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Cingular Wireless Names Mark Collins Vice President and General Manager of Cingular Wireless New England Collins one of 27 VP/GMs named as part of new leadership team after merger with AT&T Wireless WESTWOOD, Mass., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless has named Mark Collins as Vice President and General Manager of Cingular Wireless New England, which is made up of Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire and Connecticut and is a part of the company's new Northeast Region announced last week following the completion of Cingular's merger with AT&T Wireless. The newly combined company is now the country's biggest wireless provider with more than 46 million customers and has the largest digital voice and data network in the nation. Collins, who held the same title before the merger, will be based in Westwood, MA. In his new role, he will oversee overall business and financial matters for the combined markets in his region which now include both the AT&T Wireless and Cingular operations. "Mark has demonstrated exceptional leadership in the wireless industry, and I can think of no better person to manage this territory and lead its success in the future," said Steve Hodges, northeast region president of Cingular Wireless. "He will help make important decisions and execute plans that will deliver wireless innovation to consumers in this part of the country while leveraging the advantages of the merger." Collins has an extensive telecommunications and wireless background. He began his telecommunications career with BellSouth in 1986 working in a variety of positions of increasing responsibility in both wireless and wireline markets. He earned his undergraduate degree in business administration from Appalachian State University and holds a masters degree in business administration from Duke University. ABOUT CINGULAR WIRELESS Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving more than 46 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between SBC Communications (NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth (NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and data network in the nation. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(SM), 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://www.cingular.com/newsroom . DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless CONTACT: Alexa Graf Kaufman of Cingular Wireless, office, +1-301-489-3610, or wireless, +1-301-742-0888, or Web site: http://www.cingular.com/

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