BESTNET COMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCES NEW AUDITORS
TUCSON, ARIZ. - OCTOBER 19, 2000 - BestNet Communications (OTC Bulletin Board:
BESC), the leading provider of Internet-enabled international long distance
services, today announced a change in official auditors. Effective immediately,
Semple & Cooper LLP, a member of the worldwide BDO Seidman Alliance, will assume
the responsibilities of independent financial auditors for BestNet, which trades
on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol BESC.
Semple & Cooper LLP is a Phoenix, Arizona-based full-service professional
accounting firm that specializes in representing small public companies, and has
proven experience in the high-technology sector.
"BestNet is very excited about its new relationship with Semple & Cooper LLP,
which offers us the best of both worlds: a small technology focused firm with a
strong track record of providing high-quality, personalized service to its
clients, as well as the strength of the BDO Seidman alliance, making it part of
the top 8 accounting firms in North America," said Gerald Quinn, President and
CEO, BestNet Communications Corp. "We believe that Semple & Cooper is a great
fit and a good strategic partner for us, with locations in the centers where
BestNet currently is or plans to be, providing consistent financial leadership
and advice as BestNet expands in North America and globally."
ABOUT BESTNET COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
BestNet Communications is a Web-based telephony company, offering advanced
communications services and products to businesses and individuals worldwide.
The company provides customers access to its network, using international,
standards-based Internet and telephony architecture deployed through its points
of presence, located in Canada and the United States. Bestnetcall.com is the
industry's first Internet-enabled long distance service, which combines global
Internet access and control with the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).
The BestNet Call System provides toll quality, global access, low rates,
real-time billing and call management features - all without a requirement for
special software or hardware. To learn more about Bestnetcall, visit the Web
site at www.bestnetcall.com. For corporate information about BestNet
Communications Corp., visit www.bestnetcom.com.
For media relations, contact:
Mia Wedgbury
High Road Communications
Tel: 416-368-8348, ext. 222
[email protected]
