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AT&T Digital One Rate Benefits Extended Into Canada With AT&T Canada Calling; No Roaming, No Long Distance To, From or Within Canada for $19.99 Per Month.


KIRKLAND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 23, 1998--New and existing AT&T Digital One Rate customers can now enjoy added freedom and benefits through their wireless service with the launch of AT&T Canada Calling.

This add-on feature allows AT&T Digital One Rate customers to eliminate roaming and long-distance charges throughout Canada for just $19.99 per month. The new AT&T Digital One Rate feature applies for all incoming and outgoing wireless calls within Canada, from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  to Canada, and from Canada to the United States. All other features and benefits of AT&T Digital One Rate apply.

"The introduction of AT&T Canada Calling is part of our continuing commitment to deliver convenience, practical solutions and added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:

Added Value = Sales - Purchases - Labour Costs - Capital Costs
 to our customers," said Bill Malloy, executive vice president of Wireless Operations for AT&T. "The number of AT&T Digital One Rate customers continues to grow at a tremendous rate. With AT&T Canada Calling, our customers now have a new level of freedom in wireless calling -- throughout the United States and Canada -- all at home airtime rates."

AT&T Digital One Rate is offered on three monthly calling plans, priced as follows: 600 minutes of monthly air time for $89.99; 1,000 minutes of monthly air time for $119.99; and 1,400 minutes of monthly air time for $149.99. With the core service, for one simple rate, customers can make and receive calls with no roaming or long distance charges throughout the United States. Additional airtime in excess of plan is billed at a flat rate of $.25 per minute.

AT&T Digital One Rate plans require the use of a Digital multi-network phone. These are the latest generation Digital PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1.  phones. They provide customers Digital PCS features across the largest digital wireless network in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , operated by AT&T Wireless Services, and throughout the extensive digital network in Canada operated by Cantel AT&T. Digital PCS features include Caller ID A telephone company service that sends the caller's telephone number between the first and second ring of the call. If the calling number is not blocked, the calling number is displayed on the handset or base station of the called party. , voice mail with message-waiting indicator, extended battery life, text messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length.  and other value-driven services.

Digital multi-network phones also operate with other wireless carriers' digital and analog networks and, therefore, are capable of providing service to subscribers almost anywhere in North America. The combination of AT&T's vast digital wireless network and the multi-network capabilities of the phones make AT&T Wireless the only company which can offer customers such simple and flexible wireless service pricing nationwide.

These phones provide wireless coverage throughout more than 7,000 cities nationwide by operating in the digital mode on 1900 MHz networks MHz Networks is a Northern Virginia based public broadcasting group operated by Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation. The two stations that comprise MHz Networks are WNVC, analog channel 56 (MHz1  and digital and analog modes on 850 MHz networks. Prices for Digital multi-network phones begin at $99.00.

AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. operates the largest digital wireless network in North America providing wireless voice, data and aviation communication services. At the end of third quarter, 1998, AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. had 9.1 million total wireless customers which included 4.2 million Digital PCS customers. AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
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