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Cingular's XpressMail(SM) With BlackBerry(R) Goes Retail Best-Selling Wireless E-mail and Phone Solution Now Available to Mobile Professionals Everywhere ATLANTA, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless today announced the availability of its flagship wireless e-mail and phone offering, XpressMail(SM) with BlackBerry(R) through more than 6,000 Cingular company-owned retail stores and retail agent outlets nationwide. Expanding its best-selling corporate e-mail and phone solution into retail is a key element of Cingular's strategy to grow wireless e-mail use among mobile professionals by capturing additional business customers in the small and medium business markets. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), 14 percent of small and medium businesses in the U.S. intend to purchase a "smart" handheld device that handles both voice and e-mail services in 2004. IDC also reports that small and medium sized businesses spend on average $286 per month on wireless services and prefer to buy their telecommunications products from retail outlets. "Cingular is the leading provider of wireless e-mail services for the enterprise, with more experience supporting BlackBerry customers and corporate systems connectivity than any other carrier in the US," said Jim Ryan, vice president of data product management and business marketing, Cingular Wireless. "Today, we're extending this value proposition to mobile professionals of all walks, through the convenience of our nationwide network of retail outlets." Cingular's XpressMail with BlackBerry takes full advantage of the BlackBerry 6280(TM) and BlackBerry 7280(TM) wireless handhelds(TM). These advanced devices combine the best voice features, including conference calling and international roaming, and data services such as text messaging, e-mail access, calendars and to-do lists. The BlackBerry 6280 and BlackBerry 7280 are tri-band (1900/1800/850 MHz) handhelds developed by Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) and work seamlessly on Cingular's 1900 and 850 MHz GSM/GPRS networks, giving XpressMail with BlackBerry customers access to the best integrated voice and data coverage in the country. Because BlackBerry handhelds maintain a constant connection to Cingular's wireless network, customers don't have to "dial up" to get their e-mail. Cingular customers using BlackBerry can view e-mail attachments and wirelessly reconcile e-mail messages between their PCs and BlackBerry handhelds. BlackBerry handhelds also allow customers to dial and e-mail from within an existing message. Customers can click on a telephone number or e-mail address received in a message to automatically create an e-mail or place a phone call. The retail offering of BlackBerry features BlackBerry Web Client (TM), a convenient Internet-based solution (no server software required) that enables customers who use MS Exchange and Lotus Domino at the office to access their corporate e-mail. BlackBerry Web Client also supports up to 10 Internet Service Provider (ISP) e-mail accounts from a single handheld. Corporate email access with very low overhead makes Xpress Mail with BlackBerry ideal for smaller business customers who may not wish to purchase, install and support a dedicated wireless e-mail server. Pricing for BlackBerry service begins at $29.99 per month for three MB of e-mail storage to unlimited e-mail for $44.99, for customers with a Cingular voice plan. E-mail only plans are available from $34.99 for three MB storage and $49.99 for unlimited e-mail. Pricing for the BlackBerry 6280 handheld starts as low as $249 with a two-year contract. Pricing for the BlackBerry 7280 handheld starts as low as $349 with a two-year contract. For more information about the new BlackBerry handhelds, please visit Cingular Wireless' website at http://www.cingular.com/ . About Cingular Wireless Cingular Wireless, a joint venture between SBC Communications (NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth (NYSE:BLS), serves more than 24 million voice and data customers across the United States. A leader in mobile voice and data communications, Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(tm), the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly minutes. Cingular has launched the world's first commercial deployment of wireless services using Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) technology. Cingular provides cellular/PCS service in 43 of the top 50 markets nationwide, and provides corporate e-mail and other advanced data services through its GPRS, EDGE and Mobitex packet data networks. Details of the company are available at http://www.cingular.com/ . DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless CONTACT: Clay Owen of Cingular Wireless, +1-404-236-6153, or ; or Patrick Foarde of Ketchum for Cingular Wireless, +1-404-879-9254, or Web site: http://www.cingular.com/

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