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AT&T Wireless Offers 'Free' Ticket to Its EDGE Network

Posted on: Tuesday, 16 December 2003, 06:00 CST

REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For a limited time, business customers can get a free AT&T Wireless EDGE wireless modem card when they trade-in a similar modem card from any national wireless carrier and sign a two-year contract for unlimited data service.

Eligible business customers taking advantage of the AT&T Wireless trade-in offer will receive a free Sony Ericsson GC-82 PC card when they sign up for a qualified, two-year business agreement and the AT&T Wireless Mobile Internet $79.99 Unlimited data plan by January 31, 2004. Other devices and price plans for EDGE service are also available.

Customers "trading-up" to AT&T Wireless EDGE service will gain access to the fastest national wireless data network in the country, providing unequaled price performance and data speeds nearly twice as fast as any other national wireless network.

When using the EDGE wireless modem card, mobile workers can access the Internet and corporate intranet sites, or download e-mail with attachments with text, graphics or spreadsheets, at speeds averaging 100-130Kbps and bursts up to 200Kbps.

"The EDGE trade-in offer is designed to help businesses cost-effectively optimize their operations by truly mobilizing their workforce," said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president, enterprise sales for AT&T Wireless. "You could say we want to give enterprise customers an 'EDGE' over their competition."

AT&T Wireless EDGE service is available to 215 million people living and working in more than 6,500 cities and towns, and in areas along 30,000 miles of interstate highways. Customers can also use their devices in areas served by AT&T Wireless GSM/GPRS roaming partners, and receive wireless data connections at GPRS speeds.

"Customers on our EDGE network aren't restricted to a fixed location, and can gain access to information whether they're lunching in Manhattan or sitting in a rental car outside of a client's office in San Francisco," said Bradley.

Enterprise customers can immediately trade-in competitors' modem cards and receive a free EDGE modem card through AT&T Wireless' business sales group. Customers requesting the trade-in from other distribution outlets will be sent a check for the value of the PC card when they mail-in a rebate form and required documentation.

For more information and complete details on AT&T Wireless EDGE services, customers can call 1 888 DATA 288, stop by an AT&T Wireless store, or visit http://www.attwireless.com/speed.

About AT&T Wireless

AT&T Wireless is the second-largest wireless carrier, based on revenues, in the United States. With revenues of more than $16.5 billion over the past four quarters and 21.855 million subscribers as of September 30, 2003, AT&T Wireless delivers advanced high-quality mobile wireless communications services, voice and data, to businesses and consumers, in the U.S. and internationally. For more information, please visit us at http://www.attwireless.com/.

This press release contains "forward-looking statements'' which are based on management's beliefs as well as on a number of assumptions concerning future events made by management with information that is currently available to management. Forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, management's expectations regarding: our future financial and operating performance and financial condition, including the company's outlook for the fiscal year 2003 and subsequent periods; subscriber growth; industry conditions; the strength of our balance sheet; our liquidity and needs for additional financing; and our ability to generate positive free cash flow.

Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside AT&T Wireless' control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. Without limitation these factors include: the risks associated with the implementation of our technology migration strategy, our ability to continue to reduce costs and increase the efficiency of our distribution channels, the potential competitive impacts of industry consolidation or alternative technologies, potential impacts on revenue and ARPU from competitive pricing and slowing penetration in the wireless industry, the effects of vigorous competition in the markets in which we operate, the risk of decreased consumer spending due to softening economic conditions, acts of terrorism, and consumer response to new service offerings.

For a more detailed description of the factors that could cause such a difference, please see AT&T Wireless' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the information under the heading "Additional Factors That May Affect Our Business, Future Operating Results and Financial Condition" and "Forward Looking Statements" in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2003.

Ritch Blasi Jeremy Pemble

908-696-4242 (office) 425-580-5997 (office)

908-612-1760 (wireless) at COMDEX 425-894-5012 (wireless) at COMDEX

ritch.blasi@attws.com jeremy.pemble@attws.com

AT&T Wireless

CONTACT: Ritch Blasi, +1-908-696-4242, office, or +1-908-612-1760,wireless, ritch.blasi@attws.com, or Jeremy Pemble, +1-425-580-5997, office, or+1-425-894-5012, wireless, jeremy.pemble@attws.com, both of AT&T Wireless

Web site: http://www.attwireless.com/http://www.attwireless.com/speed

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