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InfoSpace Extends Relationship with Verizon Wireless to Power Core Mobile Infrastructure



    InfoSpace, Inc. (NASDAQ:INSP), a leading developer of mobile
    platform services, and Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's most
    reliable wireless network, today announced an extended relationship in
    which InfoSpace will power core pieces of Verizon Wireless' mobile
    infrastructure, including its enhanced Mobile Web 2.0(SM) service,
    which allows customers to more easily access the latest news, tools
    and information. The combined offerings will provide mobile customers
    with faster, easier access to their favorite content and information,
    while increasing revenue opportunities for the leading wireless
    service provider.

    Today's announcement extends InfoSpace's multi-year relationship
    with Verizon Wireless and reflects the increasing momentum surrounding
    the company's Mobile Services Platform. InfoSpace's relationship with
    Verizon Wireless includes key components of the platform's suite of
    services. InfoSpace provides hosting, infrastructure and subscription
    management capabilities from its platform to power Verizon Wireless'
    Mobile Web 2.0 service, which offers subscribers an up-to-the-minute
    look at the latest news spanning weather, sports, entertainment and
    more.

    "InfoSpace's Mobile Services Platform allows us to bring our
    customers an excellent mobile Web-browsing experience and easy access
    to relevant content and information while on-the-go," said Jesse
    Money, executive director of consumer multimedia data services for
    Verizon Wireless. "A key selling point for us was the flexibility of
    the platform that allowed us to tailor pieces to fit our needs for
    this deployment and we're pleased to continue our long standing
    relationship with them."

    "Verizon Wireless is a valued partner for InfoSpace and we are
    excited to extend and expand our successful relationship," said Steve
    Elfman, executive vice president of InfoSpace's mobile business unit.
    "As part of our Mobile Services Platform, InfoSpace is committed to
    delivering customized mobile solutions for carriers and helping them
    generate new revenue streams, and we look forward to doing so with
    Verizon Wireless."

    About InfoSpace Mobile

    InfoSpace Mobile is a leading developer of mobile technologies and
    infrastructure services that help mobile users quickly and easily
    discover and enjoy content and information on the go. InfoSpace's
    mobile platform offers carrier partners a customizable, scalable
    solution for the programming and delivery of mobile content, helping
    build stronger brands and generate revenue. Mobile users benefit from
    the best-in-class local search experience of InfoSpace Find It!
    (www.infospacefindit.com), and InfoSpace's easy-to-use mobile portal,
    search, messaging and storefront offerings. The company's mobile
    products and services are available to over 200 million consumers
    through mobile operators such as AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile, Verizon
    Wireless, Sprint Nextel, and Virgin Mobile.

    About Verizon Wireless

    Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless
    voice and data network, serving more than 59 million customers. The
    largest US wireless company and largest wireless data provider, based
    on revenues, Verizon Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J.,
    with 65,000 employees nationwide. The company is a joint venture of
    Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD).
    Find more information on the Web at www.verizonwireless.com. To
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    high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the
    Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at
    www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

    Cautionary note about forward-looking statements

    This release contains forward-looking statements regarding
    InfoSpace's extended relationship with Verizon Wireless, including
    powering core pieces of Verizon Wireless' mobile infrastructure,
    including its enhanced Mobile Web 2.0SM service. These forward-looking
    statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could
    cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. 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 InfoSpace's actual results include
    actual performance under our extended relationship with Verizon
    Wireless, the progress and costs of deployment of products and
    services, the scope and timing of user adoption and implementation and
    market acceptance of the application and features of InfoSpace's
    mobile search technology. A more detailed description of certain
    factors that could affect actual results include, but are not limited
    to, those discussed in InfoSpace's most recent Annual Report on Form
    10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q as filed from time to time, in
    the section entitled "Risk Factors." 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.