Alltel Wireless First Carrier to Provide Customers Daily Web Access Option.Alltel and Motricity Introduce One-of-a-Kind 'Day Pass' for Mobile Web Users LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Alltel Wireless, America's largest network, today with Motricity announced it now offers customers the ability to purchase a "Day Pass," allowing exclusive access to the Internet via their phone on a daily basis, a first in the industry. The new Day Pass option provides customers 24 hours of access to Internet-based content via Alltel's Axcess Web service. Alltel customers with Web-capable handsets now have free and immediate access to a "basic" level of Axcess Web service. The basic service provides teaser teaser an animal used to sexually tease but not to impregnate the members of the opposite sex. Usually males and they may be surgically prepared to ensure that they cannot mate or are not fertile. information, such as snapshots of news, sports and weather, while browsing. As part of the basic service, customers can shop directly from their phone for ringbacks, ringtones and wallpaper, without any type of subscription or Day Pass required. Customers wishing to utilize "premium" Axcess Web content on a trial or per-use basis, can purchase the Day Pass for $1.49 and receive 24-hour access to expanded content including games, news and sports information. "Alltel continues to offer services that allow customers to easily integrate mobile content into their daily lives," said Wade McGill, senior vice president of product management for Alltel Wireless. "The introduction of the Day Pass option is another example of Alltel's commitment to give our customers the ability to control and customize their wireless experience." "Motricity is pleased to work with a carrier that seeks to set the bar in content and user experiences," said Ryan K. Wuerch, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Motricity. "This agreement marks the continued adoption by Alltel of Motricity's mobile technologies and services that allow customers to tailor their mobile device to their lifestyle." Alltel Wireless offers exclusive features including "My Circle," allowing customers to choose who they call for free - any 10 numbers, any network; Anytime Plan Changes, giving customers the flexibility to change their rate plan any time, without extending their contract; and Celltop, the exclusive, patent-pending technology that offers customers an easier way to access, manage and organize a wide range of information already available on their phones;. Alltel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AT) is owner and operator of the nation's largest wireless network and has 12 million customers. For more information about Alltel, please visit www.alltel.com. Motricity is a leading provider of mobile content services and solutions that enable consumers to receive the right content at the right time, every time. Motricity's solutions create compelling end user experiences and deliver profitable mobile content offerings for MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. , BET, CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. , NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , Turner, Cingular, Alltel, Sprint Nextel Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world. With 55 million subscribers, Sprint Nextel operates the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States (based on total wireless customers), behind , Palm and others. Motricity's mobile content delivery platform, Fuel[TM], received the 2006 GSM Association (GSM Association, Dublin, Ireland, www.gsmworld.com) A membership association founded in 1987 that promotes the development and evolution of the GSM communications standard worldwide. Award for "Best Service Delivery Platform" and was also named "2005 Premium Mobile Content Platform of the Year" by Frost & Sullivan. Motricity's recent acquisition of GoldPocket Wireless extends Fuel's capabilities, adding messaging aggregation to more than 200 million mobile subscribers and marketing campaign management to our suite of solutions. Motricity is headquartered in Durham, N.C., and has offices in 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 Munich. For more information, visit www.motricity.com. |
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