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BELLSOUTH REALPAGES.COM GOES WIRELESS.


RealPages.com from BellSouth
For current information on this topic, see AT&T.
For information on the Bell Operating Company of AT&T that serves the southeastern United States, see BellSouth Telecommunications.
, an online yellow pages provider in the Southeast, has expanded its distribution network to include web-enabled mobile phones and other mobile devices.

Through an agreement with go2 Directory Systems, a provider of local information over wireless devices, RealPages.com provides advertiser ad·ver·tise  
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1. To make public announcement of, especially to proclaim the qualities or advantages of (a product or business) so as to increase
 listings for most major wireless carriers in the U.S., which includes Cingular Wireless among others. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Consumers are increasingly using wireless devices to search, find and learn about local businesses. With this relationship, RealPages.com advertisers will gain exposure to this growing audience. RealPages.com advertisers' will receive premier placement throughout go2's online, wireless and mobile phone distribution network in the Southeast. go2 provides one-touch calling, turn-by-turn directions, and other information about RealPages.com customers.

"The Real Yellow Pages and RealPages.com from BellSouth is the proven 'find it' medium for consumers who are ready to buy," said Charles Charles, archduke of Austria
Charles, 1771–1847, archduke of Austria; brother of Holy Roman Emperor Francis II. Despite his epilepsy, he was the ablest Austrian commander in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars; however, he was handicapped by
 Stubbs, president - Intelligent Media Ventures, and vice president - Strategy, for BellSouth Advertising and Publishing. "Through distribution arrangements like this one, we are able to give RealPages.com advertisers

maximum exposure to these consumers, providing them the greatest possible return on their investment."

"RealPages.com will point buyers to its advertisers more than 200 million times in 2004," added Stubbs. "Extending our print and online distribution to include wireless devices is the ultimate in convenience and portability, ensuring our products are available whenever and wherever a customer may be making a purchasing decision. This agreement is an excellent example of two market leaders successfully marrying their strengths to produce a highly effective, innovative solution for both buyers and sellers."

"Through our agreement with RealPages.com, go2 can offer its users access to the most robust, comprehensive yellow pages directory listings in the Southeast," said Lee Hancock. "Every month, go2 delivers millions of wireless page views and store listings to mobile phone users deciding where to buy specific products and services in their immediate area. This agreement will help go2 drive more phone calls and visitors to RealPages.com customers. "

BellSouth Advertising and Publishing is an essential link between buyers and sellers. Businesses that would like more information about services from RealPages.com and The Real Yellow Pages can call 866/610-5087.

About BellSouth Advertising and Publishing

BellSouth Advertising & Publishing Corporation (BAPCO (Business Applications Performance Corporation, El Dorado Hills, CA, www.bapco.com) A non-profit organization founded in 1991 that provides a series of SYSmark brand benchmarks for testing software in the PC client/server and laptop environment. It also has a benchmark for battery life. ) is a provider of print and Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
 Yellow Pages products in the southeast. BAPCO publishes 63 million copies of the print Yellow Pages in more than 500 editions in the nine-state BellSouth region. The most used and preferred directory in the Southeast, consumers referred to The Real Yellow Pages from BellSouth nearly 2 billion times last year and made nearly 160 million searches on RealPages.com (http://www.realpages.com). The Real Yellow Pages is a powerful information resource, linking buyers and sellers, with approximately 85 percent of consumers who reference the directories making purchase decisions based on their findings.

About go2 Directory Systems

go2 Directory Systems owns and operates go2, a provider of mobile Yellow Page directory and local information service in the U.S. go2 has numerous prominent placements on the wireless web menus of virtually every U.S. wireless carrier. Every month go2 delivers millions of wireless page views and geo-targeted store listings to ready-to-buy consumers who are looking for Looking for

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 specific products and services in their immediate area. In addition to detailed information about its merchant customers, go2 also provides movie theaters and show times, customer specials and promotions, one-touch calling, and turn-by-turn directions.

Since 1999 go2 has helped merchants drive in-store traffic, sales, and customer satisfaction and loyalty with a variety of mobile yellow page and advertising products and services. go2's customers and partners include print and online yellow page providers, local merchants, and leading national retailers such as Abercrombie Not to be confused with Abercromby.

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 & Fitch fitch: see polecat. , El Pollo Loco El Pollo Loco is a fast-food restaurant chain and Mexican grilled chicken franchise. "El Pollo Loco" is Spanish for "The Crazy Chicken".

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, and Jamba Juice Jamba Juice is a high-end chain of smoothie restaurants headquartered in Emeryville, California with over 640 locations operating in 21 states, the District of Columbia and the Bahamas. Over 400 locations are company-owned, with the remainder being franchised. , and national sponsors and advertisers such as Hotels.com. go2 Directory Systems is a privately held company privately held company

A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly.
 headquartered in Irvine, California Irvine is an incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28 1971, the 69.7 square mile (180.5 km²) city has a population of 202,079 (as of 2007). .

go2 Directory Systems can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.go2.com.

For more information, call 678/406-2457 or 949/553-0008.
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