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To: P2V who wrote (2755)	2/10/1999 11:25:00 AM
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Ericsson's Internet Telephony Solution to provide worldwide calling via the internet -- (Gee, just as we are being told that Ericsson will be destroyed by their current lack of a CDMA Radio Frequency Interface -- go figure. ) ------------------------- Article ------------------------- Wednesday, February 10, 1999 03:00 AM NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 1999--Royal KPN NV, the Netherlands' leading phone company, and Delta Three, a subsidiary of RSL Communications, Ltd. (Nasdaq:RSLCF), announced that KPN has joined the Delta Three Internet Telephony network and will begin an extensive market pilot to distribute Voice over the Internet services in the Netherlands today. The alliance will initially distribute Voice on the Internet Calling cards, which will use Delta Three's Internet Telephony Network to transport calls throughout the world. 5,000 pre-paid calling cards will be distributed through post offices in the first phase of the promotion. The calling cards are available in denominations of 25 Guilders and will target among others, ethnic markets in Rotterdam. KPN joins Iceland Telecom and Norway's Telenor Nextel as a member of Delta Three's Network Partnership Program. The program combines Delta Three's worldwide Internet Telephony services and Ericsson's technology in a turnkey gateway solution that allows major telcos around the world to distribute IP Telephony services to customers via traditional channels. As one of the premier members of the Delta Three Network Partnership Program, KPN will install Ericsson's Internet Protocol Telephony Solution and connect to the Delta Three Global Internet Telephony network. According to Telegeography, KPN is the 13th largest telecommunications carrier worldwide in terms of outgoing minutes and the 6th largest carrier in Europe according to the same criteria. "With Delta Three and Ericsson, setting up an Internet Telephony service is easy," said Doke Pelleboer, KPN's manager for Internet Telephony. "They enabled, through good cooperation, our quick time to market in the prepaid Internet Telephony cards business." "Delta Three is extremely pleased to enter the Dutch Market with KPN, one of the most prominent telecoms companies in Europe," said Elie Wurtman, Chief Executive Officer of Delta Three. "Distribution of Delta Three services by KPN is another vote of confidence for Delta Three and for the entire Voice over Internet Protocol industry. For KPN, the cards offer a way to corner the increasingly competitive prepaid cards market in the Netherlands." Delta Three is a wholly-owned subsidiary of global communications provider, RSL Communications Ltd. (Nasdaq:RSLCF). Established in 1996, Delta Three was the first company to launch Phone-to-Phone Internet Telephony services. Today, Delta Three operates the world's largest global managed IP Telephony network, with 37 points of presence in 29 countries. Together with RSL COM, Delta Three offers service to customers in every country in the world. The full suite of Delta Three services, including PC-to-Phone, Phone-to-Phone and real-time online billing are available from Delta Three's online communications portal at www.deltathree.com. Delta Three marketing and technology partners include: Telenor Nextel, theglobe.com (Nasdaq:TGLO), and Ericsson (Nasdaq:ERICY). KPN is a "total supplier" of telecommunications services in the Netherlands. In the first half of 1998 KPN, established in The Hague, Holland, achieved revenues of 8.327 billion Guilders and an operating income of 1.827 billion Guilders. With over 8 million fixed network customers, almost two million mobile (GSM) network customers and more than 30 thousand employees, KPN is by far the largest telecommunications company in the Netherlands. KPN was corporatized in 1989 and is listed on the Amsterdam, New York, London and Frankfurt stock exchanges. This release is available on the Delta Three website at www.deltathree.com and RSL COM website at www.rslcom.com. CONTACT: Delta Three Inc., New York Fara Hain, 212/588-3672 Fax: 212/588-3674 e-mail: farah@deltathree.com www.deltathree.com or KCSA, New York Jeff Corbin, 212/896-1214 Fax: 212/697-0910 e-mail: jcorbin@kcsa.com www.kcsa.com