PARIS -- Freeserve, the UK's leading ISP-Portal, and NTL Business, a leading national and local provider of integrated communications, have today announced an agreement to deliver Freeserve Broadband via NTL's next-generation cable network. This is the first time a UK ISP and a broadband cable network operator have worked together to develop a wholesale broadband cable proposition. The non-binding memorandum of understanding is in line with Freeserve's broadband strategy to be platform-agnostic and to obtain distribution to the mass consumer market through the most important channels. The agreement with NTL Business will enable Freeserve to provide a 512kbps broadband service over NTL's world-class network. The development of an on-net wholesale broadband product is an important addition to the existing services that NTL Business offers its ISP customers and is a clear example of the company's commitment to partner with ISPs. Freeserve Broadband via the NTL cable will be available as part of a bundle with digital TV and telephony from NTL Home, and will serve to introduce Freeserve customers to the value of the bundle as well as to the best broadband technology. John Pluthero, Chief Executive Officer of Freeserve, commented: "This agreement gives Freeserve unrivalled options for the distribution and availability of Freeserve Broadband, complementing what we already have in place for DSL. Consumers in NTL's broadband cable franchises are now free to choose Freeserve Broadband as part of bundles with cable telephony and TV packages. Plus, we now have a way of capturing existing Freeserve customers in NTL broadband areas with our own fast-speed cable offer." NTL Inc.