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Cingular Wireless Investing $160 Million in Tennessee Network This Year Nation's Largest Carrier Adding 67 Cell Sites to its ALLOVER(SM) Network BRENTWOOD, Tenn., July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's largest wireless voice and data network is getting larger in Tennessee. Cingular Wireless plans to invest more than $160 million in its Tennessee network before year's end, integrating the Cingular and AT&T Wireless networks, increasing coverage and capacity, building 67 new cell sites, adding portable generators and back-up batteries, and offering enhanced new features. Cingular's local investment is part of a $6.2 billion commitment to enhance and expand its ALLOVER(SM) Network* nationwide. "Better coverage is what wireless consumers want, and better coverage is what Cingular is delivering," said Jim Thorpe, vice president and general manager for Cingular's Tennessee and Kentucky markets. "In 2005, we are continuing to make a huge investment in technology to provide our customers with a wireless experience that is second-to-none." Year-to-date, Cingular has turned on 14 new cell sites in Tennessee and will add 53 more before the end of 2005. Some of the network enhancements already completed this year include: - In-building coverage in the State of Tennessee Capital buildings and parking structures located in downtown Nashville; - Additional coverage in the McEwen and Tennessee City communities in southwest Dickson and western Humphreys counties; - Additional coverage in the Chattanooga, Murfreesboro, Franklin, and Clarksville areas in central Tennessee; - Improved coverage along U.S. 421 between Shady Valley and Mountain City, along U.S. 25E at Thorn Hill, and along SR 33 west of Tazewell in east Tennessee; and, - Expanded coverage in northeast Jackson and Arlington in west Tennessee. Network enhancements planned for the rest of 2005 include coverage expansion in: - The communities of Kingsport, Greenville, Mohawk, Knoxville, Crossville, Huntsville, Onieda, and Wartburg, and along U.S. 23 south of Big Stone Gap and Interstate 181 between Baileytown and Fall Branch in east Tennessee; - Chattanooga, Sparta, Lynchburg, Cowan, Belfast, Nashville, Bethpage, and Clarksville in central Tennessee; and, - Hardeman County, Memphis, Mahon, and Ripley in west Tennessee. The Tennessee network integration is already underway and slated to be completed by September 2006. Since its merger with AT&T Wireless last fall, Cingular has focused on high-quality coverage, reliability and reach. Cingular's ALLOVER(SM) Network now covers more than 270 million people and provides service throughout the U.S., including the top 100 markets. By the end of 2006, Cingular customers will have access to some 45,000 cell sites nationwide. *Coverage not available in all areas. About Cingular Wireless Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving 51.6 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and data network in the nation -- the ALLOVER(SM) Network - and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(R), the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly minutes. Details of the company are available at http://www.cingular.com/. Get Cingular Wireless press releases e-mailed to you automatically. Sign up at http://cingular.mediaroom.com/ DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless CONTACT: Kelly Starling of Cingular Wireless, +1-561-775-4259, or Web site: http://www.cingular.com/ http://cingular.mediaroom.com/

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