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2005 July 1st

WhitePages.com Named a "Best Company to Work For"

Statewide award recognizes company

SEATTLE-July 1, 2005

WhitePages.com, Inc., a leading provider of online directory assistance services, today announced that Washington CEO recognized the company's excellence in the workplace with the 2005 "Best Company to Work For" award. The award was presented on June 30, 2005 at Washington CEO's award reception and dinner at the Grand Hyatt Seattle.

Washington CEO's "Best Company to Work For" award program encompasses large, medium and small companies, and not-for-profit organizations. Judging is based upon key workplace attributes including employee loyalty, retention, benefits, leadership, communication, training, and rewards and recognition. The "Best Companies to Work For" are selected based on employee opinions made through anonymous surveys, and input from an independent panel of judges selected by Washington CEO magazine. Over 200 companies applied for this year's awards.

Backed by a strong and seasoned management team, WhitePages.com prides itself on providing a casual work environment where action-oriented technology professionals can make a positive impact on a daily basis. The company also has a commitment to employee development and education, and a focus on fostering open and honest relationships. Weekly all-staff meetings give management the opportunity to recognize the importance and contribution of employees, as well as to provide confidential updates to the staff regarding business and product development. WhitePages.com embraces a diverse workforce and strongly believes that it is possible to work hard and enjoy yourself at the same time. The company provides free lunches every Friday, and fun offsite team building activities are held quarterly.

"Our employees are the number one reason WhitePages.com is one of Washington State's best companies to work for," said Max Bardon, president and CEO of WhitePages.com, Inc. "We are very fortunate to have been able to attract some of the best employees in the Northwest to help us build an exceptional company culture and work environment. We will continue to focus on building the company strengths that make us an employer of choice so that we can continue to attract the best and brightest employees."

WhitePages.com, Inc., a privately held company based in Seattle, provides online directory assistance and contact management services through its network of sites including WhitePages.com, WhitePages.ca, 411.com, PhoneNumber.com, and its 1300 partner sites. The company is the largest provider of online residential directory assistance in North America, providing one out of every four lookups in the United States and three out of every four lookups in Canada. In 2004, WhitePages.com was also selected as the WSA Consumer Product of the Year and named the 7th Fastest Growing Private Company in the state of Washington by the Puget Sound Business Journal.

For more information on employment opportunities with WhitePages.com, please visit http://www.whitepagesinc.com/careers.

About WhitePages.com
WhitePages.com, a privately held company based in Seattle, is the most trusted and comprehensive source for consumers to quickly and easily find relevant, accurate contact information in North America. The company's network of sites include WhitePages.com (www.whitepages.com), WhitePages.ca (www.whitepages.ca), 411.com (www.411.com), Address.com (www.address.com), PhoneNumber.com (www.phonenumber.com), and its 1,300 partner sites including Superpages.com, YellowPages.com and Canada411. The on-the-go user can also access contact information via cell phone, Blackberrys and other web-enabled mobile devices.

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John Lusk
WhitePages

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