BellSouth Wireless Data Introduces New $14.95 Per Month Promotional Pricing for BellSouth Interactive Paging-SM- Service.

WOODBRIDGE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 1999--

BellSouth Wireless Data today launched a new introductory service plan promotion for the BellSouth Interactive Paging service that provides advanced messaging capabilities at a price point - $14.95 a month for service - that is comparable even to some one-way alphanumeric paging services. Subscribers can sign up for the promotional program until December 31, 1999 and in most cases can lock into the special pricing for up to two years.

The promotional program also includes a new bundled service/pager rental promotion of $29.95 per month. Under both the $14.95 and $29.95 promotions, subscribers get up to 5,000 characters per month.

"Our new service plan promotion targets three different sets of prospects," said Jim Kelly, vice president, Interactive Paging Marketing, for BellSouth Wireless Data. "First it gives work groups and individuals that want to explore the power and many benefits of BellSouth Interactive Paging service but at a lower price the opportunity to do so at a price point that is comparable or in some cases lower than what one-, one-and-a-half and traditional two-way subscribers pay today.

"Second, the new promotional program now makes the Interactive Paging service an attractive alternative even for those work groups and individuals who only occasionally need to receive and respond in seconds to critical messages," Kelly explained. "Under this plan, occasional users have cutting-edge, advanced messaging capabilities at a very economical price with a monthly character allotment tailored to their lower usage needs.

"Lastly, the service plan promotion comes just in time for the holiday season to allow our corporate subscribers to share the interactive paging experience with their spouses, children, friends and even key customers and business partners at a fantastic price to stay connected in their personal lives as well," Kelly said.

In addition to the $14.95 promotional price, BellSouth Wireless Data offers a variety of standard Interactive Paging service price plans, all of which are billed in one-character increments. Under the standard plans, in which subscribers purchase the RIM Inter@ctive Pager(TM) 950, users can send and receive messages totaling 25,000 characters monthly for $24.95, 50,000 characters a month for $29.95, 100,000 characters a month for $39.95, 150,000 for $49.95, 200,000 characters a month for $59.95, and unlimited characters for $99.95 a month. Rental and leasing options are available as well. Under a special purchase promotion that also is in effect until December 31, subscribers can buy a RIM Inter@ctive Pager 950 for $249 with a minimum two-year service plan of at least $29.95 a month or for $299 with a minimum one-year service plan of at least $29.95 a month.

"With our various tiers of pricing," Kelly said, "we give subscribers the freedom and flexibility to choose a usage program that corresponds to their needs. They are only paying for what they use rather than a higher cost flat rate that for many people could translate into higher per average character charges."

The nationwide BellSouth Interactive Paging service, introduced in 1998, gives workgroups and people on the go the ability to wirelessly initiate and respond in seconds to messages and Internet e-mail, send messages to fax machines and telephones, and receive Internet-based information services. The Interactive Paging service uses the RIM Inter@ctive Pager 950, a powerful, wearable device that fits into the palm of the hand. The BellSouth Interactive Paging service was a winner of the prestigious 1999 Mobility Award from Mobile Insights as the top software/service in the Wireless category.

For more information on the BellSouth Interactive Paging service, prospective subscribers can visit the BellSouth Wireless Data Web site at www.bellsouthwd.com or call 1-888-4BEYOND (1-888-423-9663).

BellSouth Wireless Data, L.P., headquartered in Woodbridge, N.J., is an expert in providing proven wireless data communications solutions that eliminate the barriers between critical information and mobile users. The company, a winner of the prestigious Sears Innovation Source of the Year and Partners in Progress awards, delivers a competitive advantage and increases personal productivity for aggressive, innovative companies and individuals leveraging communications technologies to meet their strategic goals. BellSouth Wireless Data operates its wireless data service throughout the United States, covering more than 93 percent of the urban business population located in 492 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and non-MSAs with a total population of 200 million people.

BellSouth Wireless Data is a subsidiary of BellSouth Corporation. BellSouth Corporation provides telecommunications, wireless communications, cable and digital TV, directory advertising and publishing, and Internet and data services to nearly 34 million customers in 19 countries worldwide. E-mail: [e-mail]. Web site address: www.bellsouthwd.com.