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                                                                   Exhibit 10.16

                                                                        12/24/99

December 24, 1999

Mr. Steve Maloney
President & CEO
Intelligent Information, Inc.
181 Harbor Drive, 3rd Fl.
Stamford, CT  06902

                    Purchase of NBC TV Advertising Inventory

Dear Mr. Maloney:

         This letter sets forth the agreement between the National Broadcasting
Company, Inc. ("NBC"), and Intelligent Information Incorporated. ("Advertiser")
with respect to NBC's agreement to provide Advertiser with the right to use
certain advertising inventory on NBC Television Network, NBC's owned and
operated television stations and on CNBC Cable Network and on any other mutually
agreed upon NBC television station or cable venture(collectively, "NBC TV") to
promote Advertiser and its wireless products and services only, subject to the
following terms and conditions:

1. Spots. (a) NBC shall provide Advertiser with the use of fifteen (15) and
thirty (30) second advertising spots (the "Spots") to be telecast on NBC TV on
the Dates, Days and Times mutually agreed by NBC and Advertiser; provided,
however, that in the event that no such agreement is reached with regard to the
number or value of Spots to be broadcast in any calendar quarter or year, NBC
may propose and implement a reasonable schedule for the broadcast of Spots in
accordance with the terms of Section 2(a) below and based upon Advertiser's
reasonable request for such schedule. An initial schedule for the first quarter
of 2000 shall be determined as soon as practicable following the date hereof.
All such Spots run by Advertiser shall be subject to NBC TV's standard terms and
conditions for such advertising which are described in the "Participating
Sponsorship Agreement" attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Standard Terms") and
which are made a part of this Letter Agreement in their entirety; provided,
however, that in the case of a conflict between the terms of this Letter
Agreement and the terms of the Standard Terms, the terms of this Letter
Agreement shall govern. For purposes of the Standard Terms, Advertiser shall be
both the "Advertiser" and the "Agency" as such terms are used therein.

         (b) The Spots shall promote Advertiser and its wireless products and
services only and may not advertise, promote or mention any other product,
service, television program, web site or third party whatsoever without the
prior written consent of NBC. In addition, with respect to the placement or
telecast of Advertiser's Spots in any particular Program, NBC may reject
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such placement or telecast if such placement or telecast would compete with or
violate the rights of any other advertiser, sponsor or supplier of such Program
or program category, as determined by NBC in its sole discretion and in good
faith; it being understood that NBC's aggregate commitments set forth in Section
2 below shall not be affected by any such rejection.

         (c) On or before two weeks prior to the Advertiser's first scheduled
Spot, Advertiser shall deliver to NBC commercial material for the first of
Advertiser's Spots. Advertiser acknowledges that if it fails to deliver such
commercial material by such date, or such commercial material is rejected in
accordance with this Section 1, then NBC TV shall be deemed to have telecast
Advertiser's Spots for purposes hereof even if Advertiser's Spot is not actually
shown when the Program is telecast. If, after such date, Advertiser delivers any
new commercial material to NBC in compliance with this Section 1 and Advertiser
instructs NBC to use such new commercial material in lieu of the commercial
material previously delivered to NBC, then NBC will use reasonable commercial
efforts to telecast such new commercial material in the Spots as soon as
practicable after receipt of such commercial material but not later than 72
hours after receipt.

2. Value of Spots. NBC shall telecast Spots with a total spot value of
$2,500,000 (the "Total Spot Value") during the twenty-four (24) months
commencing on January 1, 2000 (the "Effective Date"). The value of each Spot for
purpose of this Agreement shall be calculated at 85% of the scatter market rate
in effect at the time such Spot is ordered. The parties agree that no agency
fees or other expenses may be deducted by Advertiser in any way in connection
with determining the number of shares of Series F Preferred Stock of Advertiser
to be paid to NBC pursuant to Section 3 hereof.

3. Payment for the Spots. (a) Advertiser shall deliver to NBC 631.25 shares of
the Series F Preferred Stock of Advertiser pursuant to the terms and conditions
of that certain Series F Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of the date
hereof between Advertiser and certain investors (the "Stock Purchase
Agreement").

         (b) NBC shall provide Advertiser with a written report within 10
business days after the end of each calendar month after the Effective Date
during which Advertiser's Spots have been telecast and setting forth the
aggregate value of Advertiser's Spots telecast by NBC in the preceding month.

4. Representations and Warranties. NBC and Advertiser each represent and warrant
that this Letter Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
such party and that this Letter Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and
binding obligations of such party, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or
similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally or by general principles of
equity.

5. Termination. (a) Notwithstanding any other remedy available to NBC, in the
event that:
         (i) NBC notifies Advertiser in writing (with specificity) that
Advertiser has
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         materially breached this Letter Agreement and Advertiser has not cured
         such alleged breach within thirty (30) days of its receipt of such
         notice; or

                  (ii) upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as
         hereinafter defined); or

                  (iii) Advertiser admits in writing its inability to pay its
         debts generally; makes a general assignment for the benefit of
         creditors; has any proceeding instituted by or against it seeking to
         adjudicate it as bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding
         up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or
         composition of Advertiser or its debts under any law relating to
         bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or
         seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a
         receiver, trustee, or similar official for it or any substantial part
         of its property; provided, in the case where such proceeding is
         involuntarily instituted against Advertiser, such proceeding remains
         undismissed after thirty (30) days,

then, in any such case, NBC shall have the right, but not the obligation, to
terminate this Letter Agreement, without prejudice to the rights of the parties
hereunder and, in the event of a termination after NBC's receipt of the Shares
pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof, NBC shall pay Advertiser a cash amount equal to
the difference, if positive, between the Total Spot Value and the value of the
Spots already telecast (or deemed telecast), as determined and calculated
pursuant to Sections 1 and 2 above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms
contained in Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 shall survive the termination hereof. Any
such termination right in connection with a Change of Control shall be
exercisable no later than the later to occur of (x) ten (10) business days prior
to the consummation of such Change of Control and (y) ten (10) business days
after receipt by NBC of notice (which notice shall identify the third party
having or acquiring Control over Advertiser, be in writing, explicitly state
that it is being delivered in accordance with this Section 5 and provide NBC
with such additional information as has been provided to the other stockholders
of Advertiser) from Advertiser of such Change of Control (which termination
shall become effective, at NBC's discretion, upon the consummation of such
Change of Control or following receipt of such notice from Advertiser). For
purposes of this Section 5, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:

                  "Change of Control" shall mean (A) any consolidation,
         reorganization or merger of Advertiser with any third party, other than
         a transaction resulting in the holders of the capital stock of
         Advertiser (prior to such consolidation, reorganization or merger)
         having Control over the surviving or resulting entity, (B) any third
         party (other than NBC) having Control over Advertiser or (C) any sale,
         transfer or other disposition by Advertiser of all or substantially all
         of its assets to any third party (other than NBC); and

                  "Control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the
         power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies
         of Advertiser, whether through ownership of voting securities, as
         trustee or executor, by contract or credit arrangement or otherwise.
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         (b) Notwithstanding any other remedy available to Advertiser, in the
event that:

(i) Advertiser notifies NBC in writing (with specificity) that NBC has
materially breached this Letter Agreement and NBC has not cured such alleged
breach within thirty (30) days of its receipt of such notice; or

(ii) NBC admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally; makes a
general assignment for the benefit of creditors; has any proceeding instituted
by or against it seeking to adjudicate it as bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking
liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection,
relief, or composition of NBC or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an
order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, or similar official
for it or any substantial part of its property; provided, in the case where such
proceeding is involuntarily instituted against NBC, such proceeding remains
undismissed after thirty (30) days,

then, in any such case, Advertiser shall have the right, but not the obligation,
to terminate this Letter Agreement, without prejudice to the rights of the
parties hereunder and, in the event of a termination after NBC's receipt of the
Shares pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof, require NBC to pay Advertiser a cash
amount equal to the difference, if positive, between the Total Spot Value and
the value of the Spots already telecast (or deemed telecast), as determined and
calculated pursuant to Sections 1 and 2 above. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the terms contained in Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 shall survive the termination
hereof.

6. Miscellaneous. This Letter Agreement, the Stock Purchase Agreement and the
exhibits and schedules hereto and thereto constitute the entire agreement and
understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede
all prior and contemporaneous agreements, negotiations, and understandings
between the parties, both oral and written relating thereto. No waiver or
modification of any provision of this Letter Agreement shall be effective unless
in writing and signed by both parties. The terms of this Letter Agreement shall
apply to parties hereto and any of their successors or assigns; provided,
however, that this Letter Agreement may not be transferred or assigned by
Advertiser, including, without limitation, the right to receive Spots to be
telecast by NBC TV, without the prior written consent of NBC. This Letter
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which when executed shall be
deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one
and the same agreement.

7. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Letter Agreement shall be governed by
and construed under the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts
fully performed in New York, without regard to New York conflicts law. The
parties hereto irrevocably consent to and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the federal and state courts located in the County of New York. The parties
hereto irrevocably waive any and all rights to trial by jury in any proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
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8. Liability for Failure to Broadcast Spots. In the event that NBC does not
telecast Spots equal to the Total Spot Value during the twenty-four (24) months
after the Effective Date, then as liquidated damages and not a penalty, NBC
shall pay Advertiser in cash an amount equal to the difference, if positive,
between the Total Spot Value and the value of the Spots actually telecast, as
calculated pursuant to Section 2 above. Except for damages arising out of the
gross negligence of willful misconduct of either party hereto, no party shall be
liable to the other party or its affiliates, officers, directors, successors or
assigns for any incidental, consequential, special or punitive damages or lost
profits arising out of this Letter Agreement, whether liability is asserted in
contract or tort and irrespective of whether it has advised or been advised of
the possibility of any such loss or damage.

         If you are in agreement with the above terms and conditions, please
indicate your acceptance by signing in the space provided below, and return one
original to me. This Letter Agreement shall be null and void if not signed
within two (2) days of the date set forth above.

                                             Very truly yours,

                                             NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.

                                             By: /s/ Margaret T. Murphy
                                                 _______________________
                                                Name: Margaret T. Murphy
                                                Title: Vice President

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

INTELLIGENT INFORMATION INCORPORATED

By: /s/ Stephen G. Maloney
    ______________________
   Name: Stephen G. Maloney
   Title: President Chief Executive Officer

        [SIGNATURE PAGE TO INTELLIGENT INFORMATION ADVERTISING AGREEMENT]
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                                                               Exhibit 10.17

                           NBC Interactive Media, Inc.
                              30 Rockefeller Plaza
                            New York, New York 10112

                                                               December 29, 1999

Mr. Steve Maloney
President & CEO
Intelligent Information Incorporated
181 Harbor Drive, 3rd Fl.
Stamford, CT  06902

Dear Steve:

         As you know, we at NBC Interactive Media ("NBC") are excited about
working with Intelligent Information Incorporated ("III") regarding a wireless
distribution deal for certain of our interactive properties. Pending the
execution of one or more definitive distribution agreements (each, a
"Distribution Agreement") and certain other documentation as more fully
described below, this letter agreement will confirm our discussions regarding
our relationship as follows:

1. Distribution. (a) III shall make wireless distribution services available to
NBC and its affiliates (including, for example, NBC Internet, Inc., MSNBC
Interactive News LLC and CNBC.com LLC) (each, an "NBC Entity") for use in
connection with their interactive content offerings. III shall provide each NBC
Entity with a Distribution Agreement with terms and conditions, including
marketing fee allocations and distribution and performance metrics, no less
favorable to such NBC Entity than those provided to any other customer of III
contracting for a similar volume of services.

         (b) Following execution of any Distribution Agreement, to the extent
III offers a lower price or a more favorable marketing fee allocation to any
customer contracting for a similar volume of services, such lower price shall
automatically be applied on a going forward basis to each of the Distribution
Agreements. At any time during the term of the Distribution Agreements, an NBC
Entity may request, and III shall promptly provide, an officer's certificate
certifying that III has been and remains in compliance with this Section.

2. Preferred Placement: Each Distribution Agreement shall provide, to the extent
technically feasible within the III wireless services, Preferred Placement (as
defined below) for NBC's interactive properties and affiliates with respect to
the type of content distributed pursuant to such Distribution Agreement (for
example, a Distribution Agreement for MSNBC.com would provide Preferred
Placement for MSNBC in the news category); provided that III shall not be
required to provide such Preferred Placement if exclusivity or Preferred
Placement for such type of content has been provided, prior to the execution of
the Distribution Agreement, to a third party not affiliated with III. Preferred
Placement shall mean (a) where a link to or display of content appears on a
list, such link or content is in the default, top-most and left-most position;
or (b) when a link to or display or content appears in a format other than a
list, the link or content is more visually prominent, or at a higher rate of
exposure, than other content partners.
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3. Promotion: (a) III will make five percent (5%) of its unused inventory of
wireless advertising taglines available to the interactive properties of the NBC
Entities following execution of any Distribution Agreement; provided that if
more than one NBC Entity enters into a Distribution Agreement, the first two NBC
Entities that enter into Distribution Agreements with III shall allocate such
unused inventory equally between them. The value of this inventory for purpose
of this Agreement shall be calculated at the III rate card for run of service
taglines in effect at the time such taglines are ordered.

         (b) The taglines shall promote the products and services of NBC and its
affiliates, and may not advertise, promote or mention any other product,
service, web site or third party whatsoever without the prior written consent of
III. In addition, with respect to the placement or delivery of such taglines on
any particular wireless network, III may reject such taglines if they would
compete with or violate the rights of any other advertiser, sponsor or III
distribution partner, as determined by III in its sole discretion and in good
faith.

         (c) III will provide marketing funds at a mutually agreed upon level to
NBC and the NBC Entities in support of the joint wireless initiatives of III and
the NBC Entities, but in no event shall the amount of marketing funds provided
to NBC and the NBC Entities be less than the value of the advertising taglines
provided to NBC and the NBC Entities. These funds will be used in support of
marketing activities at the discretion of the parties.

4. Warrants. (a) Upon execution of each Distribution Agreement by III and NBC
Entity, III will grant to NBC for distribution to itself or, pursuant to NBC's
instructions, in whole or in part, to such NBC Entity, a fully-vested warrant
(each, a "Warrant") to purchase up to 20,000 shares of III's Common Stock at an
exercise price equal to $10.00 per share. In the event the first Distribution
Agreement is executed on or before March 31, 2000, the Warrant granted in
consideration therefore shall be for 30,000 shares (the "Bonus Shares"). The
aggregate number of shares available hereunder, including the Bonus Shares,
shall not exceed 110,000 shares. NBC shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to cause the NBC Entities to enter into Distribution Agreements with
III.

         (b) Each Warrant shall expire three (3) years following its issuance
and shall not terminate upon an initial public offering or change of control of
III. Subject to any relevant securities laws, rules and regulations, each
Warrant, as well as the equity acquired through exercise thereof, will be freely
transferable by NBC or such NBC Entity and may be exercised in whole or in part.
When exercising any Warrant, NBC or such NBC Entity shall have the right to
either (i) purchase the total number of shares of equity which such Warrant
entitles NBC or such NBC Entity to purchase at the exercise price described
above or (ii) receive the net number of shares of equity arising from the
difference between the market price of such equity at the date of exercise and
the exercise price for the Warrant.

5. Public Relations. Each party will issue a press release announcing the
relationship between the parties, with each such press release subject to the
approval of the other party. NBC will provide a reasonable level of public
relations resources to promote the strategic alliance between of III and NBC.

6. Term. The term of this Letter Agreement shall be two (2) years and, during
such period, each NBC Entity shall have the right to enter into a Distribution
Agreement with a term of up to three (3) years, with each such term commencing
upon the execution of each such Distribution Agreement.
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         It is expressly understood that this Letter Agreement constitutes a
binding obligation on the parties. This Letter Agreement shall be governed by
and construed under the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts
fully performed in New York, without regard to New York conflicts law. This
Letter Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which when executed
shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same agreement

         If you are in agreement with the above terms and conditions, please
indicate your acceptance by signing in the space provided below, and return one
original to me. This Letter Agreement shall be null and void if not signed
within two (2) days of the date set forth above.

                                                     Sincerely,

                                                     NBC Interactive Media, Inc.

                                                     /s/ Margaret T. Murphy
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                                                     Margaret T. Murphy
                                                     Vice President

Acknowledged and agreed:

Intelligent Information Incorporated

/s/ Stephen G. Maloney
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Stephen G. Maloney
President & CEO

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