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Cingular 'Raises the Bar' With Greater Coverage in Shopping Malls Construction program enhances ability to make calls in mall areas ST. LOUIS, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless provider, is putting the finishing touches on an aggressive plan to help shoppers stay in touch this holiday season -- and beyond -- even in shopping malls. Cingular is using a system of unobtrusive cell sites located within mall buildings linked to small antennas no larger than smoke detectors located above ceiling tiles to distribute the wireless signal throughout the mall. The result is better signal strength and the ability of more customers to use their Cingular wireless phones. The build-out program is part of an announced $58 million construction program for 2004, which has added more than 200 new cell sites in Missouri and Kansas. Below is a list of the malls that have benefited from increased coverage: * St. Louis -- Four malls in St. Louis are benefiting from the increased shopping mall coverage: Chesterfield, Mid-Rivers, South County and West County. * Springfield -- Battlefield Mall and Bass Pro Shop. * Kansas City -- Independence Mall. * Wichita, KS -- Towne West Mall. "In 2003, we made the commitment to provide GPRS/GSM coverage throughout Missouri and Kansas," said Sarah Lovell, Cingular's director of marketing. "This year we have made a concerted effort to broaden our in-building coverage and coverage in rural areas to provide our customer's a consistent wireless experience. "These initiatives are part of that process. However, we are not stopping here. Through our merger with AT&T Wireless, we are integrating both our great networks to ensure even greater coverage going forward: making sure there are 'More Bars in More Places.' That's a commitment we are serious about fulfilling." For mall shoppers, that means improved coverage will make holiday shopping a little bit easier. For more information about Cingular, please contact 1-866-CINGULAR or visit http://www.cingular.com/ . 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 and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier. 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: Frank Merriman of Cingular Wireless, +1-972-774-4802, or Web site: http://www.cingular.com/ http://www.cingular.com/newsroom

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