AirTouch Cellular Partners with Amazon.com on Holiday Internet Promotion.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 1999-- AirTouch Cellular has teamed up with the leading internet retailer, Amazon.com, to attract new customers to its interactive website. Customers who activate cellular service on www.airtouch.com during the remainder of 1999 will receive a $25 gift certificate to Amazon.com that they can use themselves or give as a holiday gift. In addition, customers who purchase cellular service via the Web are eligible for a free leather handset case, free cigarette lighter adapter A device that allows one system to connect to and work with another. An adapter is often a simple circuit that converts one set of signals to another; however, the term often refers to devices which are more accurately called "controllers. and free shipping -- a retail package worth $55. In a second holiday promotion -- the Surf to Sydney Sweepstakes -- two lucky grand prize winners will each win a trip for four to Sydney, Australia and $3,100 in cash. In addition, 100 second place winners will get to choose between a 27-inch TV, DVD player A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. , or digital cellular phone. The sweepstakes entry runs through December 30, 1999. "With the busy holiday season approaching, it's the perfect time for people to enjoy the convenience and savings of on-line shopping," said Peters Suh, Vice President, Internet Services. "Now, customers have an added incentive to visit AirTouch's website. Not only can they sign up for great cellular service, but they'll also receive $80 in additional benefits, including a gift certificate to Amazon.com. And they'll have a chance to win a trip to Australia or an innovative electronic product." AirTouch is a leader among wireless carriers in Web-based electronic commerce. Visitors to www.airtouch.com can gather information on wireless products and services; visit the on-line retail store to purchase AirTouch service, phones and accessories; find answers to their service questions or contact AirTouch Customer Service; and review and pay bills. No purchase is necessary to enter or win the Surf to Sydney Sweepstakes; customers can enter through the AirTouch website or at a participating AirTouch retail store. Winners will be selected on or about February 28, 2000 by Interep in an electronic random drawing from all eligible entries received. AirTouch employees and their families are not eligible for the drawing and a list of the official rules can be located by accessing the sweepstakes link at www.airtouch.com. AirTouch serves 9 million U.S. cellular U.S. Cellular (NYSE: USM) is a super-regional cellular telephone provider, serving 5.8 million customers in 189 markets in 26 U.S. states. The company was created in 1983 as a subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Since April 2000, John E. and 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. customers on a proportionate basis. Its ventures operate in 25 states and 22 of the top 30 U.S. markets, including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, 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. , Miami, Phoenix, San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and Seattle. AirTouch is part of Vodafone AirTouch Plc, the world's largest 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. firm, based in the United Kingdom. It has mobile operations in 24 countries on five continents, with more than 31 million proportionate customers. For more information, visit the AirTouch website at www.airtouch.com. |
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