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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless has named Andy Shibley vice president and general manager of the Greater Los Angeles market, which includes Los Angeles, Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange Counties. Shibley comes to Los Angeles from San Antonio, Texas, where he was vice president and general manager of Cingular's operations in South Texas. He replaces Kelly King, who was named senior vice president-Consumer Markets for AT&T West. In his new role, Shibley will oversee all business and financial matters for the designated markets in Greater Los Angeles. "Andy has demonstrated exceptional leadership in the wireless industry, and I can't think of a better person to manage this important market and build on its success for the future," said Brian Shay, West Region president of Cingular Wireless. "I have worked closely with Andy in the past and know he is ideally suited to direct our operations in the Los Angeles area." "I am very excited to have this opportunity to lead Cingular's largest metropolitan market," Shibley said. "There is so much going on in this business and I look forward to being a part of all the innovative products and services we bring to our Southland customers. My goal is to ensure that our customers have a great experience while using our wireless voice and data services." Prior to this role, Shibley served as vice president and general manager of the Cingular Wireless South Texas market, based in San Antonio, Texas. In addition to San Antonio, the market includes the greater Houston, Austin and Rio Grande Valley areas. Shibley has almost 20 years of telecommunications experience having served as president of Houston Cellular Telephone Company and also worked as general manager of BellSouth Mobility DCS in Raleigh, NC; general manager of BellSouth Mobility in New Orleans, LA; and general manager of American Cellular Corporation in Mobile, AL. He joined BellSouth Mobility in 1991 as a sales manager in Memphis, TN. Shibley began his telecommunications career with South Central Bell Advanced Systems in 1987, working in a variety of sales and management positions. 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/ . DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless CONTACT: Art Navarro of Cingular Wireless, +1-562-468-6520, or Web site: http://www.cingular.com/ http://cingular.mediaroom.com/

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