Strategic Alliance with Freeserve

Netcall PLC
13 April 2000


                           
                            
 FREESERVE PLC ('FREESERVE') AND NETCALL PLC ('NETCALL')
                   STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
                            
      FREESERVE TO ACQUIRE SHAREHOLDING IN NETCALL
NETCALL TO PURCHASE TELEPOST SHAREHOLDING FROM FREESERVE
                            
Freeserve,  the  UK's  leading  Internet  portal,   today
announces that it has agreed to subscribe for 2.5 million
new  ordinary  shares in NetCall, the  leading  Internet-
controlled  telephony business, for a total consideration
of  £4.5  million in cash, representing 8.6 per cent.  of
the issued share capital of NetCall as enlarged.  As part
of  the  same transaction, NetCall has agreed to purchase
from  Freeserve  approximately  1.8  million  shares   in
TelePost Inc., representing  approximately 19.9%  of  the
issued  share capital of TelePost, the US based  provider
of   unified  messaging  and  collaboration  services  on
Freeserve's portal, for £4.5 million in cash.

Completion of this transaction is subject to the  passing
of  a  resolution  at  an Extraordinary  General  Meeting
('EGM') of NetCall to be held on or before 22nd May, 2000
to  authorise the directors of NetCall to issue  the  new
shares  to Freeserve.  A circular incorporating a  notice
of this EGM will be sent to NetCall shareholders shortly.
Following  the  completion of this transaction  Freeserve
and  NetCall intend to enter into an alliance  to  enable
NetCall to integrate its various business solutions  into
Freeserve's existing online product range.  These include
the  Business  Portal and Store Builder Solution,  Alerts
Services and Personal Web Page Building Solution. NetCall
will  also  offer  Freeserve  partners  the  ability   to
integrate   NetCall  solutions  into   their   commercial
offerings.

The  alliance will involve Freeserve working with NetCall
to  offer its interactive HyperPhone Linktm technology to
Freeserve's  existing 1.9 million registered members  and
also to introduce it to Freeserve's business partners  in
the    areas   of   classified   advertising,   auctions,
recruitment,   estate  agency  and  online   car   sales.
HyperPhone   Link  and  other  NetCall  technologies   in
addition  to  TelePost's  conferencing  and  presentation
services will also feature in Freeserve's Internet portal
aimed   at  owners,  managers  and  employees  of   small
businesses  which Freeserve is developing  with  Barclays
Plc in a recently announced joint venture.

NetCall  will  also  work  with  TelePost  on  bi-lateral
distribution  arrangements in the UK,  Europe  and  North
America using platforms and networks already deployed  in
the US, UK and Europe by TelePost.

The  distribution  partners accessible  through  TelePost
connections gives NetCall access to leading companies  in
the   US   and  Europe.   Current  TelePost  distributors
include:  Office  Depot,  Hello Direct,  Compaq  Computer
Corp.,  Bank  of  America, EuroTelecom Connect,  RSL.com,
NETnet and GTS.

Freeserve's share of the issued share capital of TelePost
will  be  reduced from 53.4 per cent. to 33.4  per  cent.
following  this  transaction.   Including  the   warrants
attached to a loan note investment in TelePost, Freeserve
will  maintain  a 39.5 per cent. interest  in  the  fully
diluted share capital of TelePost.

TelePost  made a loss before tax of $20.8m for  the  year
ended  June  1999.   As at June 30, 1999  TelePost's  net
assets were $14.5m.

John  Pluthero,  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  Freeserve
commented:

'This  is  a  three-way-win for  Freeserve,  NetCall  and
TelePost.  The product range and services we can offer to
our  customers,  and  the  complementary  technology  and
distribution that TelePost and NetCall have,  gives  each
of  us the opportunity to create significant value in our
businesses.   Web-enabled  communications  services   are
expected  to  see  exponential  growth  and  a  strategic
relationship  cemented  by an  equity  interest  in  both
NetCall   and  TelePost  puts  Freeserve  in  a  powerful
position  to exploit this throughout Europe, the  UK  and
US.'

Jeffrey Rubins, Chairman of NetCall, commented:

'This  alliance with Freeserve is a major strategic  step
for  NetCall.   We  feel  our unique  product  range  and
diverse Internet business solutions packages will greatly
enhance Freeserve's overall business proposition.  By the
same  token,  these new relationships with Freeserve  and
TelePost  will  allow NetCall to roll out  its  suite  of
services  throughout the UK, Europe and  US,  at  a  much
higher rate than previously would have been possible.'

Bruce  Runyan,  President & Chief  Operating  Officer  of
TelePost, commented:

'This  powerful  alliance of consumer and  business  web-
enabled  telephony solutions is extremely beneficial  for
TelePost.   TelePost and NetCall's strongly complementary
product  sets  enable  us  to  leverage  our  alternative
distribution channels more effectively and  is  a  direct
route to extending our geographical reach.'



Enquiries:


Freeserve

Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Julian Walker or Patrick Toyne-Sewell   Tel: [phone]

Paul Barker     Investor relations      Tel: [phone]
Stephen Pang    Public relations        Tel: [phone]

NetCall

College Hill
Nicola Weiner or Archie Berens          Tel: [phone]

Jeffrey Rubins  Chairman                Tel: [phone]
David Rothschild Chief Executive        Tel: [phone]

TelePost

Frank Teruel Chief Financial Officer    Tel:  [phone]
& Board Member



About Freeserve

Freeserve  is  the UK's leading Internet portal  with  an
integrated  offering  of UK-focused  content,  e-commerce
services  and  free Internet access. At  12  March  2000,
Freeserve had 1.9 million active registered accounts  and
162.8 million page impressions in February 2000.

Freeserve  was  launched in September  1998  as  part  of
Dixons,  Europe's leading consumer electronics  retailer.
Freeserve distributes its access software through Dixons'
network of over 1,000 Dixons, Currys, PC World, The  Link
and @Jakarta stores.

About NetCall

NetCall  is a pioneer in the field of Internet-controlled
telephony, the area of e-commerce that turns web browsing
into  profit.   Since 1996, NetCall has  been  developing
Hyperphone  Link  technology, one of the  most  effective
interactive  tools  available, putting  the  customer  in
control  and creating a whole new dimension to commercial
business  models.   Hyperphone  link  technology  can  be
easily   installed  with  little  hardware  or   software
expertise.  NetCall can generate telephone calls  from  a
webscreen, an e-mail, a digital TV control, a  data  feed
or from any public phone network.  NetCall's applications
are  low cost, flexible and designed to integrate  easily
within   customers  existing  telephony  and  information
systems.   In  addition to established products,  Netcall
now offers WAP enabled audio conferencing and Hotdesk - a
real-time screen interaction between a browser  and  call
centres.

NetCall   offers  the  business  community  the  combined
feature  of  not only utilising telephonic expertise  but
also  harnesses one of the fastest growing  communication
advancements of recent times - The Internet.

About TelePost

TelePost    is   a   leading   provider   of    web-based
communications  solutions  directed  at  individuals  and
businesses.   TelePost  partners  with  telecommunication
companies, Internet Service Providers (ISPs),  and  other
communication  providers to market a comprehensive  suite
of  communication services to this market.  The  TelePost
suite   of   services  addresses  a  large  spectrum   of
communications  needs from unified  messaging  where  all
electronic and voice communication are unified  into  one
email  in-box,  to cutting edge dynamic conferencing  and
presentation solutions which allow businesses to use  the
power  of  the Internet to manage their conferencing  and
presentation     needs.    Because    TelePost     offers
communications  solutions  as  a  managed  service,   its
customers   don't   have  to  purchase   any   additional
infrastructure.