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More NEWS 2nd Release today Tuesday March 9, 9:05 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: WorldPages; WebYP, Inc. WorldPages & Net2Phone Sign Agreement to Bring Internet Phone Services Worldwide New Service Saves WorldPages Users Time and Money on National And International Calls SAN FRANCISCO, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- WorldPages/WebYP, Inc. announced today that its premier yellow and white pages directory service (worldpages.com ) will provide users with the ability to call any phone number around the world from their multimedia computers through IDT's Net2Phone service. Now, users looking up business or personal phone numbers in WorldPages can conveniently phone those businesses (and individuals) through the Internet with just the click of a mouse, and save up to 95% on long-distance phone calls. Recipients of the call need not be online as calls are routed from the Internet directly to traditional telephones. ''WorldPages is continuing its commitment to add first class communications tools for our users,'' said Jack Tracht, Sr. VP Marketing of WorldPages. ''Combining our search functionality with Net2Phone's 'Click2Talk' helps us bring together more people and businesses. Now anyone in the world with a multimedia personal computer (PC) can receive one-on-one interaction with a representative of the company they seek.'' ''We are excited to be supplying creative Internet telephony solutions to WorldPages, whose web site is one of the ten most popular directories on the Internet according to Media Metrix,'' said, David Greenblatt, Chief Operating Officer of Net2Phone. ''This agreement enables WorldPages to bring truly value-added and differentiated services to consumers and businesses worldwide. Now many more people can take advantage of the power of the Internet to find businesses and people, connect with them and save money on long distance phone calls in the process.'' To make phone calls using the new service, users need simply to download and install the free Net2Phone software, and have a microphone and speakers for their computer. The software will be available to users when searching in WorldPages white and yellow pages, and then clicking on the phone number link. The Click2Talk service is seamlessly integrated into the yellow pages by allowing individuals to find a phone number in the yellow pages directory, and then automatically call that business by clicking on the phone number. Recipients can answer their telephone just like they would a regular phone call. This enables all businesses in the WorldPages database to serve customers without being online, and those with enhanced listings and web sites can promote their wares online, while simultaneously completing a sale by telephone. About IDT IDT Corp. (Nasdaq: IDTC - news) is a leading emerging multinational carrier that combines its position as an international telecommunications operator, its experience as an Internet service provider and its leading position in Internet telephony to provide a broad range of telecommunications services to its wholesale and retail customers worldwide. The company provides its customers with integrated and competitively priced international and domestic long distance, Internet access and, through its Net2Phone product offerings, Internet telephony services including Click2Talk, Net2Phone Direct , Net2Fax, and easysurf.com. About WorldPages and Web YP, Inc. The Wall Street Journal named WorldPages, ''One of the 100 Most Useful Sites on the Web.'' PC Magazine Online named WorldPages a ''Top 100 Website'' in December. Web YP Inc., the parent of WorldPages (worldpages.com ) is the leading provider of Web-based advertising for small businesses in the U.S. and Canada. The company has over 80 North American sales affiliates and 60,000 advertisers. The worldpages.com web site is one of the ten most popular directories on the Internet according to Media Metrix. WorldPages content partners include Microsoft, NEC/Packard-Bell, Digital Equipment, the Etak division of Sony, TMP Worldwide, ZDNet, Lycos Inc. and CitySearch's CityAuction. The company's sales partnerships include CDPS Group, Advanced Communications Group, Great Western Directories, and TDI. Web YP, Inc. is based in San Francisco, California. SOURCE: WorldPages; WebYP, Inc. cheers