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Coverage Expanded in Brevard, Osceola, Orange, Marion, Flagler, Duval, Columbia, and Bay Counties ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's largest wireless carrier continues to grow its North Florida network. Cingular Wireless today announced it turned up eight new cell sites in eight Central and North Florida counties in December. Areas of expanded coverage include: - Brevard County -- A new cell site in Melbourne is providing coverage to the community of northwestern Eau Gallie along Wickham Road, Post Road, I-95, and U.S. 1. - Osceola County -- A new cell site located between U.S. 192 and Osceola Parkway, just northwest of Kissimmee, is improving coverage and capacity along U.S. 192, Osceola Parkway, and S.R. 417. - Orange County -- A new cell site in southern Orlando is improving coverage at the Millenia Mall and along I-4, the Florida Turnpike, Conroy Road, and John Young Parkway. - Marion County -- A new cell site located on U.S. 27 is improving coverage to northeastern Ocala and along U.S. 27, C.R. 255 and Airport Road. - Flagler County -- A new cell site located on U.S. 1 near Whiteview Parkway is improving coverage to the surrounding residential areas and along U.S. 1, north of Bunnell and southwest of Palm Coast, C.R. 13 and C.R. 100 in western and central Flagler County. - Duval County -- A new cell site located on A-1-A at the mouth of the St. Johns River is improving coverage to Mayport, Little Talbot Island, Fort George Island, and the beaches. - Columbia County -- A new cell site located near the intersection of U.S. 90 and Brown Road is improving coverage in western Lake City and along I-75, Brown Road, C.R. 135, and U.S. 90 between Lake City and Live Oak. - Bay County -- A new cell site located in Panama City Beach on C.R. 398 is expanding coverage to the Bay Point development, the Marriott Bay Point Resort, St. Andrews State Park, and eastern Panama City Beach. "Our network continues to be our top priority as we head into 2006," said Dan Norman, vice president and general manager for Cingular's North Florida market. "We are committed to providing our customers with the best wireless service in the industry." Cingular Wireless invested more than $200 million in its North Florida network in 2005, integrating the Cingular and AT&T Wireless networks, increasing coverage and capacity, building 38 new cell sites, adding portable generators and back-up batteries, and offering enhanced new features. Cingular's local investment is part of a multi-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 52.3 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between AT&T Inc., formerly SBC Communications Inc., (NYSE:T) 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 cell, +1-561-301-1414 Web site: http://www.cingular.com/ http://www.cingular.com/newsroom

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