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Call centers open June 17th and 18th at USO offices in Jacksonville and Base Exchange (BX) at Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro JACKSONVILLE, N.C., June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Talking with our loved ones for Father's Day is something many of us take for granted, but not the thousands of active duty military personnel working hard for our country. So in honor of our military and Father's Day, Cingular Wireless and the USO of N.C. are offering free phone calls to those members of our Armed Forces who may have gone without contact with family for weeks or months. The Father's Day calls can be made to any location in the United States, giving local troops that much-needed connection with home. Those personnel who might not be able to reach their loved ones on the phone can also snap a photo and send it to any email address or another wireless phone. Cingular and the USO held similar events in North Carolina last year, and the response from the troops was so overwhelming both organizations decided they had to do it again. So this Father's Day, Cingular and the USO are once again offering free calls and photo messages at the USO offices in Jacksonville and the Base Exchange (BX) at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. "This is a great opportunity for Cingular to show the members of the military who fight for our freedom every day how much we appreciate all they do," said Alison Hall, vice president and general manager of Cingular Wireless-North and South Carolina. "Many of these men and women have not talked to loved ones for weeks or months, and we hope they are able to make that special connection with Dad or whoever is important to them this Father's Day." This year's Cingular/USO free Father's Day calling centers for our troops will be held at: Locations USO Offices-Jacksonville 9 Tallman Street Jacksonville, North Carolina 28540 And The Base Exchange (BX)-Seymour Johnson Air Force Base 1350 Edwards Street Goldsboro, North Carolina 27531 Times Saturday, June 17 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Sunday, June 18 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. About Cingular Wireless Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving 55.8 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between AT&T 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 emailed to you automatically. Sign up at http://cingular.mediaroom.com/. DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless CONTACT: Sharon Malloy of USO, +1-910-455-3411; or Laurie Parker of Cingular, +1-615-221-3690, or wireless, +1-615-202-3463 Web site: http://www.cingular.com/ http://cingular.mediaroom.com/

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