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To: GARY P GROBBEL who wrote (886)	1/20/1999 3:06:00 PM
From: GARY P GROBBEL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1530

Here is NETD release I was referring to...stock at 2.25/2.34 on 30,000...2m outstanding, modest flt (read small): Datalink.net to Co-market Additional Information Services to SkyTel Communications Customers Real-time Financial and Sports News Round Out Companies' Wireless Information Offering SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 1999-- Datalink.net (Stock Symbol NETD), a Silicon Valley Internet company, announced today that it has launched six new wireless information services specifically for SkyTel advanced messaging pager customers. The new services are the next step in the Datalink.net/SkyTel marketing partnership that was announced in July 1998, and include a free sampler service that customers can try for 45 days. The newest offerings include a variety of free and fee-based services including ''While You Were Sleeping'' Asian market updates, real-time commodity quotes, sports scores and news, company news, local weather, ski reports, horoscopes and other lifestyle information services delivered to SkyTel pagers. These services join the real-time stock quote services introduced last summer. In addition, the new InfoSampler service lets customers try out a variety of these services free of charge. These new products marry the Internet to SkyTel's wireless messaging devices. With these services, customers use the Internet to specify information that is of interest to them and have it sent directly to their pagers, as it happens. To sign up for the free InfoSampler service, or the premium subscription services, customers simply go to www.datalink.net/skytel and follow the on-screen instructions. ''Datalink is very excited about expanding more of our Web-to-wireless information services to SkyTel's customers,'' commented Datalink.net chairman and CEO Anthony LaPine. ''Our premium information services, together with SkyTel's advanced messaging network, offer the most comprehensive and reliable wireless information source available today.'' ''Customers want information on their messaging devices, but they only want the information that is of particular interest to them,'' said John T. Stupka, SkyTel president and CEO. ''The more we can tailor information to individual interests, the more valuable our messaging products are to our customers. It's like getting a newspaper that only has the sections you actually read. We look forward to offering even more content choices in the future.'' Datalink.net, a Silicon Valley Internet company, uses patented technology to provide mobile people with personalized information content sent to their wireless devices, such as pagers, PCS phones and Palm Pilots. Datalink.net pioneered a new product platform that combines the World Wide Web, real-time information feeds, and wireless communications into information services for the next millenium. All the company's services are marketed through its e-commerce Web site. Datalink.net, recently rated the number one choice for wireless financial information services by SmartMoney magazine, is found on the Web at datalink.net. SkyTel Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:SKYT - news), headquartered in Jackson, Miss., is a leader in wireless messaging, serving more than 1.5 million customers. Since 1989, the company has led the paging sector toward true nationwide paging through a series of innovations that culminated in SkyTel two-way interactive service. This enables customers to exchange messages with other pagers and the Internet and send messages to any telephone in the U.S. More information about the company is available at www.skytel.com or by calling 800/643-0323. Statements in this release that are not strictly historical are ''forward-looking statements'' and subject to risk and uncertainty. Factors that effect actual events or results materially include, but are not limited to: (i) the Company's ability to obtain adequate financing to further its current and future business strategies; (ii) the Company's ability to attract and retain its employees; (iii) the Company's success against competitive products and services and (iv) the effects of business and economic conditions generally. Contact: Datalink.net Paul Roberts, 408/367-1724 or SkyTel Communications, Inc. Pam Kloha, 601/944-7046