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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2000-- Deal Will Expose Millions of Users Throughout Asia to Internet-Based Communications Services deltathree.com (Nasdaq: DDDC.O), a global provider of Internet telephony services and other enhanced, web-based communications services to individuals and businesses worldwide, today announced it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with chinadotcom corporation (Nasdaq: CHINA.O, website: www.corp.china.com) to incorporate deltathree.com's Internet communication services on chinadotcom's portals. The deal represents a tremendous opportunity for deltathree.com to expose millions of users throughout Asia, one of the world's fastest growing markets for Internet-based services, to the benefits of IP telephony. It also represents deltathree.com's first strategic partnership in the region, where the company already has a significant presence due to its network hubs in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Under the partnership, deltathree.com will make available its current and future Internet communication services to users of chinadotcom's portals which include china.com, cww.com, hongkong.com and taiwan.com. The companies will also work together to develop a co-branded Chinese language communications portal that will be accessible directly from the World Wide Web and through links located on chinadotcom's portals and the deltathree.com web site. The partnership also provides that the parties will work together to co-brand deltathree.com's Internet communication services for resale via the chinadotcom distribution channel. The co-branded deltathree.com services will be translated and marketed on chinadotcom's portals. "chinadotcom is the ideal venue for the introduction of our innovative Internet telephony products to millions of international Web users," said Noam Bardin, president and CEO of deltathree.com. "We believe our services and technology will offer significant benefits to chinadotcom's portal users and will expose millions of individuals to the benefits of our cutting edge Internet communication services." deltathree.com is the only "Next-Gen Telco" with the infrastructure in place to handle the routing of hundreds of millions of minutes of Internet telephony calls through its private network of privately-owned and leased lines. Because deltathree.com does not rely on the public Internet, it is able to maintain an exceptional quality of service. deltathree.com currently routes Internet telephony traffic from more than 2 million subscribers in over 160 countries including 11 international telecommunications carriers. The company manages one of the world's largest networks dedicated entirely to the transport of Voice over Internet Protocol and handles 17 percent of the world's Internet telephony traffic. Currently the Company offers free PC-to-Phone calling to United States and Canadian destinations. The company's other services include: - D3Box(TM) - A unified messaging system that aggregates email, voicemail and faxes in one inbox, accessible online or by phone from anywhere in the world. - ClickIT(TM) - Allows visitors to a website to click on an icon and speak directly with a customer service representative or contact in their online address book via their PC. ClickIT is currently in use on CNET's Shopper.com site and Yahoo!'s Phone Booth. - Calling Cards - Customers are able to make phone-to-phone calls anywhere in the world over deltathree.com's managed network, resulting in savings of up to 90 percent compared to traditional telecommunications services. - Global Roaming - Enables customers to use a single account number to access the deltathree.com network throughout the world using country-specific, toll-free access numbers. About deltathree.com deltathree.com is a global provider of IP telephony services and other enhanced web-based communications services to individuals and businesses worldwide. The company's interactive communications portal, www.deltathree.com, is a single online source for the communications needs of users anywhere in the world. By combining user-friendly, web-based access with the advanced functionality of its privately-managed, global IP telephony network, the company offers users a comprehensive solution for high-quality, low-cost IP communications services. Such services currently include: PC-to-phone; D3 Box(TM), a unified messaging service; ClickIT(TM), an e-commerce tool; calling cards; and global roaming for accessing the deltathree.com network from locations throughout the world. deltathree.com is a subsidiary of RSL Communications, Ltd. (Nasdaq: RSLC). For more information on deltathree.com, contact Josh Epstein or Hannah Shay at Clifford Public Relations, (212) 358-0800. For investor relations contact Erik Knettel at Thomson Financial Investor Relations, (212) 701-1963. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations or beliefs and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward looking statements. For a detailed discussion of these cautionary statements, risk factors and uncertainties, please refer to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission --30--mjr/ny* CONTACT: Clifford Public Relations Josh Epstein (x28) Hannah Shay (x17) 212/358-0800 josh@cliffordpr.com hannah@cliffordpr.com KEYWORD: NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL ASIA PACIFIC INDUSTRY KEYWORD: HARDWARE INTERNET NETWORKING COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS SOFTWARE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETING AGREEMENTS PRODUCT Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com Copyright 2000, Business Wire