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More Than 200 New Sites Added in the Carolinas in the Last Six Months CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's largest wireless carrier continues to grow its North Carolina network. Cingular Wireless today said it recently added 10 new cell sites in the Greensboro area, and plans to turn on a total of 196 statewide before the end of the year. The company has added more than 200 new cell sites in the Carolinas in the last six months, enhancing wireless service for those who live, work and play in the region. The new sites bring enhanced or additional coverage in and around the following areas: - Between Pleasant Ridge Rd. and Old Oak Ridge Rd. - Along Hwy. 24, Liberty Hill Church Road and Wadeville Rd. - The area between Wall Rd. and Drake Rd. - Along Hwy. 109 and Dart Springs Mountain Trail - Along Hwy. 220, Sutton Rd. and Old Randleman Rd. - The area between Old Thomasville Rd., Shady Grove Church Rd. and Friendship Ledford Rd. - The area between Brightwood School Rd., Lees Chapel Rd. and Scott Rd. - The area between I-77, Hunting Creek Church Rd. and Buck Shoals Rd. The new sites also bring new coverage to these areas near Greensboro: - New Cingular coverage for the town of West Jefferson - New Cingular coverage for the town of Troy "We made a large investment in enhancements to our North Carolina network last year, and plan to continue expanding and improving our network in the area in 2006," said Alison Hall, vice president and general manager for Cingular's North and South Carolina market. "Our goal is to bring the very best cellular service possible to those living, working, and traveling in North Carolina." Cingular Wireless plans to spend more than $210 million on its North Carolina network before year end, increasing coverage and capacity, building 196 total new cell sites, adding portable generators and back-up batteries, and offering enhanced new features. Significantly, Cingular recently launched its third-generation (3G) wireless network technology in 16 major cities, with more to follow across the country, including North Carolina. With 3G, customers will access information and applications at broadband speeds in the office, on the road or at home. The service-via laptop data cards or 3G-compatible phones this year-provides average mobile data connections between 400-700Kbps (kilobits per second) on the downlink and bursts to more than a megabit per second. Cingular's local investment is part of a more than $6 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 54.1 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(TM) network-and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier. Cingular is a leader in third generation wireless technology. Its 3G network is the first widely available service in the world to use HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) technology. 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: Laurie Parker of Cingular Wireless, +1-615-221-3690, or wireless, +1-615-202-3463, or Web site: http://www.cingular.com/ http://cingular.mediaroom.com/

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