AirTouch Launches Affordable New National Calling Plan; New Program Gives Digital Customers One Nationwide Calling Rate Starting at $29.99 Per Month.Business Editors/Consumer Reporters SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2000 AirTouch Cellular today announced new simplified digital calling plans that end roaming and long distance charges -- no strings attached. AirTouch Digital customers now can get one calling rate no matter where or when they use their phone across 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. . The new national calling plans, starting as low as $29.99 per month with 100 included minutes, eliminate domestic long distance and roaming charges and allow AirTouch Digital customers to take their included anytime minutes with them throughout all 50 states. &uot;Customers have been telling us that some national plans are either too expensive or too confusing,&uot; said Brian Shay shay n. Informal A chaise. [Back-formation from chaise (taken as pl. )] Noun 1. , executive vice president and general manager for AirTouch's Western Region. &uot;We now offer the most affordable national calling plan that truly provides a simple, single rate coast to coast.&uot; The AirTouch National Calling Plan is designed for consumer and business users who frequently make long distance calls while traveling or want simplified, predictable pricing. Calling plan options include $29.99 for 100 minutes, $49.99 for 250 minutes or $69.99 for 400 minutes. A one-year service agreement and AirTouch ONE-BILL(R) Long Distance service are required. Voice mail with paging or voice mail with 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. can be added, free of charge, upon request. AirTouch serves more than 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. For more information, visit the AirTouch web site at www.airtouch.com. 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. |
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