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Houston-Galveston Area Council Awards Nextel Communications Contract to Provide Wireless Products, Services

Posted on: Wednesday, 6 July 2005, 12:00 CDT

Nextel Joins Regional Council of Governments Cooperative Purchasing Program; Will Directly Supply Wireless Communications to Nationwide Program Participants

Nextel Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTL), the leading provider of digital wireless communications, today announced it has been selected by the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) to provide a wide range of wireless solutions to the program's participating members, which include more than 1,500 local governments, state agencies and qualifying non-profit corporations from across the United States.

The agreement will allow all participating state, local and nonprofit agencies to order directly from Nextel through www.HGACBuy.com, and will provide special rates for service plans, phones and phone accessories. Program participants also will benefit from expedited procurement, volume purchasing and dedicated contract and technical assistance.

"Public safety and government agencies throughout the country already use Nextel and benefit from its versatile and highly secure wireless communications offerings, including Direct Connect(R) digital walkie-talkie service," said Michael Orchard, Nextel's area vice president for Texas and Louisiana. "And through the H-GAC program, procurement and contracting of Nextel's complete suite of products and services will be simplified and expedited."

Nextel phones incorporate features that add functionality and value, including Wireless Priority Service - which provides authorized public and private sector leaders and decision makers with priority wireless service during times of emergency. Wireless Priority Service is available for Direct Connect users through Priority Connect(SM) service, as well as for digital cellular, text messaging and Wireless Web access.

-- Interoperability - When customers need it, day-to-day and in times of crisis, extending communications across agencies and jurisdictions.

-- Proven, Trusted Technology - Affordable and ready to deploy now.

-- Reliable Communications - Two network paths, one handset - providing digital walkie-talkie, cellular, text messaging and data applications.

-- Enhanced Coverage and Capacity - The nation's largest all-digital network, serving 297 of the top 300 markets.

-- Console Integration - Link current radio systems with Nextel handsets and equipment using Direct Connect.

For more information about Nextel's participation in the H-GAC Cooperative Purchasing Program, please send inquiries to hgac@nextel.com.

About Nextel

Nextel Communications, a FORTUNE 200 company based in Reston, Va., is a leading provider of fully integrated wireless communications services and has built the largest guaranteed all-digital wireless network in the country covering thousands of communities across the United States. Today 95 percent of FORTUNE 500(R) companies are Nextel customers. Nextel and Nextel Partners, Inc. currently serve 297 of the top 300 U.S. markets where approximately 263 million people live or work.

About H-GAC

The Houston-Galveston Area Council is a political subdivision of the State of Texas and by statute acts as a purchasing agent offering a full range of competitively procured products and services, ranging from Fire Apparatus and Bomb Disposal Robots to wireless communications equipment and services.

Source: Business Wire

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