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Coverage Expanded in Osceola, Alachua, Putnam, Duval, Nassau, Franklin, Bay, and Grady Counties ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless customers now have more bars in more places in North Florida and South Georgia thanks to the recent addition of 10 new cell sites. Specific areas benefiting from the new sites include: -- OSCEOLA COUNTY * Disney-MGM Studios - This new cell site is improving coverage at the theme park and along World Parkway and completes the Cingular Wireless network build-out at Walt Disney World. -- ALACHUA COUNTY * Gainesville - A new cell site at Warren's Cave just north of downtown Gainesville is providing continuous coverage along Interstate 75 and Route 232 and in surrounding communities. -- PUTNAM COUNTY * San Mateo - A new site near the intersection of U.S. 17 and State Highway 100 is providing contiguous coverage along U.S. 17 to Pomona Park and east along Highway 100 into western Flagler County. -- DUVAL COUNTY * Jacksonville - A new cell site on the Channel 12 tower in the heart of downtown Jacksonville is providing additional capacity and in- building coverage at the Jaguar's stadium and along the newly renovated Riverfront Landing on East Bay Street. -- NASSAU COUNTY * Fernandina - A new cell site at the Fernandina Airport is providing service to the airport, the southern portion of Fernandina Beach, along State Highway 105A, and on the Amelia Island Parkway. -- FRANKLIN COUNTY * Lanark Village - This new cell site is providing coverage along U.S. 98 in Lanark Village, southwest toward the town of Carrabelle and northeast to U.S. Highway 319. -- BAY COUNTY * Beacon Hill - A new cell site on U.S. 98 at the Bay County/Gulf County line is providing coverage to the town of Mexico Beach and along U.S. 98 south to Port Saint Joe and northwest to Tyndall Air Force Base. * Panama City Beach - This new site, located at the intersection of State Highway 79 and U.S. 98, is providing coverage along U.S. 98, U.S. 98 Alternate and State Highway 79, as well as in northwest Panama City Beach and southeast Laguna Beach. -- GRADY COUNTY, GA * Old Beachton Road - This new site on Old Beachton Road (a.k.a. Highway 93) between U.S. Highway 319 and Cairo, Georgia is providing contiguous coverage between Tallahassee, Florida and Cairo, Georgia. * Whigham - Located in western Grady County, this new site is providing extended coverage along Route 84 from Thomasville into Whigham. Year-to-date, Cingular has turned on 25 sites in its North Florida market, which covers southwest Florida across the state north to Panama City and just over the Georgia line. Another 17 sites will be activated in the market before the end of 2005. "Better coverage is what our customers want and better coverage is what Cingular is delivering," said Dan Norman, vice president and general manager for Cingular's North Florida market. Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless carrier, plans to invest more than $200 million in its North Florida network before year end, integrating the Cingular and AT&T Wireless networks, increasing coverage and capacity, building 42 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. About Cingular Wireless Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving 51.44 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(SM), 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://www.cingular.com/newsroom. DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless CONTACT: Kelly Layne Starling of Cingular Wireless, +1-561-775-4259, or wireless, +1-561-301-1414 Web site: http://www.cingular.com/ http://www.cingular.com/newsroom

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