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Welcome to The Internet 800 Directory Newsletter. This week we have officially opened the Spanish version of The Internet 800 Directory. My thanks to all that helped us in testing the Spanish version site.

Back in 1998, when we added Net2Phone to the site, we envisioned how the Internet would help companies expand into international markets. By adding the Net2Phone number links to our site, we make it possible for consumers in other countries to find and easily contact companies here in the United States (as a toll free call!). Because of this, our international traffic has increased significantly.

Now, by offering our information in Spanish, we make it even easier for the Spanish-speaking market to find the products or services they need. Below is a copy of the press release distributed yesterday.

ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- October 12, 2000 --Digital Information and Network Co., Inc., which created the definitive toll free directory on the Internet, announced today that it has developed a Spanish language version of the Internet 800 Directory, http://gotollfree.com. This valuable business tool, which attracts millions of users, can also be found at www.800Espanol.com.

US domestic toll free numbers, which include 800, 888, 877 and the newly released 866 prefix, have grown to over 22 million and at a rate exceeding 320,000 new issues per month. The Internet 800 Directory provides free listings and searches by company name, business category, toll free number and by state. The Internet 800 Directory has experienced a significant increase in international traffic, due to the incredible growth of Internet telephony and website use of toll free numbers for electronic commerce.

"The Hispanic and Spanish-speaking usage of our site has grown exponentially, as has the growth of Hispanic-oriented web sites, domestic and international Spanish-speaking population and buying power, " said Steven A. Jackson, CEO of DIANCO. "With the new Spanish version of the directory, viewers and callers can access a US domestic toll free number, whether they are Latino, Hispanic, Spanish or use a combination of English and Spanish. This provides the companies listed within the directory to be more accessible to this important market."

In addition, callers from outside the US are now able to dial a US toll free number via Internet telephony, whereas before they were generally unable to do so. 84% of Internet users rely on electronic media to search for product or service information in order to make a purchase. Companies display toll free numbers on their sites because most customers prefer to call a toll free phone number when it is time to buy.

About The Internet 800 Directory

In 1995, Digital Information and Network Co., Inc., (formerly JAServices, Inc.), created the first fully functional toll free directory on the World Wide Web. The Internet 800 Directory has become the definitive site on the Internet for people to locate products or services via a toll free number. Because of this position, The Directory attracts millions and millions of users each year.

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 and other toll free information, add enhanced listings and view listings of advertisers.

This service is also available upon a multitude of other world-renowned search engines and portals. Excite, Lycos and AltaVista, offer the toll free search service on their web sites. Other significant portals, directories and search engines, such as Qwest Dex (formerly, US West Dex Yellow Pages), WorldPages.com, Volt's National Toll-Free and Internet Business Buyer's Guide, Acxiom, WhoWhere? HeyAnita.com, Go2Systems.com, 555-1212.com, WhitePages.com, theyellowpages.com, search.com, eLocal, Internet Yellow Pages, and over 7,000 other sites all utilize The Internet 800 Directory for their toll free number searches.