New Smartphone Available in Carrier’s 17-State Service Area

BlackBerry Pearl

Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems have announced the availability of the BlackBerry® Pearl™ smartphone at its locations nationwide.

Developed by Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM), the small, smart and stylish BlackBerry Pearl is one of the smallest and lightest smartphones in the world, and delivers the renowned BlackBerry user experience with the full complement of functionality including voice, e-mail, messaging, organizer, web browser and other mobile applications. The BlackBerry Pearl is also the first BlackBerry handset to incorporate a digital camera, MP3 player, video player and an expandable memory slot.
Cellular One will offer the BlackBerry Pearl in the two-toned, silver and black finish.

"We are pleased to bring another innovative wireless product to our customers,” said Thomas K. Roberts, Chief Marketing Officer for Cellular One. “The BlackBerry Pearl will give our users premium voice and data features along with convenient multi-media features, all from a small and sleek smartphone.”

Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems, a subsidiary of Oklahoma City-based Dobson Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DCEL) operates wireless markets in 17 states: Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Alaska, Arizona, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland and New York.

The new BlackBerry Pearl from Cellular One includes:

* 1.3 mega pixel camera with 3 zoom levels (up to 5X) and built-in flash
* Multimedia player with support for MP3 and AAC music files, as well as MPEG4 and H.263 video formats
* Stereo headset jack
* 64MB built-in flash memory, with expandable storage via microSD expansion slot
* An incredibly intuitive user interface with an easy-to-use trackball, dedicated 'menu' and 'escape' keys, and context-sensitive menus that make navigation fast and comfortable
* A large, ultra-bright 240x260 color display that brings images to life
* An innovative light-sensing technology that automatically adjusts the screen, trackball and keyboard lighting for optimal viewing in outdoor, indoor and dark environments
* An enhanced version of RIM’s popular SureType™ keyboard technology that makes typing text and dialing phone numbers quick and easy
* Premium phone features with Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD), dedicated 'send', 'end', and 'mute' keys, speakerphone, and Bluetooth® support for use with hands-free headsets, car kits and other Bluetooth peripherals
* Intuitive call management features such as smart dialing, conference calling, speed dialing, and call forwarding
* Support for polyphonic, mp3 and MIDI ring tones
* High performance HTML browser for visiting web sites while on the go
* BlackBerry® Internet Service support - allows users to access to up to 10 supported personal and corporate email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts
* BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support – tightly integrates with Microsoft® Exchange, IBM® Lotus® Domino® and Novell® GroupWise® environments and features a new set of IT policy controls that allows IT departments to manage camera and expansion memory usage
* The BlackBerry Pearl operates on Cellular One’s GSM/GPRS/EDGE network

Source: Cellular One