PageMart Wireless Unveils PCS Guaranteed Messaging Service in Austin and San Antonio; PageMart Scout(TM) delivers new levels of confidence in wireless communications.

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 1998--PageMart Wireless, Inc. (Nasdaq:PMWI) introduces a new, advanced paging service in the Austin and San Antonio area. PageMart Scout Guaranteed Messaging Service is perfect for anyone who can't afford to miss a message because the service sends the message repeatedly until it reaches the subscriber. When a pager is out of coverage or turned off, the Scout service stores messages for up to 96 hours, and forwards those messages when the pager is turned on or re-enters the coverage area.

"Anyone who has ever missed an opportunity because they missed a page knows the value of guaranteed messaging," said John D. Beletic, chairman and CEO of PageMart. "PageMart is so confident in this new service that we're willing to guarantee our customers' satisfaction with Scout Guaranteed Messaging. We believe that once customers try Scout, they'll never go back to traditional alphanumeric paging service."

The local coverage area for the new service mirrors PageMart's extensive one-way paging footprint, making service available throughout the Austin/San Antonio area, from Fort Hood and Copperas Cove to Poteet and Hondo. Coverage reaches as far west as Kerrville and as far east as Camp Swift. Total Austin/San Antonio coverage spans 22 counties, 30 cities and 462 square miles.

"The introduction of a guaranteed messaging service over such a large local footprint is an important industry milestone," said PageMart president, N. Ross Buckenham. "Our customers rely on the PageMart Network to dispatch mission-critical information to mobile employees using the Internet and corporate messaging systems. Forward-looking corporations need to know that their wireless network assures message delivery and accuracy without compromising coverage."

Scout gives customers a new level of simplicity in sending numeric, voice mail and word messages with easy, single number access. Subscribers can be reached 24-hours a day via operator dispatch, numeric page or voice mail through one, easy-to-remember pager number --eliminating cumbersome Personal Identification Numbers (PINs). The pager telephone number also doubles as the prefix for the customer's Internet e-mail address by simply combining it with "@scout.pagemart.net."

With messages as long as 500 characters, Scout delivers more information in a single message. An automatic, error-correcting feature provides an extra measure of assurance and accuracy by automatically correcting garbled messages and re-sending clear, correct messages.

Scout Guaranteed Messaging requires an AccessMate advanced messaging device. The $185 pager, manufactured by Glenayre, is available at all outlets where Scout Guaranteed Messaging is offered. Even with added functionality and features, the device remains as compact as the leading alphanumeric pager on the market today. The AccessMate can also be leased for two years at $7.50 per month or for three years at $6.50 per month.

With service pricing starting as low as $9.95 per month, Scout is comparably priced to traditional alphanumeric paging services. Scout is available at PageMart stores in Austin and San Antonio. PageMart stores are located in Austin at 801 Congress, Suite 350 (800/394-1404) and in San Antonio at 8626 Tesoro Drive, Suite 700 (210/208-5817). PageMart's Scout service also can be ordered by calling 800/794-0837.

Health care workers, real estate agents, stockbrokers, field service technicians, couriers, sales representatives and parents are some of the paging users who will benefit from Scout's added messaging benefits.

Editorial Background:

Scout guaranteed messaging operates on PageMart's Narrowband Personal Communications Services (PCS) Network, which the company is constructing throughout the United States. The new network, which is planned to reach nationwide coverage by year end, will be the second such network to be deployed. After its PCS network reaches nationwide coverage, PageMart plans to begin introducing a new generation of value-added communication services to its customers, including direct pager-to-pager communication.

PageMart Wireless, Inc. is a leading NAFTA and beyond provider of wireless messaging services. The Dallas-based company provides numeric and word messaging services in all 50 states, Canada, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. PageMart currently serves approximately 2.7 million customers via its own 900 MHz nationwide frequencies. The company is constructing a nationwide narrowband PCS network. PageMart, which employs approximately 2,400 people, sells its products and services through its own direct sales force, strategic alliances, leading U.S. retailers and selected resellers. For further information, visit their website at www.pagemart.com.

Note to Editors: In the sample e-mail address noted in this news release, there is an "at" sign after the double quote and before the word "scout." These symbols may not appear properly in some systems. Digital photos of PageMart's new Scout Guaranteed Messaging service in a variety of business and consumer uses can be found on PageMart's web site: www.pagemart.com.

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