CTIA-The Wireless Association(R) Celebrates America Recycles Day 2006.

WASHINGTON -- Tomorrow, November 15, 2006, CTIA-The Wireless Association[R] and its member companies will mark America Recycles Day 2006 by reminding wireless consumers to recycle their used wireless products in an environmentally sound manner.

"As the number of wireless subscribers in the U.S. continues to soar, the need for proper disposal of used wireless devices also escalates," said CTIA-The Wireless Association[R] President and CEO, Steve Largent. "The wireless industry actively maintains a successful, nationwide recycling program called WirelessC*The New Recyclable(TM). This consumer-friendly initiative encourages people to be mindful of their environment and gives them the tools to take action," continued Largent.

All of the major national wireless carriers, as well as many regional and local carriers, have programs in place to recycle retired wireless equipment. Additionally, the wireless industry launched WirelessC*The New Recyclable(TM) public outreach and awareness campaign in 2003 to provide consumers with information about the importance and ease of recycling wireless devices. Learn more about this voluntary program by visiting www.recyclewirelessphones.com. This website can help you locate a local donation center, find a charity you want to support, and direct you to a mail-back program or an on-line auction where you can sell your old mobile phone(s).

"America Recycles Day 2006 is a great reminder for everyone to rifle through your sock drawers and closets for old wireless phones, chargers, and accessories you no longer use, and take them to your nearest wireless carrier store to be recycled. By stepping up and recycling used wireless devices, you not only help the environment, but you also contribute to numerous charitable causes," said Largent.

The Wireless Foundation's CALL TO PROTECT[R] campaign, which has donated over 3.3 million used phones to charity since it began collections in 1999, is one of many opportunities for consumers to give back through recycling. CALL TO PROTECT[R] has enabled the donation of more than 37,000 wireless phones with airtime and more than $3 million in cash grants to organizations leading the campaign to end domestic violence. In addition, because all equipment collected is either reused or responsibly recycled, more than 200 tons of retired electronics have been kept out of landfills. For more information, check out www.calltoprotect.org.

You can recycle your wireless device through drop-off locations, mail back programs, through internet auction sites, or by donating it to charity. Three things to remember before you recycle your wireless phone:

* Terminate your service.

* Clear the phone's memory of contacts and other stored personal information using the data eraser tool from ReCellular at http://wirelessrecycling.com/home/data_eraser/.

* Remove your phone's SIM card, if it has one. Phones that operate on GSM networks use SIM cards. If you are not sure if your phone uses a SIM card or if you need assistance removing your SIM card, contact your wireless provider.

America Recycles Day is a national all-volunteer, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The goal of their annual campaign is to encourage Americans to recycle and to buy recycled products. You can learn more about them by visiting www.americarecyclesday.org.

CTIA is the international association for the wireless telecommunications industry, representing carriers, manufacturers and wireless Internet providers. www.ctia.org