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ALLTEL Launches Wireless Internet Powered by Infospace's Platform and Suite of Services ALLTEL Launches Wireless Internet Powered by InfoSpace's Platform And Suite of Services InfoSpace provides the default platform for ALLTEL to enable its customers to communicate, access information, conduct commerce and manage their lives from their mobile phones BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 2000--InfoSpace, Inc. (Nasdaq: INSP), a leading global provider of merchant and consumer infrastructure services on wireless and other platforms, today announced that ALLTEL has launched "Web- Unwired," its new wireless Internet service using InfoSpace's wireless platform and integrated suite of services. InfoSpace's wireless infrastructure services enable ALLTEL to offer its customers the ability to access information and manage their lives from their ALLTEL-powered mobile phone. "Web-Unwired demonstrates that ALLTEL is committed to offering our customers the most advanced services in an easy-to-use format," said Kevin Beebe, ALLTEL communications group president. "InfoSpace's solution provides us with a full suite of services that makes it simple and convenient for our customers to communicate, transact business and stay in touch via the Internet when they are on the go." "InfoSpace's platform enables ALLTEL to offer an integrated suite of services to their subscribers that makes it easy for them to communicate, access information, conduct commerce and manage their lives from one place on their mobile device," said Arun Sarin, chief executive officer of InfoSpace. "Our momentum continues to build as more and more carriers worldwide choose InfoSpace as their wireless Internet partner." ALLTEL's Web-Unwired wireless Internet service can be customized in a retail store and is ready for use immediately. Customers now can walk into an ALLTEL retail store and select one of four screen formats as a starting point for a wide range of cutting-edge wireless Web applications. Customers also can set up a "My ALLTEL" page accessible via their wireless phones or home computers. Moreover, customers can unify their e-mail and set up just one e-mailbox that is accessible by both their wireless phones and home computers. Web-Unwired is available in the markets of Little Rock; Charlotte; Albuquerque, N.M.; Cleveland and Akron, Ohio; El Paso, Texas; Tampa and Fort Myers, Fla.; and Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz. The 10 markets include 46 cities. ALLTEL plans to make Web-Unwired available in all of its digital markets by the end of the year. ALLTEL, with more than 10 million communications customers, almost $7 billion in annual revenues and more than 26,000 employees, is a leader in the communications and information services industries. ALLTEL has communications customers in 23 states and provides information services to telecommunications, financial and mortgage clients in 55 countries and territories. About InfoSpace's Wireless Services InfoSpace's wireless Internet services are the first end-to-end private-label solution that enables wireless carriers, device manufacturers and software application providers to develop a comprehensive wireless portal optimized for their customers. InfoSpace services are fully integrated to enable mobile users to comparison shop and conduct commerce with a single click; communicate with person-to-person, device-independent e-mail and instant messaging; and access personalized information, such as a fully integrated address book, calendar and to-do list and real-time stock quotes and directions. InfoSpace's wireless Internet services are device-independent and provide a platform that enables carriers to support a variety of emerging protocols such as WAP, PQA's for Palm VII and VXML, in addition to HDML and SMTP. About InfoSpace InfoSpace is a leading global Internet information infrastructure services company. InfoSpace provides commerce, information and communication infrastructure services to wireless devices, merchants and Web sites. InfoSpace's affiliates include a network of wireless and other non-PC devices including PCs, cellular phones, pagers, screen telephones, television set-top boxes, online kiosks, and personal digital assistants. These include relationships with AT&T Wireless, Intel, Ericsson, Nokia, Mitsui and Acer America. InfoSpace's affiliate network also consists of more 3,100 Web sites that include AOL, Microsoft, Disney's GO Network, NBC's Snap, Lycos, DoubleClick and ABC LocalNet, among others. This release contains forward-looking statements relating to the development of the Company's products and services and future operating results, including statements regarding the Company's agreement with ALLTEL, that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. The words "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," variations of such words, and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that the statement is not forward-looking. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Factors that could affect the Company's actual results include the progress and costs of the development of our products and services and the timing of market acceptance of those products and services. A more detailed description of certain factors that could affect actual results include, but are not limited to, those discussed in InfoSpace's Annual Report on Form 10-K, in the section entitled "Factors Affecting InfoSpace's Operating Results, Business Prospects and Market Price of Stock." Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. InfoSpace undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Contacts InfoSpace, Inc. Adam Whinston, 425/201-8946 [email protected].
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