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DATA ACCESS AND DIALPAD PARTNER TO PROVIDE INTERNET TELEPHONY SOLUTIONS IN INDIA

India's Second Largest Internet Service Provider and Internet Telephony leader Eye $50 Million Internet Telephony Market to Offer Voice Calling Solutions to Corporate and Enterprise Customers

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 19, 2003 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Data Access India Ltd., India's second largest International Long Distance (ILD) player and Internet Service Provider (ISP), and Dialpad Communications, Inc., a leading retail Internet telephony service provider today signed a co-marketing agreement to offer Internet telephony services to all enterprise customers of Data Access in India. Data Access' Founder and Managing Director, Siddhartha Ray, and Craig Walker, President and CEO, Dialpad signed the agreement today in Washington, D.C.

Under this agreement, Data Access will offer Internet telephony services to all its corporate and enterprise customers in India using Dialpad's voice-over-IP (VoIP) platform. Data Access will also offer its Indian ISP customers the ability to add Dialpad's Internet telephony services to their IP offering and subsequently generate additional revenue per user. Together, Dialpad and Data Access are focused on providing Indian corporate and enterprise consumers with affordable, high-quality, IP-based international long distance services.

"The ever-growing communication needs of our customers have been the key driving factor behind our decision to offer Internet telephony service. We are committed to the philosophy of making global telecommunications affordable. We are the second largest ISP in India and one of the largest players in International Long Distance (ILD) Services. Our partnership with Dialpad will bring in added advantages, which our subscribers will definitely appreciate," said Ray.

"Data Access is a natural partner for us," said Walker. "They provide over 50 percent of the bandwidth requirements for ISPs in India and are committed to providing their customers with all the benefits of Internet telephony. By working together, we can provide the Indian consumer with the highest quality IP telephony services available. We look forward to working with Data Access to bring the benefits of Dialpad's Internet telephony services to their corporate and enterprise customers."

About Data Access India Limited:

Incorporated in 1999, Data Access is the fastest growing Indian telecom company. It is one of the first ISP licensees in India to set up its own private international gateways, thereby ending the monopoly of VSNL in international carrier business in the year 2000. Data Access India is also the second largest ILD player in India. The company created history when it cornered a massive 30% marketshare in ILD services in India within just two months of its launch in July 2002. Promoted by SPA enterprises Ltd., India, Data Access is maintaining its monopoly-breaking track record in the Indian telecom market by being the first Indian private voice carrier to deliver large scale voice traffic on its own network. The company operates several telecommunications licenses in India, the United Kingdom and the United States for voice, data and broadcasting services. Please visit www.dataaccessindia.com for more details.

About Dialpad Communications

Dialpad Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of low-cost, high-quality Internet calling solutions, generating over 300 million calls to more than 200 countries worldwide. Dialpad's patent-pending technology has made it the Internet's best phone call, with no large downloads or complicated installations required. The company is based in Milpitas, CA and can be reached at (408) 635-1000 or at http://www.dialpad.com.

Dialpad Communications and Dialpad are trademarks of Dialpad Communications, Inc., and are registered in certain jurisdictions.

URL: www.dialpad.com

Source of news: Dialpad Communications, Inc.