Break the Code and Live the Life of a Spy, With the Nokia ``Alias'' Code Breaker Sweepstakes, Exclusively at ABC.com; ABC.com Extends the Show Experience.

Business/Entertainment Editors

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2001

Breaking codes and secret messages is par for the course for trained spies, and now you too can be called into action and learn what it's like to live the life of a secret agent by registering in the "Alias" Code Breaker Sweepstakes, sponsored by Nokia (NYSE:NOK), exclusively at ABC.com.

The sweepstakes is also being made available via wireless Internet-ready phones(a) for all those "on-the-go" agents in training. Brought to you commercial-free by Nokia, the new, fast-paced, explosive series "Alias," will premiere on the ABC Television Network, Sunday, Sept. 30, 9-10:09 p.m. ET/PT.

From now until Sept. 28, 2001, visitors can click on to ABC.com and sign up for their own "mission briefings." These "Alias Alert" messages from ABC.com are sent at random times Monday through Friday and can be received either via e-mail or for those on the move, conveniently on their mobile messaging enabled wireless phone(a).

The mobile messaging feature is a text messaging function included on all current models of Nokia digital phones. Mobile messaging allows for the sending and receiving of text messages between wireless phones or between wireless phones and personal computers.

There will be a total of 14 "Alias Alert" missions, each requiring visitors to unscramble a phrase from the "Alias" premiere episode.

For each correct response, visitors are entered into two random drawings, with a chance to win a spy wrist camera or digital voice recorder, and the grand prize that gives visitors the ultimate action experience, an all-expenses paid trip to the Covert Ops Spy Camp in Tucson, Ariz.

"ABC.com is proud to deliver this type of interactive content to our user and ABC Network's television viewing audience," said Dick Glover, executive vice president, Internet and Digital Media, ABC Inc.

"The Nokia/Alias sweepstakes enables users to take an active role in their television viewing experience by engaging in a contest that has a direct correlation to what they're watching, while providing our advertiser additional benefits both online and offline."

The winner and a guest will spend three days and two nights learning all the skills needed to be a successful espionage agent -- evasive driving, combat training, self-defense and counter-surveillance techniques. It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience for those who crave adventure!

"Nokia phones will soon be able to take pictures, play videos, and perform mobile videoconferences, things that would seem right out of a futuristic spy novel just a few years ago, so using a Nokia phone to play this challenging game revolving around a spy theme is natural," said Debra Kennedy, director of consumer marketing for Nokia.

As an added incentive, registered users will also have the chance to receive bonus entries into the Grand Prize drawing by tuning into the "Alias" premiere episode to see which characters mention four out of the original 14 phrases.

After the episode, visitors return to the site to match the phrases with the appropriate characters and receive their bonus entries into the grand prize drawing. Entries are due Oct. 2, 2001.

"Alias" centers around grad student Sydney Bristow, who is an agent for SD-6, a supposed top-secret division of the CIA that is in actuality not a government agency but an enemy of the United States.

The series stars Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow, Michael Vartan as Vaughn, Bradley Cooper as Will, Merrin Dungey as Francie, Carl Lumbly as Dixon, Ron Rifkin as Sloane, Kevin Weisman as Marshall and Victor Garber as Jack Bristow.

"Alias" was created by J.J. Abrams ("Felicity"), who executive-produces the series along with John Eisendrath ("Felicity"). Ken Olin ("thirtysomething") is co-executive producer. The series, which is filmed in Los Angeles, is from Touchstone Television.

About the ABC Internet Group

ABC.com is one of three business units of ABC Internet Group, which is part of the ABC Television Network and The Walt Disney Co. AIG develops and manages ABC.com, the leading broadcast network Web site; ABCNEWS.com, one of the leading news sites; Enhanced TV, the ultimate interactive experience; and Oscar.com, the official Web site for the Academy Awards produced in conjunction with ABC.com and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

AIG works closely with The Walt Disney Internet Group, which provides integrated strategic leadership and operational management across the Internet businesses of the The Walt Disney Co. Dick Glover oversees the ABC Internet Group which has operations in Burbank, Calif., and New York.

About Nokia

Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks.

By adding mobility to the Internet Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings in six major exchanges.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. To enter, log onto www.abc.com using Internet or wireless connection service, click on the Code Breaker Sweepstakes icon, and follow the instructions. You must be a registered member of ABC.com to enter. Registration is free. Sweepstakes ends Oct. 2, 2001, and is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and Washington, D.C., who are 21 years of age or older.

Certain restrictions apply. See official rules for details at www.abc.com.

(a) Cellular network dependant feature. Check with operator for availability.