193	)		—
Interest and other income, net		315			563		457			1,891
Earnings before income taxes		18,686			24,627		45,293			48,454
Income tax expense		7,549			7,897		15,504			14,930
Net earnings	$	11,137		$	16,730	$	29,789		$	33,524
Basic net earnings per common share	$	0.25		$	0.38	$	0.68		$	0.73
Diluted net earnings per common share	$	0.25		$	0.37	$	0.66		$	0.71
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		43,762,333			44,142,748		43,695,076			45,700,933
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		45,044,005			45,688,869		44,806,260			47,026,104

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j2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED, IN THOUSANDS)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2009			2008
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$	29,789		$	33,524
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		7,363			6,340
Share-based compensation		5,201			4,001
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation		(2,723	)		(443	)
Provision for doubtful accounts		593			1,614
Deferred income taxes		(1,221	)		(1,062	)
Loss on disposal of fixed assets		15			28
Gain on trading securities		(8	)		—
Other-than-temporary impairment losses		9,193			—
Decrease (increase) in:
Accounts receivable		(516	)		(1,134	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		436			1,576
Other assets		33			46
(Decrease) increase in:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		579			5,106
Income taxes payable		189			(616	)
Deferred revenue		(777	)		(767	)
Accrued income tax liability		3,354			3,067
Other		14			(29	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		51,514			51,251
Cash flows from investing activities:
Sales of available-for-sale investments		—			36,170
Redemptions/Sales of held-to-maturity investments		—			27,883
Purchases of property and equipment		(938	)		(1,265	)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received		(11,910	)		(33,278	)
Proceeds from sale of assets		1,011			—
Purchases of intangible assets		(2,272	)		(1,664	)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(14,109	)		27,846
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchases of common stock		—			(97,336	)
Repurchase of restricted stock		(92	)		(82	)
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan		61			112
Exercise of stock options		802			973
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation		2,723			443
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		3,494			(95,890	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		897			1,357
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		41,796			(15,436	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		150,780			154,220
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	192,576		$	138,784

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j2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF MODIFIED NET EARNINGS

THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009 AND 2008

(UNAUDITED, IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

Modified net earnings are GAAP net earnings with the following modifications (i) elimination of share-based compensation expense for 2009 and 2008; (ii) elimination of income tax expense associated with share-based compensation expense. (iii) elimination of other-than-temporary impairment losses (iv) elimination of income tax expense associated with other-than-temporary impairment losses.  Modified net earnings and modified net earnings per share are not meant as a substitute for measures determined under GAAP, but are solely for informational purposes.  The following table illustrates and reconciles the GAAP net earnings with the aforementioned exclusions.  The Company believes that this non-GAAP financial information are useful measures of operating performance because they exclude certain non-recurring transactions outside the ordinary course of the Company's business.

	THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009								THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008
	Reported			Non-GAAP Entries			Non-GAAP		Reported		Non-GAAP Entries			Non-GAAP
Revenues
Subscriber	$	61,049		$	—		$	61,049	$	59,537	$	—		$	59,537
Other		1,415			—			1,415		1,140		—			1,140
Total revenue		62,464			—			62,464		60,677		—			60,677
Cost of revenues (1)		11,600			(331	)(1)		11,269		11,725		(212	)(1)		11,513
Gross profit		50,864			331			51,195		48,952		212			49,164
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing (1)		9,211			(484	)(1)		8,727		10,585		(328	)(1)		10,257
Research, development and engineering (1)		2,880			(221	)(1)		2,659		3,011		(191	)(1)		2,820
General and administrative (1)		11,209			(1,870	)(1)		9,339		11,292		(1,243	)(1)		10,049
Total operating expenses		23,300			(2,575	)		20,725		24,888		(1,762	)		23,126
Operating earnings		27,564			2,906			30,470		24,064		1,974			26,038
Other-than-temporary impairment losses (3)		(9,193	)		9,193	(3)		—		—		—			—
Interest and other income, net		315			—			315		563		—			563
Earnings before income taxes		18,686			12,099			30,785		24,627		1,974			26,601
Income tax expense (2), (4)		7,549			1,668	(2), (4)		9,217		7,897		562			8,459
Net earnings	$	11,137		$	10,431		$	21,568	$	16,730	$	1,412		$	18,142
Diluted net earnings per share	$	0.25					$	0.48	$	0.37				$	0.40
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		45,044,005						45,044,005		45,688,869					45,688,869
(1) Share-based compensation and related payroll
tax and employee compensation expenses
Cost of revenues				$	(331	)					$	(212	)
Sales and marketing					(484	)						(328	)
Research, development and engineering					(221	)						(191	)
General and administrative					(1,870	)						(1,243	)
				$	(2,906	)					$	(1,974	)
(2) Income tax adjustment, net impact of the items above				$	892							562
(3) Other-than-temporary impairment losses				$	9,193
(4) Income tax adjustment, net impact of the item above				$	776

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j2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF MODIFIED NET EARNINGS

SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009 AND 2008

(UNAUDITED, IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

Modified net earnings are GAAP net earnings with the following modifications (i) elimination of share-based compensation expense for 2009 and 2008; (ii) elimination of income tax expense associated with share-based compensation expense. (iii) elimination of other-than-temporary impairment losses (iv) elimination of income tax expense associated with other-than-temporary impairment losses.  Modified net earnings and modified net earnings per share are not meant as a substitute for measures determined under GAAP, but are solely for informational purposes.  The following table illustrates and reconciles the GAAP net earnings with the aforementioned exclusions.  The Company believes that this non-GAAP financial information are useful measures of operating performance because they exclude certain non-recurring transactions outside the ordinary course of the Company's business.

	SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009								SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008
	Reported			Non-GAAP Entries			Non-GAAP		Reported		Non-GAAP Entries			Non-GAAP
Revenues
Subscriber	$	120,689		$	—		$	120,689	$	116,752	$	—		$	116,752
Other		2,166			—			2,166		2,573		—			2,573
Total revenue		122,855			—			122,855		119,325		—			119,325
Cost of revenues (1)		22,992			(612	)(1)		22,380		23,356		(387	)(1)		22,969
Gross profit		99,863			612			100,475		95,969		387			96,356
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing (1)		18,096			(861	)(1)		17,235		20,799		(666	)(1)		20,133
Research, development and engineering (1)		5,823			(417	)(1)		5,406		6,158		(405	)(1)		5,753
General and administrative (1)		21,915			(3,311	)(1)		18,604		22,449		(2,543	)(1)		19,906
Total operating expenses		45,834			(4,589	)		41,245		49,406		(3,614	)		45,792
Operating earnings		54,029			5,201			59,230		46,563		4,001			50,564
Other-than-temporary impairment losses (3)		(9,193	)		9,193			—		—
Interest and other income, net		457			—			457		1,891		—			1,891
Earnings before income taxes		45,293			14,394			59,687		48,454		4,001			52,455
Income tax expense (2), (4)		15,504			2,346	(2), (4)		17,850		14,930		1,158			16,088
Net earnings	$	29,789		$	12,048		$	41,837	$	33,524	$	2,843		$	36,367
Diluted net earnings per share	$	0.66					$	0.93	$	0.71				$	0.77
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		44,806,260						44,806,260		47,026,104					47,026,104
(1) Share-based compensation and related payroll
tax and employee compensation expenses
Cost of revenues				$	(612	)					$	(387	)
Sales and marketing					(861	)						(666	)
Research, development and engineering					(417	)						(405	)
General and administrative					(3,311	)						(2,543	)
				$	(5,201	)					$	(4,001	)
(2) Income tax adjustment, net impact of the items above				$	1,570							1,158
(3) Other-than-temporary impairment losses				$	9,193
(4) Income tax adjustment, net impact of the item above				$	776

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j2 Global Communications, Inc.

Free Cash Flows

	Q1		Q2		Q3		Q4		YTD
2009
Net cash provided by operating activities	31,152		20,362							51,514
Less: Purchases of property and equipment	(721	)	(217	)						(938	)
Add: Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	5		2,718							2,723
	30,436		22,863		—		—			53,299
2008
Net cash provided by operating activities	27,411		23,840		15,676		23,789			90,716
Less: Purchases of property and equipment	(469	)	(796	)	(937	)	(305	)		(2,507	)
Add: Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	239		204		212		910			1,565
	27,181		23,248		14,951		24,394			89,774
2007
Net cash provided by operating activities	26,659		23,113		18,656		25,779			94,207
Less: Purchases of property and equipment	(529	)	(2,506	)	(2,940	)	(4,340	)		(10,315	)
Add: Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	2,163		780		517		1,271			4,731
	28,293		21,387		16,233		22,710			88,623

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