Calcutta, May 29, 2000 : 123India.com, India's Premier Portal (http://www.123india.com), today announced that it has signed an agreement with Usha Martin Telekom Limited (UMTL), the largest cellular network operator in Calcutta (Command). Under the agreement, 123India.com is providing a comprehensive range of 123India.com's WAP (wireless application protocol) enabled content and services to Command customers. The UMTL relationship is the most recent example of 123India.com's commitment to deliver 123India.com's popular services directly to wireless devices, allowing individuals to access 123India.com from any device, anywhere.

"This relationship with Usha Martin further offers our users a seamless, integrated solution that allows them to get their personalized content on Command Cellular Phones, and for Command customers to take full advantage of the services that 123India.com provides," said Dhruv Sharma, CEO, 123India.com. "As a key component of our strategy, we are committed to making 123India.com services availableto users of any device, from any access point, at any time."

This is the beginning of an array of services to be launched under the 123India.com Wireless platform. As users move beyond the desktop, 123India.com will provide preference control settings to personalize the content and services they want delivered to their wireless device. Wide variety of news, horoscopes, stock quotes, cricket scores and much much more will soon be available through this service.

"We are pleased to announce the launch of E-mail Alert Notification in Command cell phones in association with 123India.com," said Mr Arun Kapur, MD & CEO, Usha Martin Telekom Limited. "Web2Cell - E-mail Alert Notification in cellphone is another step in the efforts of Command to bring seamless communication and free flow of information through convergence technologies. It is the result of our constant endeavour to bring the best and latest to our subscribers."

About 123India.com:
123India.com, India's Premier Portal, is an India dedicated Internet media site that offers branded web content, serving Indians worldwide. As the leading Indian online navigational guide to the web, 123India.com is one of the largest guides in terms of users, database and reach amongst the Indian community on the Internet. Visit us at www.123india.com.

About About UMTL:
Command, Calcutta's favourite cell phone service, is working towards the future with a vision - to emerge as a world-class total communications solution provider. Command will stand for anything and everything to do with communication making information available to the subscribers as fast as possible and beyond the conventional voice format as future of cellular service industry will be driven by data i.e. going beyond voice.