May 1, 2008

Exhibit 99.B(m)(3)(i)

May 1, 2008

ING Partners, Inc.

0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx

Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034

Ladies and Gentlemen:

By our execution of this letter agreement, intending to be legally bound hereby, ING Funds Distributor, LLC (the “Distributor”) agrees to waive, from May 1, 2008 through May 1, 2009, all or a portion of its service fee and/or reimbursed expenses in amounts necessary so that after such waivers and/or reimbursements, the maximum total operating expense ratios of ING Xxxxxxxxxxx Strategic Income Portfolio, a series of ING Partners, Inc., shall be as follows:

		Maximum Operating Expense Ratios (as a percentage of average net assets)
Series		Adviser Class		Service Class
ING Xxxxxxxxxxx Strategic Income Portfolio		1.00	%	0.75	%

The Distributor acknowledges that (1) it shall not be entitled to collect on or make a claim for waived fees at any time in the future, and (2) it shall not be entitled to collect on or make a claim for reimbursed expenses at any time in the future.

	ING Funds Distributor, LLC
	By:	/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
		Xxxx Xxxxx
		Senior Vice President

Accepted:

By:	/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
	Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
	Senior Vice President
	ING Partners, Inc.

0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xx.
Scottsdale, AZ 00000-0000 Tel: 000-000-0000
Fax: 000-000-0000
xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx ING Funds Distributor, LLC