AT&T Wireless Enters Final Phase of Next-Generation Network Nationwide Rollout; Offers Customers One-Time Special "Charter" Promotion.Business Editors REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2002 AT&T Wireless (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AWE) today entered the final phase of the rollout of its next-generation network throughout 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. and marked the event with an unprecedented special promotion that offers unlimited calling. People in the hundreds of cities served by the company's next-generation wireless network - including Boston, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , and Pittsburgh, where the network went into service today - can sign up for the AT&T Wireless Charter Plan, a limited-time special promotion. For $99.99 a month, consumers can make all the domestic calls they want while on-network, with long distance included and no roaming The ability to use a communications device such as a cellphone or PDA and be able to move from one cell or access point to another without losing the connection. charges. The company said this is the first offer of its kind to place no limit on monthly wireless minutes. "We are confident that the AT&T Wireless Charter Plan will let people experience first-hand the power and benefits of our next-generation network," said Michael Sievert sie·vert n. Abbr. Sv A unit of ionizing radiation absorbed dose equivalent in the International System of Units, obtained as a product of the absorbed dose measure in grays and a dimensionless factor, stipulated by the International , chief marketing officer of AT&T Wireless. "This on-net offer provides simplicity and value in a way no other wireless carrier has. However, we urge consumers to sign up soon. This truly is a "charter" offer to mark the inauguration INAUGURATION. This word was applied by the Romans to the ceremony of dedicating some temple, or raising some man to the priesthood, after the augurs had been consulted. It was afterwards applied to the installation (q.v. of our next-generation network and supplies, as the saying goes, are limited. "AT&T Wireless has a tradition of leading the industry with simple, affordable, and innovative services. Our new on-net charter offer builds on and extends that tradition," Sievert said. The AT&T Wireless next-generation network is based on the GSM/GPRS global standard and is already available in hundreds of U. S. cities. In addition to providing reliable voice services, the next-generation network gives customers access, through AT&T Wireless mMode Service, to information, news, games, and, most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , each other. Using a tiny camera that attaches to a wireless phone, customers can even take and send photos to any e-mail address See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address in the world. "The power of our next-generation wireless network is that it lets people stay free yet connected in ways they never imagined. The network makes our customers' mobile lives - their mLives - better," Sievert said. Customers who do not need unlimited calling can sign up for other promotional offers starting as low as $39.99 for 1,000 anytime minutes, the company noted. A print and radio advertising campaign on the AT&T Wireless Charter Plan starts today. For more information on the AT&T Wireless National Charter Plan, or any other calling plans or products, consumers can call 1-877-400-1080 or visit www.attwireless.com. Coverage maps for the AT&T Wireless next generation GSM/GPRS network can be found at www.attwireless.com/mobileinternet. About AT&T Wireless AT&T Wireless (NYSE: AWE) is the largest independently traded wireless carrier in the United States, following our split from AT&T on July 9, 2001. We operate one of the largest digital wireless networks 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. . With more than 19.95 million subscribers, and full-year 2001 revenues exceeding $13.6 billion, AT&T Wireless is committed to being among the first to deliver the next generation of wireless products and services. Today, we offer customers high-quality mobile wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. services, voice or data, to businesses or consumers, in the U.S. and internationally. AT&T Wireless Customer Advantage is our commitment to ensure that customers have the right equipment, the right calling plan, and the right customer services options -- today and tomorrow. For more information, please visit us at http://www.attwireless.com/. This press release contains "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " which are based on management's beliefs as well as on a number of assumptions concerning future events made by management with information that is currently available to management. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, management's expectations regarding: our future financial and operating performance and financial condition, including specific projections and guidance for fiscal year 2002; subscriber growth; industry conditions; the strength of our balance sheet; and our liquidity and needs for additional financing. |
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