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Three of its senior executives are Hispanic ATLANTA, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless has been recognized by Hispanic Magazine as one of the top 100 companies in Hispanic diversity initiatives. The magazine's Corporate 100 list recognizes companies from different fields for promoting the advancement of Hispanics through diversity training, recruitment, minority business initiatives and ethnic representation on boards. Cingular has a large Hispanic employee base, beginning at the top. Three of its senior executives are Hispanic: Chief Operating Officer Ralph de la Vega; EVP and Chief Legal Counsel Joaquin Carbonell; and Chief Information Officer, Thaddeus Arroyo. Cingular is committed to minority business initiatives. The company recently hired Roberto Garcia as Executive Director of Hispanic Marketing to strengthen its reach to this market segment. Cingular is the number one provider of cellular service to the Hispanic market segment and has put in place numerous marketing and communications initiatives to ensure it continues to be the preferred provider of the Hispanic community. Cingular's leadership in the specific area of Hispanic diversity also has been recognized by the magazines Latina Style and Diversity Inc., which listed Cingular in their top 50 lists. The company was also named the 2005 Employer of Choice by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association for ensuring diversity not only in its legal ranks but also in those of the legal firms that work in its cases. "We're honored by Hispanic magazine's recognition of Cingular's leadership in Hispanic diversity," said Bob Reed, vice president and Diversity Officer for Cingular Wireless. "We're a relatively young company that recently became the number one player in wireless communications in this country through our merger with AT&T Wireless. The success of our merger and of our continued operation is, in part, thanks to our diversity and inclusion initiatives." The current Corporate 100 list is published in the February 2005 issue of Hispanic Magazine and can be viewed at http://www.hispaniconline.com/. 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: Maria Schnabel of Cingular Wireless, +1-404-236-6432, or Web site: http://www.cingular.com/ http://cingular.mediaroom.com/ http://www.hispaniconline.com/

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