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INFOSPACE NOW PROVIDES THE MOST ACCURATE AND COMPREHENSIVE TOLL FREE NUMBERS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB THROUGH STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH THE INTERNET 800 DIRECTORY
Partnership Will Dramatically Impact The Quality & Quantity of
Toll Free Numbers Available To On-Line Users
(REDMOND, WA May 19, 1997) InfoSpace, Inc., an innovator of Internet technology, today announced that the most accurate and comprehensive toll-free listings will now be available on InfoSpace at http://www.infospace.com. InfoSpace is licensing this data from The Internet 800 Directory http://Inter800.com , a division of JAServices. InfoSpace technology will allow users to search and browse the directories, which include hundreds of thousands of 800/888 numbers, whose carriers range from AT&T, MCI, Sprint, Frontier, US Long Distance, Phoenix Network, World Telecom Communications and many others.
InfoSpace has revolutionized the way people find and communicate with businesses and people locally and worldwide. InfoSpace has added interactivity to traditional sources of information. InfoSpace's services are completely scaleable across multi-platforms and can be seamlessly integrated into a wide range of products such as phones, pagers and televisions. Users can easily find people, businesses, government officials, toll-free numbers, fax numbers, e-mail addresses, in-depth business information, company web sites and local city information including weather, traffic, rental apartments together with maps and door-to-door directions.
"Up until now, people had access to toll-free numbers from only one carrier at a time," said Naveen Jain, president of InfoSpace. "Now they can find toll-free numbers from one place, no matter who that carrier is, whether it is AT&T, MCI, Sprint or someone else."
"We are pleased to be partnering with InfoSpace because of the unparalleled distribution this brings to us, not only on the World Wide Web, but also on information appliances such as cellular phones, screen phones, pagers and Internet televisions," said Steven A. Jackson, president of JAServices.
About InfoSpace, Inc.
InfoSpace directory services are licensed by Lycos (NASDAQ:LCOS),The Microsoft Network, The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition, Compuserve (NASDAQ: CSRV), Playboy (NYSE: PLA), CommerceNet, New Jersey Online, Michigan Live, Maine Network, Data Channel and several others. InfoSpace recently announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) and DIBA. Through its relationship with Unwired Planet, InfoSpace directories will be available on cellular phones and pagers from GTE Mobilnet (NYSE:GTE), Bell Atlantic/ Nynex and other telecommunications companies. InfoSpace's services are also available on AT&T's cellular phones and pagers. InfoSpace Contact: Punam Agrawal, Director of marketing (206) 882-1602, punam@infospace.com.
About The Internet 800 Directory
The Internet 800 was created on the WWW by JAServices, Inc. in December, 1995, the first and only major toll-free entry into a market that allowed all businesses to be listed regardless of carrier. The Internet 800 Directory provides free listings and searches by company name, business category, 800/888 number and by state. Businesses can electronically submit their listing information via the Web site or by dialing a toll-free number. Additional access links on the site allow customers to send comments, look at terms and conditions, or view featured listings of advertisers. Enhanced, preferential listings provide Yellow page-style advertising and links to e-mail and Web sites.
JAServices, Inc. also owns and operates other divisions, such as WebStyler http://WebStyler.com, which provide Internet-related products and services such as Web sites, Internet catalogs and intranet applications.
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