Motorola Announces India Manufacturing Facility

Joint SEZ to be set up with Government of Tamil Nadu

Chennai, June 7th, 2006: In keeping with its strong commitment to India, Motorola (NYSE:MOT) today announced plans for a manufacturing facility with an initial investment of US $30 million. This will be scaled up to a total of US$100 million in phases. The company will establish a manufacturing plant in the 300 acre Sriperumbadur Hi-tech Special Economic Zone (SEZ) being developed jointly by Motorola and Government of Tamilnadu at Sriperumbudur, near Chennai.Speaking on the occasion, the Union Minister for Telecom & IT, Thiru Dayanidhi Maran said “It gives me great pleasure to be part of yet another milestone achieved by the telecommunications industry. Motorola’s manufacturing facility being set up in the Sriperumbadur Hi-tech SEZ will be a further catalyst to bringing the highest level of technology and electronics manufacturing into the country. The Sriperumbadur Hi-tech SEZ being developed jointly by the state government and Motorola, when fully operational is expected to make Sriperumbadur the electronics manufacturing hub of the country. I congratulate Motorola for yet another major effort in connecting the unconnected and accelerating the country’s telecom revolution.�

Ron Garriques, executive vice president, Motorola Inc. and president, mobile devices business, highlighting the importance of India to Motorola’s global plans, said “India is a vitally important market for Motorola and as a strategic manufacturing hub offers a compelling value-proposition of best-in-class talent and strong cost efficiencies. Our decision to make an investment of this scale is a reflection of our continued global commitment to connect the next billion consumers."

Expected to be operational in 2007, the state-of-the-art facility will undertake full-scale production, to support a wide range of Motorola handsets. It will also support production and assembly of network base stations for products across Motorola’s Networks & Enterprise portfolio.

“We have long been engaged in high-end ‘soft manufacturing’ and creating intellectual property in the country. With this Motorola owned facility we come full circle, delivering on the promise of leveraging India’s intrinsic advantages: excellent IT skills, exceptional scientific talent, competent, mature workforce and economies of scale offered by a vast market� said Firdose Vandrevala, chairman, Motorola India and corporate vice president, Motorola Inc.

Motorola’s manufacturing initiative will supplement the presence of its six R&D centres in India, including Motorola Labs, Core Networks Division, Embedded Communications Computing, and Global Software Group. These are run by approximately 3000 highly skilled engineers. Motorola established its R&D facilities at Bangalore in 1991 through its Global Software Group (GSG) which is the company’s research and development arm for software engineering. GSG does cutting-edge work for the entire range of Motorola’s products, including next generation wireless and broadband technologies, software platforms and application frameworks

About Motorola

Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of Seamless Mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you get and stay connected simply and seamlessly to the people, information, and entertainment that you want and need. We do this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks -- along with a full complement of support services. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $36.8 billion in 2005. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit www.motorola.com

Source: Motorola

NTT DoCoMo and RIM Agree to Sell BlackBerry in Japan

TOKYO, JAPAN and WATERLOO, ON -- June 8, 2006 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (DoCoMo) and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) announced today that DoCoMo will start marketing RIM's BlackBerry® handheld devices to its corporate customers in autumn 2006.

DoCoMo will provide the devices to further meet corporate users' needs for mobile business solutions. BlackBerry Enterprise Server™ software tightly integrates with Microsoft® Exchange, IBM Lotus®Domino® and Novell GroupWise®, and enables secure, push-based wireless access to e-mail and other corporate data.The BlackBerry handheld devices to be sold in Japan will operate on both W-CDMA (UMTS) and GSM/GPRS networks and will be useable around the world for voice and packet (data) communications. The devices will have QWERTY keyboards, similar to those of PCs, for fast and easy thumb typing.

About NTT DoCoMo

NTT DoCoMo is the world's leading mobile communications company. DoCoMo serves more than 51 million subscribers, including an unmatched 24 million people subscribing to FOMAâ„¢, launched as the world's first 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA in 2001. DoCoMo also offers a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services, including i-modeâ„¢, the world's most popular mobile e-mail/Internet service, used by more than 46 million people. With the addition of credit-card and other e-wallet functions, DoCoMo mobile phones have become highly versatile tools for daily life. NTT DoCoMo is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM) and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.nttdocomo.com.

About Research In Motion (RIM)

Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity to data. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com

Source: NTT DoCoMo

Nokia Launches New Solution To Accelerate On-Line Charging

June 07, 2006 -- Espoo, Finland - As the charging and billing landscape is being transformed by a surge of prepaid subscribers and the convergence of networks, Nokia is taking steps to strengthen its position as a provider of advanced charging solutions with its enhanced Unified Charging Suite. "There is a sea-change underway in charging," says Mika Vehviläinen, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Networks, Nokia. "Most of the next billion subscribers will be pre-paid users, presenting operators with huge challenges to keep their account information up-to-date. Real-time charging is an absolute must in this changing environment. At the same time, network convergence is forcing operators to retool their charging systems to meet the needs of different types of network access. They need an on-line charging system closely integrated to the network to provide up-to-the-second charging information in a harmonized way regardless of how subscribers are accessing their services."

"Nokia is ready to help operators manage this technology shift," continues Vehviläinen. "With a sharp focus on sales, increased resources for future product development, and our strong existing solution, we are well positioned to expand our presence in this space and substantially grow our share of the charging and billing system market."

The first concrete step in this campaign is the launch of the Nokia Unified Charging Suite 2.0 at Billing and Information Management Systems 2006 in London. The Unified Charging Suite is Nokia's convergent charging solution, which allows operators to flexibly meet their entire range of charging needs. It gives operators the real-time information they need about their subscribers' current prepaid balance - information that can't be provided by their existing IT-based back office systems.

The Nokia Unified Charging Suite allows operators to use the same charging processes regardless of whether subscribers are post- or prepaid, are using voice or data services, or are accessing services via fixed or mobile networks. Charging can be based on access method or content.

Release 2.0 brings a new streamlined and open architecture, savings in operational costs due to functionality such as easy service deployment, and increased ARPU through targeted service offerings and bonus and loyalty programs. Convergent charging services can be offered thanks to common rating, accounts and business logic. A complete view of the customer base allows operators to gain unique insight into subscribers' usage patterns, and use that information to create services that truly meet their customers' needs.

About Nokia

Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services for network operators and corporations.

Source: Nokia

Palm Treo 650 Smartphone Launches on O2 Network

Compelling Solution for Mobile Business Professionals With Easy Access to Email on the Go

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2006-- Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM), a leader in mobile computing, and O2, a leading provider of mobile services to consumers and businesses in the UK, announced that the award-winning Palm(R) Treo(TM) 650 smartphone is now available in the O2 business portfolio.The agreement with O2 strengthens Palm's position in the UK market with the goal of continuing to expand Treo smartphone presence in Europe and providing the best mobile-computing experience with the Treo family of products.

"We've had great success with our line of Treo smartphones in the Americas, and we've set our sights on Europe," said John Hartnett, senior vice president of worldwide sales and customer relations at Palm. "This announcement reflects our latest step toward fulfilling a key corporate objective of expanding Palm's geographic reach."

With carrier activation, the Palm Treo 650 smartphone combines a compact, full-featured mobile phone with email, a Palm OS(R) organizer, messaging, web access and digital camera, allowing users to organize and simplify their business and personal lives all in one device. The Treo 650, awarded "Best smartphone in 2005" by Mobile Choice magazine, comes with advanced features, including Bluetooth(R) wireless technology and extensive multimedia capabilities, such as an MP3 player and video capture and playback.(1)

With its high-resolution screen, QWERTY keyboard for easy text entry, non-volatile memory and user-replaceable battery, the Treo 650 is an ideal platform for enterprise email and vertical market applications. When deployed with enterprise email solutions, such as GoodLink by Good Technology, the Treo 650 enables users to send and receive email, meeting invitations, and updates to contacts and to-do lists.(2)

About O2

O2 is a leading provider of mobile services to consumers and businesses in the UK. It is the leader in non-voice services, including text, media messaging, games, music and video, as well as always on data connections via GPRS, 3G and WLAN. Each month O2's 15 million customers send more than a billion text messages. O2 (UK) Limited is a subsidiary of O2 plc which also owns O2 branded mobile operators in Ireland and Germany as well as the Airwave O2 emergency services network in the UK.

About Palm, Inc.

Palm, Inc., a leader in mobile computing, strives to put the power of computing in people's hands so they can access and share their most important information. The company's products for consumers, mobile professionals and businesses include Palm(R) Treo(TM) smartphones, Palm handheld computers, and Palm LifeDrive(TM) mobile managers, as well as software, services and accessories.

Palm products are sold through select Internet, retail, reseller and wireless operator channels throughout the world, and at Palm Retail Stores and Palm online stores (http://www.palm.com/store).

More information about Palm, Inc. is available at http://www.palm.com.

Palm, Palm OS, Treo, VersaMail and LifeDrive are among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or licensed to Palm, Inc. All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners.

(1) Requires expansion card, sold separately.

(2) Within wireless service coverage area only. Availability and coverage depends upon carrier and the geographic scope of international roaming agreements. Email, messaging and web access requires data services from a mobile service provider at an additional cost.

SOURCE: Palm, Inc.

Cingular Gets Personal with BlackBerry

Wireless E-mail Leader Introduces Consumer-Friendly Offering With New BlackBerry 7130c, Service Plans

ATLANTA and WATERLOO, Ontario, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today unveiled the new BlackBerry® 7130c™ and service offering that brings the power of BlackBerry to on-the-go individuals at consumer friendly prices.The new BlackBerry Personal Plan from Cingular offers customers direct and easy access to their Internet e-mail accounts for as low as $29.99 per month. The plan is designed solely for use with the newly enhanced BlackBerry Internet Service™ (note: this plan excludes access to BlackBerry Enterprise Server™). In addition, customers can select the new, EDGE-enabled BlackBerry 7130c handset for as low as $199.99. The solution, which will be available beginning next week in Cingular retail stores, is ideal for on-the- go consumers such as young professionals who need to stay in touch and parents who spend their days juggling work and family activities.

"BlackBerry has long been the darling of corporate America," said Mike Woodward, executive director, mobile professional solutions, for Cingular Wireless. "But clearly wireless e-mail can benefit more than just corporations. Cingular's new BlackBerry Personal Plan and the easy-to-use BlackBerry 7130c are designed specifically to make wireless e-mail accessible to everyone that leads a mobile lifestyle."

Cingular's BlackBerry Personal Plan includes BlackBerry Internet Serviceâ„¢ which optimizes the personal e-mail experience. BlackBerry Internet Service provides customers with the ability to have their personal e-mail pushed to their BlackBerry 7130c automatically from most popular Internet Service Provider (ISP) e-mail accounts. The solution provides automatic and wireless synchronization of read, deleted and sent e-mail from the user's BlackBerry handset to their e-mail account. Users with multiple e-mail accounts can choose from multiple "sent from" e-mail addresses when sending an e-mail. Customers can also browse the Web wirelessly via Cingular's popular MEdia Net wireless Internet access service or use the BlackBerry Browserâ„¢ for HTML Internet browsing.

The new BlackBerry 7130c, exclusively available from Cingular, has a slimmer, narrower phone-like design that will appeal to the broader wireless user population. It allows users to stay connected with a full featured phone and integrated, wireless high-speed access to e-mail, text messaging, Web, organizer and applications. The handset uses RIM's popular SureTypeâ„¢ technology which effectively converges a telephone keypad and a QWERTY keyboard to attain the narrow design of a traditional mobile phone, while ensuring dialing and typing is quick and easy.

The BlackBerry 7130c delivers premium phone features including smart dialing, conference calling, speed dial, call forwarding, polyphonic and MP3 ring tones, as well as speakerphone and Bluetooth® support to ensure wide compatibility with hands-free headsets and car kits.

It also features a large, brilliant 240X260 color LCD screen that supports more than 65,000 colors, delivers vivid graphics and features an intelligent light sensing technology that automatically adjusts screen and keyboard lighting to provide an optimized view in outdoor, indoor and dark environments.

"RIM and Cingular are providing a winning combination that will once again broaden the appeal of BlackBerry," said Mark Guibert, Vice President, Corporate Marketing at RIM. "The BlackBerry 7130c incorporates our latest technology in a slim and stylish design and works with a newly enhanced service that makes it even easier to set up and manage personal e-mail accounts. It operates on Cingular's high-speed EDGE network and delivers outstanding voice, e-mail and browsing performance. Together with Cingular's new BlackBerry Personal Plan, the BlackBerry 7130c is a compelling choice for customers looking to upgrade their mobile phone."

The BlackBerry handset is powered by Cingular's nationwide* EDGE network, the largest high-speed national wireless data network in the U.S. with availability in 13,000 cities and towns and nearly 40,000 miles of major highways. Customers will also be able to use the quad-band BlackBerry 7130c in more than 170 countries for voice and over 100 countries for data. With the optimized device platform, integrated EDGE capabilities, Intel® processor, 64 MB flash memory and 16 MB SDRAM, BlackBerry 7130c users will experience noticeably faster Web browsing, application performance and attachment viewing.

"No other wireless carrier in the world has more BlackBerry subscribers than Cingular," added Woodward. "Given our leadership position, Cingular is pleased to introduce this new, consumer-friendly BlackBerry solution. Just about everyone can now enjoy the functionality, and rich push e-mail, voice and Web browsing features that have made BlackBerry so popular."

The new consumer-friendly BlackBerry Personal Plan from Cingular will be available beginning Monday, June 12, in Cingular retail stores across the U.S. and includes unlimited e-mail and Web browsing for $29.99 per month, with a qualified voice plan. The BlackBerry 7130c is available for as low as $199.99 with a two-year contract and qualified voice plan.

The BlackBerry 7130c is also available for enterprise customers using BlackBerry Enterprise Serverâ„¢ with service at $44.99 per month with a qualified voice plan and unlimited data usage or for $49.99 a month as a data only option.

* Not available in all areas.

About Cingular Wireless

Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving 55.8 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between AT&T Inc., formerly SBC Communications Inc., (NYSE: T), and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS) , has the largest digital voice and data network in the nation -- the ALLOVER™ network -- and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier. Cingular is a leader in third generation wireless technology. Its 3G network is the first widely available service in the world to use HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) technology. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover®, 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://cingular.mediaroom.com/

About Research In Motion (RIM)

Research in Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including e-mail, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity to data. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheldâ„¢ product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (NASDAQ: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit http://www.rim.com/ or http://www.blackberry.com/

Source: Cingular Wireless

Cingular Completes Network Integration Throughout West, Central and North Florida

ORLANDO, Fla., June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless customers in West, Central and North Florida should experience fewer dropped calls and improved call quality and coverage now that the Cingular Wireless and former AT&T Wireless networks have been fully combined into one.The network integration, which involved choosing the best cell sites from both networks, eliminating duplicate equipment, and combining technologies onto a common network, is part of a $370 million investment in Florida this year by the nation's largest wireless carrier. Since 2005, Cingular has spent more than $435 million on its network in West, Central and North Florida and approximately $13 billion nationwide.

"It's great to see the investments we're making in our network are paying off, especially for customers," said Dan Norman, vice-president and general manager for Cingular's West, Central and North Florida markets. "Quality and coverage are everything in our business, and our customers can be assured they're receiving the best service Cingular has ever provided in West, Central and North Florida."

Network integration in South Florida will be completed this summer.

When Cingular and AT&T Wireless merged in October 2004, customers received a better experience immediately because they had access to more cell sites in more places through "home-on-home" roaming. Now, with the completion of the network integration in West, Central and North Florida, the two networks can "talk" to each other, establishing the call through the closest cell site and passing the call seamlessly from site to site.

Cingular's 2006 Florida investment also includes the addition of portable and permanent generators and the launch of a third generation (3G) high-speed broadband wireless network this summer that will allow customers to access information and applications at broadband speeds between 400-700 kilobits per second.

About Cingular Wireless

Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving 55.8 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS), has the largest digital voice and data network in the nation -- the ALLOVER™ network -- and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier. Cingular is a leader in third generation wireless technology. Its 3G network is the first widely available service in the world to use HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) technology. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover®, the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly minutes. Details of the company are available at http://www.cingular.com/

SOURCE: Cingular Wireless

Cingular Invests $60 Million in Upstate New York Network

New Cell Sites in Albany Enhance Network Coverage for Cingular Subscribers

ALBANY, N.Y., June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's largest wireless carrier continues to grow its network in Albany and the upstate New York region. Cingular Wireless today announced it has added nine new cell sites in the area, providing enhanced service for Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady and Washington Counties.Cingular has activated a new downtown Albany cell site serving Central Avenue, US 20 and Western Avenue. This site also enhances coverage at the New York State Parole office, the College of St. Rose, SUNY Albany and Washington Park.

In addition, a new site now serves the busy Route 7 corridor between Pittstown and Hoosick in Rensselaer County. Also in Rensselaer County, a site in Troy has been activated to serve Routes 7, 787, 40 & 4, Brunswick and Cohoes Roads. This site provides service to Smarts Pond, Albia Lake, Samaritan Hospital, RPI, and Emma Willard College as well.

Cingular customers south of Wynantskill will benefit from a new site serving North Greenbush, West Sand Lake, Routes 43, 150, 136 (Whiteview Rd) and Snyder Lake. The company has also activated a new site in the Latham Circle area to serve the Northway, Routes 7 and 9, as well as Latham Farms and Latham Circle malls.

A new Cohoes site now benefits Cingular customers in the downtown area as well as at Peebles Island State Park and in the town of Waterford. And, a new Ormsbee Road site in Saratoga County has been added to improve coverage at Porter Corners and Route 9 N between Greenfield and Corinth.

In Washington County, a new site now serves the villages of Schuylerville & Greenwich and Route 29 in addition to covering the Battle Kill Country Club, Ft. Hardy Park, Saratoga Battle Monument and the Washington County Fairgrounds.

In Schenectady County, a new site now brings additional service to downtown Schenectady in addition to I-890, Routes 5 & 50 S, Schenectady County Community College, Union College, Steimetz Lake, Iroquois Lake and Collins Lake.

"Enhancing our wireless experience is a priority for us," said Robert Holliday, Cingular Wireless Vice President and General Manager, Upstate New York. "We have made significant improvements to our network in the Albany area and we will continue to invest here to ensure our customers have the best experience possible. In fact, we plan to build over 25 new cell sites in upstate New York this year alone."

In addition to the network expansion in greater Albany, Cingular is adding new cell sites in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Elmira, Buffalo and Rochester areas. As a result of its merger with AT&T Wireless, Cingular customers now enjoy the benefit of 780 fully-integrated cell sites throughout upstate New York.

Last year Cingular invested more than $122 million to build and integrate over 275 cell sites in the upstate region. The company plans to spend an additional $60 million in 2006 to further enhance its network. Nationally, Cingular will invest more than $6 billion expanding and enhancing its network this year. When combined with the company's 2005 network spending, the two- year total approaches $13 billion nationally.

About Cingular Wireless in upstate New York

In the upstate New York area, Cingular covers more than 5.5 million people and extends across more than 18,000 square miles. Cingular employs more than 360 people in the region. With 35 company-owned stores in addition to authorized dealers and national retailers, including RadioShack and Wal-Mart, upstate New York customers have more than 250 outlets to buy Cingular's products and services.

About Cingular Wireless

Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving 55.8 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS), has the largest digital voice and data network in the nation -- the ALLOVER™ network -- and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier. Cingular is a leader in third generation wireless technology. Its 3G network is the first widely available service in the world to use HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) technology. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover®, the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly minutes. Details of the company are available at http://www.cingular.com/

SOURCE: Cingular Wireless

TeliaSonera Youth Council to test MSN® Messenger on the mobile

6/8/2006 -- The TeliaSonera International Youth Council will meet in Copenhagen on June 9 for its first meeting of 2006. The young people will, for example, test MSN® Messenger on the mobile - a service to be soon launched by TeliaSonera and Microsoft on the mobile Internet portal SurfPort. The meeting will be chaired by Anders Igel, President and CEO of TeliaSonera.The Youth Council has previously discussed mobile services, in particular, and many of the young members have expressed their wish to be able to chat on the mobile phone. Now their hopes are about to materialize. Together with Microsoft, TeliaSonera will soon launch MSN® Messenger on the mobile portal SurfPort. The young people's opinions will be taken into account in the further development of the service.

The Youth Council has also previously had a strong input in TeliaSonera's service development.

- The young people's ideas on mobile content and positioning services, for example, have been very useful in the development and launch of our mobile Internet portal, SurfPort, says TeliaSonera's President and CEO Anders Igel.

The TeliaSonera International Youth Council was established in April 2004 in order to increase young people's influence on TeliaSonera's existing and future services.

- The Youth Council is one of several ongoing activities at TeliaSonera aiming to guide us in our work to develop services that young customers really want. This is part of our strategic focus to involve customers early on in the service development process and thereby to develop services that are easy to understand, easy to buy and easy to use, Anders Igel continues.

The TeliaSonera International Youth Council comprises both young TeliaSonera employees and young customers from some of the countries where TeliaSonera is a major player. The young customers are members of the Council for about a year. The Youth Council meets twice a year to discuss TeliaSonera's services and customer care as well as to share ideas and thoughts about new services and customer care.

The TeliaSonera International Youth Council is chaired by Anders Igel, President and CEO, and Terje Christoffersen, Group Vice President and head of the corporate-level unit Marketing, Products and Services.

The following persons are members of the TeliaSonera International Youth Council:

TeliaSonera customers between 14 and 20 years:

Ellen Fjaestad, 19, Sweden
Magnus Kreiberg, 14, Denmark
Edgaras Figurinas, 16, Lithuania
Jaakko Loikkanen, 20, Finland
Emil Gyllehammar, 18, Norway
Ina Pleska, 19, Moldova

TeliaSonera representatives:

Maria Walmeus, Sweden
Jan Mortensen, Denmark
Jovita Aukstuolyte, Lithuania
Tommi Anttila, Finland
Benedicte Kjøde, Norway
Cristina Popa, Moldova
Priya Sawhney, TeliaSonera

Source: TeliaSonera

CTIA, Furchtgott-Roth Says ETF Restrictions Would Substantially Increase Consumer Costs

June 7, 2006 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - Dr. Harold W. Furchtgott-Roth submitted an economic analysis to the Federal Communications Commission this morning that concludes Early Termination Fees (ETF) are a critical tool in providing consumers numerous economic benefits, particularly with regard to cost-savings in products and wireless services. Dr. Furchtgott-Roth, who filed his analysis on behalf of CTIA – The Wireless Association®, finds that government-imposed ETF restrictions would result in substantial consumer harm. CTIA is advocating the FCC to rule that ETFs are part of the rate structure of wireless services, and as such, are exempt from state-level restrictions. “Consumers have benefited from the absence of price regulation of wireless services. Restrictions on the rate structure of wireless services, including ETFs, have few if any identifiable consumer benefits but would impose substantial costs on consumers,� said Furchtgott-Roth.

“Without considering any legal reasons for the Commission to adopt a specific position in this docket, there are no compelling economic or consumer reasons to reinforce or expand government limitations on the rate structure of ETFs for wireless services. Indeed, the opposite holds: limitations on the rate structure of wireless service contracts, including ETFs, clearly harm consumers.�

Furchtgott-Roth, who served as an FCC Commissioner from 1997- 2001 is currently the President of Furchtgott-Roth Enterprises. Prior to joining the FCC, he was the Chief Economist for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Commerce, where he worked on the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the Balanced Budget Act of 1995 and the electricity deregulation legislation for the 105th Congress.

In his filing to the FCC, Furchtgott-Roth found that wireless consumers are reaping considerable benefits from a robustly competitive marketplace.

“For few other consumer products or services does the American consumer enjoy as much competition, and for no other telecommunications service. Consumers can purchase wireless services practically anywhere. Where markets are competitive, it is difficult to find a rational basis for economic regulation of prices such as limitations on the structure of contracts between suppliers and consumers,� continued Furchtgott-Roth.

CTIA – The Wireless Association® President and CEO Steve Largent complimented Furchtgott-Roth on his thorough declaration and said it is further proof that competition is serving wireless consumers well.

“I think the paper clearly illustrates that the wireless consumer is in the driver’s seat and has the ability to choose the products and services that best their individual needs. Competition in the wireless marketplace is vibrant, and it is enabling consumers to save money while accessing newer and more innovative services,� said Largent. “It is our hope the FCC recognizes the tremendous benefits early termination fees provide consumers and in a timely fashion takes the proper steps to reaffirm ETFs as a clear portion of the wireless industry’s rate structure.�

To view Dr. Furchtgott-Roth’s analysis, please follow the link below:

http://www.ctia.org/industry_topics/topic.cfm/TID/41/CTID/15#15
CTIA is the international association for the wireless telecommunications industry, representing carriers, manufacturers and wireless Internet providers. www.ctia.org

Source: CTIA

Alltel Selects OZ Mobile IM Solution To Provide Its Customers With Mobile Instant Messaging

New service offers subscribers mobile access to AOL’s AIM® and Yahoo!® Messenger services on Brew® devices

Montreal, Canada – (June 7, 2006) – OZ, the leading mobile messaging solution provider, today announced that Alltel has selected the OZ Mobile IM Solution to power its new Axcess Instant Messaging service. Powered by OZ™, this Brew based solution provides Alltel wireless customers with graphics-rich instant messaging using AOL’s AIM® service and Yahoo! ® Messenger in a mobile format that closely mirrors the PC experience.“This is an exciting enhancement that gives Alltel’s Axcess Instant Messaging service the look and feel of the PC experience,� said Wade McGill, senior vice president of wireless product management for Alltel. “Wireless customers now can enjoy the full benefits of instant messaging, including the ability to see whether their friends are online, with the added advantage of mobility across America’s largest wireless network.�

Alltel wireless customers can sign up by visiting the AIM (http://www.aim.com) or Yahoo! web sites to get an instant messaging ID and password. Instant messaging is available for download on about a dozen Alltel handsets. The application itself is free, but airtime charges will apply during the two- to three-minute download.

Axcess Instant Messaging usage appears on customers’ bills as text messages. Customers can get unlimited text, picture and video messaging, plus Axcess Web, for $19.99 per month with an All Axcess Pass.

“Mobile IM is truly a fun, convenient, and easy to use consumer application,� said Skuli Mogensen, CEO and founder of OZ. “We developed the OZ Mobile IM Solution from the ground up to be a killer mass market application and we are very pleased to be working with Alltel to extend the full IM experience to the mobile environment.�

About OZ
OZ empowers consumers to stay connected with mobile IM and email solutions that provide users with an affordable, easy, seamless and always-on mobile messaging experience. Working with the leading mobile operators, portals/ISPs and handset manufacturers, OZ delivers innovative and standards-based solutions that provide rich and fully integrated messaging experiences on millions of mobile devices. Leading companies that are Powered by OZ™ include: AOL, Bell Mobility, Boost Mobile, Bouygues Telecom, Cingular, Dobson, KPN, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Siemens, SonyEricsson, Sprint, TCL & Alcatel Mobile Phones, Telefónica Móviles España, T-Mobile USA® and Virgin Mobile USA. OZ is a privately held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with regional offices in the US, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit the OZ website at www.oz.com.

About Alltel
Alltel is a customer-focused communications company with more than 15 million customers in 36 states and nearly $10 billion in annual revenues.

Source: OZ Communications