InfoSpace Mobile Wins Frost & Sullivan 2004 Mobile Music Product Suite of the Year

BELLEVUE, Wash.--Oct. 5, 2004--InfoSpace Mobile(TM) today announced that its catalogue of mobile phone ringtones and technology platform for content publishing and delivery has been selected as the 2004 Mobile Music Product Suite of the Year. This recognition is part of Frost & Sullivan's annual Excellence in Mobile Communications Awards. InfoSpace Mobile is a leading provider of mobile content, data infrastructure, tools and applications and a business of InfoSpace, Inc. .

The Frost & Sullivan Mobile Music Product Suite Award is given each year to the company that has demonstrated the best insight into the aggregation and delivery of mobile music applications to mobile subscribers. This year, InfoSpace was singled out by Frost & Sullivan for its outstanding offering, particularly its music product portfolio, revenue generating solutions with tangible ROI, product enhancements, industry adoption rates and overall competitive advantage.

"We believe InfoSpace Mobile's offerings are a valuable asset for mobile operators," said Vikrant Gandhi, Industry Analyst at Frost & Sullivan. "As the mobile music industry grows, mobile operators will need to maintain the freshest catalogues of downloadable content for their subscribers and ensure a smooth delivery to their customers. InfoSpace Mobile exceeds both qualifications."

"This award recognizes our efforts to stay on top of the latest technology, develop innovative products and provide premium programming offerings," said Kendra VanderMeulen, executive vice president of InfoSpace Mobile. "And while it is nice to earn industry recognition, it is even more rewarding to know that we have helped our partners realize greater revenues from mobile music services."

According to Kyle J. Levine, Director of Business Development for Content Services for T-Mobile USA, InfoSpace Mobile has helped his company increase revenues in more than one way. "InfoSpace has done a great job working with publishers and record labels to consistently deliver T-Mobile USA a large catalog of the best, freshest musical content. They are a big part of our success in the mobile music business."

The company's deep catalogue features content from hundreds of licensors, including: Island/Def Jam, Major League Baseball Advanced Media, Universal Music Group, Accuweather, AP News, Corbis and American Greetings. It is the first and only mobile content aggregator to have licenses with all 5 major record labels. InfoSpace Mobile's content and portal technology is also offered in the U.K., though Virgin Mobile UK's BITES service.

About the Frost & Sullivan Awards

Held in Las Vegas, Frost & Sullivan's 2004 Excellence in Mobile Communications Awards Banquet honors world-class companies for outstanding performance and achievements in wireless and mobile strategy, technology, platforms, and services. An annual event, the awards ceremony recognizes the quality and merit of distinguished individuals and companies.

About InfoSpace Mobile(TM)

InfoSpace Mobile(TM) is a leading provider and publisher of mobile content and applications that make it possible for media companies and content brands to reach a wide audience of wireless subscribers with compelling content and marketing promotions. InfoSpace Mobile's rich catalogue of entertainment, information and personalisation applications is designed to accelerate widespread adoption of mobile data applications by consumers. These applications and services can be managed and delivered through InfoSpace Mobile's platform that provides telco-grade solutions harmonized across all leading mobile technologies, networks, devices and mobile media formats. InfoSpace Mobile's customers include wireless operators, device manufacturers, retailers and entertainment companies.

InfoSpace Mobile is a division of InfoSpace, Inc . More information about InfoSpace Mobile can be found at www.infospacemobile.com. More information about InfoSpace Inc. can be found at www.infospaceinc.com.

This release contains forward-looking statements regarding InfoSpace's wireless business and its recognition by Frost & Sullivan. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Factors that could affect actual results include the progress and development of future products, the ability to maintain license agreements with third-party licensors with respect to intellectual property embodied in the products, the ability to enter and retain agreements with wireless carriers for distribution of products, and the extent of consumer adoption and usage of the products. A more detailed description of certain factors that could affect InfoSpace's actual results include, but are not limited to, those discussed in InfoSpace, Inc.'s most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q, in the section entitled "Factors Affecting Our Operating Results, Business Prospects and Market Price of Stock." Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. InfoSpace undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward- looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.