Townpagesnet Com PLC – ‘6-K’ for 12/31/99 – EX-99.1

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Report of a Foreign Private Issuer   —   Form 6-K
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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 6-K         Report of Foreign Private Issuer                       5     15K 
 2: EX-4.1      Agreement and Plan of Merger                          29    128K 
 3: EX-99.1     Press Release                                          2     11K 

EX-99.1   —   Press Release

EX-99.1
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NEWS         from          H. L. LANZET, INC.                 
            12 Hull Street
                 Oceanside, NY 11572
                              (212) 687-0061 o  (516) 763-1668
                                  Fax: (212) 687-5804 o (516) 763-1626

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                           

CONTACT:  A. Lyndon-Skeggs     Tim Johnson         Herbert Lanzet/DeeDee Lanzet 
TownPages            Countrywide         H.L. Lanzet, Inc.  
011-44 1420 543468   011-44 1295 224400  212-687-0061       
                                    Lanzet@aol.com

TOWNPAGES (TPN) TO CREATE AN ONLINE PORTRAIT OF THE UK WITH $4.5
MILLION ACQUISITION OF RASMUSSEN RESEARCH   

ALTON, England, October 25, 1999---TownPagesNet.com plc [AMEX:TPN] which is     
building a national network of 3,500 free-access on-line information kiosks     
across the UK, has acquired the US-based polling and market research firm       
Rasmussen Research Inc. for $4.5 million of TPN stock.                          

Rasmussen Research has created a breakthrough vehicle for gauging public opinion
by its innovative automated polling system and Internet service which allows    
everyone to find the answers - instantly. The automated polling system can      
instantly indicate responses to queries related to politics, sports,            
entertainment, current events etc.                                              

Based in Waxhaw, North Carolina, Rasmussen Research was founded by Scott        
Rasmussen in 1995. The company has used its proprietary Rasmussen Automated     
Polling System (RAPS) and sophisticated computer program to conduct automated   
telephone interviews with more than one million American citizens - all at a    
fraction of the time and cost of traditional operator-assisted surveys.         

In addition to providing customized reports for clients, Rasmussen Research     
makes its polling data available on its Portrait of America website             
(www.PortraitofAmerica.com), which features breaking news stories, along with   
live topics from the worlds of sport, business, and entertainment.              

"The deal with TownPages gives us the chance to build on our US operation and   
expand internationally," said Scott Rasmussen. "Plans are already underway for a
new UK website (www.PortraitoftheUK.com) which will present the pulse of Britain
online." Set to launch in 2000, the UK site will be available both on the       
Internet and through the fast-growing network of TownPages free-access online   
information kiosks.                                                             

UK companies will be able to use the automated opinion polling service to       
measure customer satisfaction or the effectiveness of specific advertising      
campaigns. Political organizations, professional bodies and media clients will  
be able to commission fast-response surveys on a wide range of issues or current
events.                                                                         

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"Working together, TownPages(R) and Rasmussen Research will create a very       
effective means of measuring and publicising, the views and aspirations of      
modern Britain," commented TownPages(R) Chief Operating Officer Stephen Hall.   
"Rasmussen has the technology for gathering, collating and interpreting the     
data, and TownPages(R) is building the perfect infrastructure for conducting the
polls and publishing the results - our national network of free-access          
Internet-driven kiosks."                                                        

TownPages(R) offers local and national information both through its Internet    
website (www.TownPages.co.uk) and its information kiosks. The `Go Local' section
offers detailed information on 1,300 UK towns and cities, while the `Go         
National' section includes a wide variety of Channels on subjects such as       
Sports, Travel, Cars, Property and Recruitment.                                 

"Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of   
1995: This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks
and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the impact of competitive      
products and pricing, product demand and market acceptance, reliance on key     
strategic alliances, fluctuations in operating results and other risks detailed 
from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange     
Commission.                                                                     

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