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USACIG Lands Disposable Cell Phone Guru (Hop-on) to Sell Its Disposable Electronic Cigarettes "The Electric Cigarette"

Marketwire - Mon Dec 14, 11:26 am ET

IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - December 14, 2009) - USACIG, Inc., the United States manufacturer of "The Electric Cigarette"T and "The Electric Cigar"T, signed a distribution agreement with Hop-on, Inc. ( PINKSHEETS : HPNN ) USACIG, Inc. Hop-on will begin selling the Disposable Electronic Cigarettes into the US and International markets. Peter Michaels of Hop-on states, "Worldwide, over 15 billion ...

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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 14, 11:08 am ET
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Dearborn Press & Guide - 1 hour 17 minutes ago
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KRDO Colorado Springs - 1 hour 46 minutes ago
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Detroit News - Sun Dec 13, 1:09 am ET
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