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For second consecutive year, LATINA Style lists Cingular as one of the best employers for Hispanic women ATLANTA, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless has been recognized by LATINA Style as one of the 50 best places to work for Latinas. This is the second year in a row that Cingular is included in the prestigious LATINA Style 50, list, which this year appears in the September issue. The list recognizes companies for their efforts to recruit, develop, promote and reward Hispanic women. "It's a great honor for us to be recognized by the prestigious LATINA Style for two consecutive years," said Bob Reed, Vice President and Diversity Officer, Cingular Wireless. "We feel that we have a very robust diversity plan and we're gratified and encouraged when the experts tell us we're on the right track." The survey takes into account a number of factors, including employee statistics, employee benefits, recruitment and procurement, career advancement opportunities, diversity initiatives, programs and policies. "We have gone to great lengths to provide a reliable resource for Latinas to evaluate companies, so they can be confident that the 2005 LATINA Style 50 represents some of the best opportunities corporate America has to offer," said Robert Bard, the magazine's president and publisher. 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/

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