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24 May 2006 07:03

Bango PLC24 May 2006 BANGO PLC ("Bango" or the "Company") Bango extends on-bill payments for mobile content across Europe, Australia and the Far East May 24, 2006 - Bango today announces that following strategic agreements withpartners including mBlox, the "on-bill" form of payment for mobile content isnow available through the Bango Service in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia inthe Far East; Switzerland, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Estonia inEurope and Australia. On-bill payment gives the easiest "one-click" experience for consumers whiledelivering the fastest and most reliable transaction completion when compared toother methods of paying for mobile content. Bango benefits from high paymentsuccess rates as users can quickly pay in one click. Bango already enables global payments with credit/debit card and PayPal paymentoptions available world-wide. Content providers who have signed up to the Bango Service to promote and selltheir content benefit from increased mobile content revenues, as more peopleworldwide can purchase their content quickly, easily and reliably. Brands and content providers can now sign up for the Bango Service atwww.bango.com and immediately start making money selling content to mobile phoneusers on major networks world-wide. During 2005, content was purchased throughthe Bango Service from more than 130 different countries, as far apart as Taiwan, South Africa, Finland and the USA, using over 250 different operator networks. For further information, please contact: Bango plc Tel: 01223 472 777Ray Anderson, CEOPeter Saxton, CFO ICIS Tel: +44 207 651 8688Tom MoriartyCaroline Evans-Jones About Bango Bango (AIM: BGO) has developed and deployed an open, global infrastructureplatform that enables content providers to market, sell and deliver theirproducts and services directly to mobile phone users on all mobile networksusing the mobile Internet. This "direct-to-consumer" approach operates alongsidethe mobile operator's mobile portal. Leading mobile operators including CingularWireless, Vodafone, Orange, Telefonica and O2 work with Bango to accelerate thegrowth of their "direct-to-consumer" business. The Bango platform has given mobile phone subscribers around the world greateraccess to third-party content. Leading content providers and brands are nowadopting the Bango Service to sell their mobile content directly to phone userson any network using the mobile internet. They have their own mobile sites,outside of the operator's portals, and integrate with Bango's browse-and-buytechnology to sell content to phone users world-wide. Bango technology enablescontent discovery and identification so providers can customize the userexperience and payment. For further information, go to www.bango.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange