EXHIBIT 99.1


                      I-LINK MOVES TO NEXT PHASE OF GROWTH;
                  APPOINTS GARY J. WASSERSON PRESIDENT AND CEO

WEDNESDAY, MAY 02, 2001 4:36 PM - BusinessWire

DRAPER, Utah, May 2, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- I-Link Inc. (Nasdaq:ILNK), an
enhanced Internet Protocol (IP) voice and data communications company, today
announced the appointment of Gary J. Wasserson to the position of President and
CEO of the Company. Mr. Wasserson was formerly the President and CEO of
WebToTel, Inc., the parent company of Nexbell Communications, which was acquired
by I-Link in April. John Edwards has resigned his position as CEO of I-Link. He
will continue to advise I-Link regarding certain sales and marketing
initiatives. John Ames has resigned his position as CFO of I-Link. His successor
has not yet been named.

As part of the merger of I-Link and Nexbell, I-Link's board of directors
undertook a detailed strategic review of the Company's operations. As a result
of that effort, in addition to the changes in management, I-Link will close its
offices in Phoenix, Arizona and Tel Aviv, Israel. The operations currently
conducted in those offices will be consolidated into I-Link's Draper, Utah and
Cleveland, Ohio locations. I-Link also plans to reduce its workforce by
approximately 30 positions over the next few weeks and to continue to actively
identify opportunities to maximize the efficiency of its operations.

"We believe that these changes position I-Link to move to the next phase of its
growth," said Mr. Wasserson. "I-Link now has the team, the technology and the
network in place to support a strong sales and marketing initiative. We are
prepared to leverage I-Link's superior technology to generate substantial
revenues and solidify our reputation as the premier global telco-grade VoIP
company."

About I-Link
Headquartered in Draper, Utah, I-Link (Nasdaq:ILNK) is an enhanced voice/data
service provider. I-Link offers a full range of enhanced services such as
one-number call routing; caller screening; unified voice, fax, pager and e-mail
messaging; voice- and fax-on-demand; conference calling; and seamless call
transfer from cell phone to land-line and vice versa via a direct connection to
its nationally deployed IP telephony network. I-Link's open API-programming
platform for enhanced IP communications, Gatelink, uses softswitch technology to
rapidly create and deploy IP-based, enhanced communications services with less
expense and complexity. For further information, visit I-Link's website at
www.i-link.com.

This news release may include statements that constitute forward-looking
statements, usually containing the words "believe," "estimate," "project,"
"expects," or similar expressions. These statements are made pursuant to the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.
By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation
to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this
document.

CONTACT:          I-Link Inc.
                  Gary Wasserson
                  (212) 286-5015
                  garyw@i-link.net