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WASHINGTON and ATLANTA, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:XMSR), the nation's leading provider of satellite radio, and Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless carrier with more than 58 million customers, today announced a partnership to stream 25 XM music channels to Cingular handsets. Beginning November 6, Cingular Wireless customers will be able listen to a variety of XM's popular commercial-free music channels through the XM Radio Mobile service for $8.99 per month. Audio streams of 25 popular commercial-free XM music channels will be available to Cingular customers virtually anytime, anywhere. The channels can be selected by genre and include: The 70s, 80s and 90s decades channels, Top 20 on 20 (Top 20 Hits), Lucy (Classic Alternative Hits), The City (Hip-Hop/R&B Hits), XMU (Indie Rock), Bluesville (Blues), America (Classic Country Hits), and Viva (Latin Pop Hits). XM will deliver data to make it possible to view the song title, artist and album while listening on a variety of compatible handsets. "XM Satellite Radio is pleased to partner with Cingular Wireless to provide its customers with the ability to access a variety of commercial-free programming available, allowing them to take their XM favorites virtually anywhere," said Pierre Elisseeff, senior director of product strategy, XM Satellite Radio. "XM Radio Mobile is a key part of Cingular Music, the most complete and compelling mobile music service available today," said Jim Ryan, vice president of consumer data services, Cingular Wireless. "We are confident Cingular customers will love having 25 channels of XM programming with them wherever they are." The XM Radio Mobile application was developed by MobiTV, the global leader in television and digital radio services for cellular, Wi-Fi and broadband enabled devices. For more information and a full listing of XM's 25 commercial-free music channels available to Cingular customers, visit http://www.cingular.com/. About XM Satellite Radio XM (NASDAQ:XMSR) is America's number one satellite radio company with more than 7 million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington, DC, New York City, the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Toronto and Montreal, XM's 2006 lineup includes more than 170 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: commercial-free music, premier sports, news, talk radio, comedy, children's and entertainment programming; and the most advanced traffic and weather information. XM, the leader in satellite-delivered entertainment and data services for the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan, Porsche, Subaru, Suzuki and Toyota is available in more than 140 different vehicle models for 2006. XM's industry-leading products are available at consumer electronics retailers nationwide. For more information about XM hardware, programming and partnerships, please visit http://www.xmradio.com/. About Cingular Wireless Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving 58.7 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/. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements in this press release include demand for XM Satellite Radio's service, the Company's dependence on technology and third party vendors, its potential need for additional financing, as well as other risks described in XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.'s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 3-3-06. Copies of the filing are available upon request from XM Radio's Investor Relations Department DATASOURCE: XM Satellite Radio CONTACT: Chance Patterson, +1-202-380-4318, , or Marie Farrar, +1-202-380-4151, , both of XM Satellite Radio Web site: http://www.xmradio.com/

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