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Tuesday September 5, 8:30 am Eastern Time Press Release SOURCE: InfoSpace InfoSpace Provides SBC Wireless With Platform and Suite of Services to Power Newly Launched Wireless Internet Pacific Bell Wireless brand launches mobile Internet powered by InfoSpace SAN ANTONIO and BELLEVUE, Wash., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- SBC Wireless, a leader in global communications, and InfoSpace (Nasdaq: INSP - news), a leading global provider of cross platform merchant and consumer infrastructure services, today announced the availability of InfoSpace-powered mobile Internet services to Pacific Bell Wireless subscribers. The announcement comes just over one month after SBC Wireless announced that the company had selected the InfoSpace platform for its mobile Internet offering, called ``My Wireless Window.`` SBC Wireless will continue the roll out of wireless Internet services built on the InfoSpace platform in the next several months through all of the company`s wireless affiliates nationwide, which include Southwestern Bell Wireless, SNET Wireless, Nevada Bell Wireless, Ameritech Cellular1 and Cellular One2. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000420/INFOLOGO) InfoSpace`s wireless infrastructure services enable Pacific Bell Wireless subscribers to send messages from any wireless Internet capable mobile handset on the Pacific Bell Wireless network or from their PC to any e-mail capable device; access personalized, fully customizable and/or location-based information, including weather, stock reports, news and sports updates; and access personal information services such as an address book, calendar and to-do list. ``By working with InfoSpace, we were able to quickly roll out a wide range of personalized, fully customizable mobile Internet services, under the trusted Pacific Bell Wireless brand, that are most conducive to how people use and interact with their mobile phone,`` said Stephen Carter, president and CEO of SBC Wireless. ``We look forward to continuing our work with InfoSpace as we plan to roll out `My Wireless Window` to all five remaining SBC Wireless affiliates and broaden the range of services we offer our subscribers.`` ``InfoSpace provides wireless carriers with a way to quickly launch wireless Internet services optimized for mobile devices under their own brand and is defining a new standard for the wireless industry,`` said Arun Sarin, chief executive officer of InfoSpace. ``We are pleased to see our momentum continue as SBC Wireless launches mobile Internet services built on the InfoSpace wireless platform to the subscribers of Pacific Bell Wireless.`` ---------- Yours digitally KiKo |
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