A Personal Message from Bob Ulrich
President and CEO of Blessed Hope

Do you believe in miracles? Well I sure do, especially when God is clearly behind them. Let me tell you a short story. About five years ago I came home from work one evening. As I checked the caller ID, I saw that someone from Kentucky had called during the day, but hadn’t left a message. I returned the call anyway. I’m not sure I’d ever done that before, nor have I done it since. If they don’t leave a message, I assume their call wasn’t that important, so why bother?

The man at the other end of the phone line quickly informed me he had not called me and had no idea why I was calling him! “But your name is on my Caller ID,” I insisted. He still denied calling my home. We never did get to the bottom of that great mystery, but to make a long story short, I asked him a few questions and discovered that he happened to be a Christian involved in the telecommunications industry. Out of curiosity, I pressed him for more information and, as they say, “the rest is history.”

What I discovered through that phone call was that Broadwing Communications, a long distance company in Houston, would actually pay us a commission for every new customer we signed up. And they were very interested in hiring us to work for them!

So, as hard as it is to believe, that wrong number – or RIGHT number if looked at from God’s perspective -- launched Blessed Hope Communications! We believed most Christians prefer doing business with other Christians (all things being equal), so with that thought in mind, we started our company with great expectations, but having no real idea of the potential this business would provide.

Blessed Hope now reaches into every corner of the 48 contiguous United States with one of the best long distance plans ever. We are now servicing more than 250,000 customers, both residential and business customers, including ministry accounts such as Prophecy in the News, Calvary Chapel, Hyles Anderson College, the Christiano Film Group, numerous public utilities, radio and television stations, and even entire municipalities! If ministries and organizations such as these trust us, you can too! We would love the opportunity to add you to our list of “happy customers.”

Best of all, we’ll provide you the added benefit of knowing your long distance dollars are not being spent to support things a Christian would find offensive; things that do not honor our Lord. Most of our competitors fund and promote such things as the Gay & Lesbian Parade in New York City, dial-a-porn phone services, the ACLU, pro-abortion causes, the New Age movement and other causes contrary to the teachings of the Bible. And don’t forget about the financial fiascos that have given the telecommunications industry such a bad reputation. Please, don’t say yes to an MCI telemarketer! MCI just fleeced the public for $189 BILLION dollars. Don’t reward them for their deceitful business practices, no matter what they promise you.

Lifeline, our Christian competitor that has been around for more than ten years. Lifeline has done a lot of good things for the Christian community, but they have done it by charging high rates, monthly fees, and by billing their customers in one-minute billing increments for years. They will donate 10% of your phone bill to your favorite ministry, but it’s coming out of your pocket many times over! Why pay 6.9 cents a minute so they can give 10% to your ministry of choice? Why not choose Blessed Hope as your long distance provider, cut your bill by 30% to 60% (depending on your current plan), and then give that 30% to 60% in savings back to your ministry instead? The Bible calls that being a good steward. Lifeline has also been using MCI/WorldCom as their underlying long distance for many years and MCI is a company to stay away from because of the types of things they support. Check out www.boycottmci.com. It’s not what they tell you that can hurt you, it’s what they don’t tell you.

Just recently, many companies have started offering “unlimited long distance,” which usually turns out to be a real money-losing proposition. One company claims to have unlimited long distance for $49.95, but when the time the bill arrives, it can be $83.00! How many people spend $83.00 a month on phone service in the age of cell phones and e-mail? In reality? About 3% of the general public. “Unlimited long distance” sounds good, but it’s just not a great deal for the average American. A telephone company cannot make money giving their service away for free like this. What they’re trying to do is build a base of customers first before they raise the rates later. And if you are a large long distance user and you use too much phone time, you might find yourself getting a letter in the mail along with a disconnect notice. Remember what your mother told you. If it sounds too good to be true . . . . . . . it probably is.

I believe the average Christian would love to find a really good Christian-owned company, who offers them a good deal, and then just stick with them. Wouldn’t you like some peace of mind knowing there are two solid Christians out there looking to protect your best interests? We’ve been in this industry a long time and know its pitfalls, so if you’re looking for a safe place to hang your hat, Blessed Hope is a company you can trust. We’re here to take the confusion out of the process and offer you an honest, upfront deal that beats the competition hands down. Your complete satisfaction is our ultimate goal. In fact, if you are not 100% satisfied with our service, we’ll pay to switch you back to your old carrier at our expense.

Blessed Hope serves as a long distance consulting company that works with two of the finest long distance carriers in America, ACCXX Communications and PowerNetGlobal Communications (PNG). Both ACCXX and PNG are Christian-owned companies. Here at our website you can see both of these partners listed and you can choose which one best meets your needs by a simple perusal of their information summaries. Your monthly long distance bills will come from ACCXX or PNG and they both have high-quality customer service representatives standing by, waiting to take your call. Of course, your friends at Blessed Hope are available as well on a round-the-clock basis. We make a pretty good insurance policy.

Compare the two companies yourself to make an educated decision for your situation. You can sign up for our service right on the Blessed Hope website by clicking on the “Sign Up” button for the company you choose. If you can’t decide which company to go with, call us and we will help you make the best decision.

Thank you for taking a few minutes to visit with us. We hope we’ve offered you a better understanding of the long distance industry, especially from a Biblical perspective. If you have any questions, please contact us, as we are here to help in any way we can. May God richly bless you! Thank you for your support of Blessed Hope.