Affordable Telecommunications Technology Markets Nextel Online Two-Way Messaging Service.Business/Technology Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 2000 Affordable Telecommunications Technology Corporation (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB: ATTP ATTP Appalachian-Turkish Trade Project ATTP Apprenticeship and Traineeship Training Program (NSW, Australia) ATTP Advanced Technology Transition Process aTTP Acute Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura ) announced today that it began marketing Nextel (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : NXTL) Two-Way Messaging (SM) service that enables customers to send, receive and respond to text messages using their Internet-capable Nextel Plus (SM) telephones. Messages can be received from the Nextel Message Center at www.nextel.com or from a Nextel Internet-capable phone. Nextel's Two-Way Messaging service plans feature simple, flat rate pricing and include unlimited access. Plans begin at an introductory rate of $10.00 per month with the purchase of any Nextel National Business Plan(R). "Nextel is dedicated to adding services which extend the functionality of their wireless phones. With the addition of Nextel Two-Way Messaging Online, our customers are now able to use a single device for telephony, paging, Internet access See how to access the Internet. , e-mail and messaging," said Steven H. Bethke, president of Affordable Telecommunications. "Messaging and wireless services are perfect complements and will greatly enhance our existing product line." Bethke stated, "Working with Nextel, we continue to provide a wide range of services and connectivity options that exemplify the future of wireless telecommunications and deliver greater conveniences to our customers." About Nextel Communications Nextel Communications, styled NEXTEL, (Former NASDAQ: NXTL) which is now known as the Sprint Nextel Corporation was a telecommunications firm based in the United States. Known for providing a nation-wide mobile communications system. , Inc. Nextel Communications Inc., headquartered in Reston, Va. is a leading provider of fully integrated wireless communications and has built the largest guaranteed all-digital wireless network in the United States that covers thousands of communities across the United States. Nextel and Nextel Partners Inc. currently serve 98 of the top 100 U.S. markets. The Nextel National Network offers a fully integrated wireless communications tool with digital cellular, text/numeric paging and Nextel Direct Connect(R)-- a digital two-way radio feature. In addition, through Nextel International Inc., Nextel has wireless operations and investments in Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, the Philippines, Peru and Japan. Please visit the company's web page at http://www.nextel.com. About Affordable Telecommunications Technology Corp. Affordable Telecommunications Technology Corp. is a reseller of wireless telecommunications products and services, which it markets directly and through 11 retail stores. Retail stores operate under the names The Wireless Store, Camera's Etc. and Beeper beeper - pager Boutique in the South Texas and Louisiana market. Affordable Telecommunications primarily focuses on selling pre-paid and post-paid wireless products and services. The Company also operates a two-way data network covering the greater Houston Metropolitan area, and will utilize the network's technology to provide Automatic Meter Reading Automatic meter reading, or AMR, is the technology of automatically collecting data from water meter or energy metering devices (water, gas, electric) and transferring that data to a central database for billing and/or analyzing. (AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. ) services in the near future. Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risky and uncertainties, including without limitation, continued acceptance of the Company's products, increased levels of competition for the Company, new products and technological changes, the Company's dependence on third-party suppliers, and other risks detailed from time to lime in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For additional information, see www.thewirelessstore.net |
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