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Innovative “Say My Name” Program Allows Customers to Include Their Own Name in Answer Tones

Don’t be surprised if you call a Cingular Wireless customer this summer and you’re greeted by a popular Warner Music Group (NYSE:WMG) recording artist. The two companies today launched the unique “Say My Name” Answer Tones(TM) promotion that will run for the next four weeks — exclusively for Cingular customers. The catalog will continue to grow throughout the promotional period and will feature colorful greetings by artists Juvenile, Yung Joc, Trillville, The Wreckers, Ice T, Jamie Kennedy & Stu Stone, Blake Shelton and Cham.

Answer Tones let customers replace the standard ringing sound that a caller normally hears while they wait for their call to be answered and exchanges it with an audio clip of a popular song, celebrity voice, joke or quote. As part of the “Say My Name” promotion, several of WMG’s award-winning artists have pre-recorded 20 second Answer Tones greetings for many of today’s most popular names. Cingular customers simply find their name among the “Say My Name” Answer Tones and then select the WMG artist who they would like to greet their callers.

For example, UTP/Atlantic recording artist Juvenile recorded the following “Say My Name” Answer Tone exclusively for Cingular customers: “Wassup, this ya boy Juve The Great, Juvenile that is, and look, you ain’t gonna believe this; Jennifer can’t find her cell phone! Again! That’s right. It might be buried in her purse, maybe she left it at home, but I can assure you, right now she’s trying hard to find it and answer this call. While she’s looking, that means you gotta listen to my voice for a while.”

Michael Nash, Senior Vice President, Digital Strategy and Business Development, Warner Music Group said, “Warner Music Group is pleased to again partner with Cingular Wireless to offer music fans another first-of-its-kind mobile-based music product from some of the industry’s most recognizable creative voices. ‘Say My Name’ Answer Tones also expand our worldwide commitment to mobile music product innovation and to making our content available for consumers to enjoy anytime, anywhere, through multiple distribution channels, platforms and services.”

“Answer Tones are a fun way for consumers to personalize their wireless experience and give their friends a little something extra when they call,” said Lisa Nied, Answer Tones senior product marketing manager, Cingular Wireless. “We’re pleased to team with Warner Music Group on this special promotion to extend our Answer Tones catalog to include greetings by some of their popular recording artists.”

Cingular Answer Tones gives customers the flexibility and control to determine what callers hear when they dial their number:

• Select the type of tones callers hear — from an audio clip of a particular song, or one of the celebrity “Say My Name” greetings
• Designate the time of day you want callers to hear Answer Tones
• Assign tones to a specific phone number, group, or to everyone that calls

The charge for each Answer Tone purchase is $1.99, in addition to a monthly service charge of $0.99. For more information on Answer Tones and the “Say My Name” promotion, visit www.cingularanswertones.com.

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(TM) 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(R), 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 emailed to you automatically. Sign up at http://cingular.mediaroom.com/.

About Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group became the only stand-alone music company to be publicly traded in the United States in May 2005. With its broad roster of new stars and legendary artists, Warner Music Group is home to a collection of the best-known record labels in the music industry including Asylum, Atlantic, Bad Boy, Cordless, East West, Elektra, Lava, Maverick, Nonesuch, Reprise, Rhino, Sire, Warner Bros. and Word. Warner Music International, a leading company in national and international repertoire, operates through numerous international affiliates and licensees in more than 50 countries. Warner Music Group also includes Warner/Chappell Music, one of the world’s leading music publishers, and Perfect Game Recording Co.

Teen Website MadDogMobile.com Offers Download FREE to Members Via Unique Rewards Programme

Want to catch the latest Pussycat Dolls song, but can’t afford an iPod?

Well, don’t despair!

Mad Dog Mobile, the funkiest space for teens to hang out online, today announces the launch of the Mad Dog Player, an application that turns your mobile phone* into an MP3 player.

All you need to do is download the Player; it will then scan your mobile phone for MP3s and let you play your favourite tunes. It also allows you to swap files between your PC and mobile phone.

If you’re aged 13-19, you can download the Player by signing up to www.maddogmobile.com, a great new online community that allows you to chat to tens of thousands of teenagers across the globe.

The Mad Dog Player is free for members who have collected 400 reward points on the website. Reward points called ‘bones’ are easily earned by signing up, getting people to join the site, entering competitions and other activities. Bones reward points can be swapped for the Mad Dog Player, wallpapers and other cool freebies.

On Mad Dog you can meet new friends and swap the latest gossip in a monitored chat room or check out the club rooms, where you can post your fave photos, share details of events you’ve got coming up and express yourself in discussion threads.

You can enjoy Mad Dog Mobile safe in the knowledge that Mad Dog is on patrol to protect members from nasty neighbours and hidden holes. His professional moderators are on hand at a touch of the “dodgy” button and they keep a close eye on what’s happening on the site around the clock. It’s a scam-free zone, with no hidden costs, no hidden catches and no subscriptions. The site is free to join. Your parents can even check out their own special page to learn all about the site.

* The Mad Dog Player is currently only compatible with Nokia mobile phones, but more handsets will be compatible shortly.

About Mad Dog Mobile
Mad Dog Mobile is a great new website where teens can meet new friends, play games, participate in competitions and earn points for free mobile content and other cool stuff. The Mad Dog Mobile site is a ’scam-free’ zone with no hidden costs or catches. It is also built to comply with Home Office guidelines on child protection on the Internet, and is an approved moderated chat site for US schools and colleges. Mad Dog Mobile is owned by Amplefuture, a leading provider of integrated consumer interactivity solutions. Visit www.maddogmobile.com to view the site. To request a guest log-in, please email: anne.walker@amplefuture.com.

Partnership Provides fuse with Mobile Content including Ring Tones, Graphics and Games.

InfoSpace Inc. (NASDAQ: INSP), a leader in mobile media, and fuse, the nation’s only viewer-influenced, music television network, announced today from NATPE in Las Vegas a substantial mobile entertainment initiative whereby InfoSpace will provide fuse with mobile content including ring tones, graphics and games. This content will be available to consumers on the fuse mobile storefront in the second quarter of 2006.

“fuse is a recognized and leading channel for tech-savvy music enthusiasts, so we’re excited to work with them for a simple, on-the-go solution for easy access to mobile entertainment,” said Kieve Huffman, vice president of media content for InfoSpace.

“Working with InfoSpace allows us to once again deepen the fuse experience across multiple platforms with our key demographic of young adults,” said Lisa Choi Owens, vice president of business development for fuse. “We will continue to identify technology trends which allow us to deliver the best mobile content to our viewers.”

Under the new arrangement, fuse viewers will be able to order mobile content via a single shortcode (fuseM) promoted on select fuse TV programs as well as one code ordering from the fuse mobile storefront. The Web-based mobile storefront will be developed and managed by InfoSpace. InfoSpace will provide fuse with music tones from major record labels and hundreds of independent labels in addition to thousands of graphics and InfoSpace’s library of mobile games.

About InfoSpace
InfoSpace, Inc. is a leading global provider and publisher of mobile content, products and services that enhance the wireless experience, making it easier for consumers to find and enjoy information, personalization and entertainment on the mobile phone. The company distributes its applications and services through mobile operators, including Cingular Wireless, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel, Virgin Mobile, Vodafone, O2, Orange, 3, TIM and Telefonica Moviles. InfoSpace also uses its unique metasearch technology to power a portfolio of branded Web sites and provide private-label search and online directory services through Dogpile (www.dogpile.com), Switchboard (www.switchboard.com), WebCrawler (www.webcrawler.com), InfoSpace (www.Infospace.com), MetaCrawler (www.metacrawler.com) and WebFetch.com (www.webfetch.com). More information can be found at www.infospaceinc.com.

About fuse
fuse is the nation’s only viewer-influenced, music television network, featuring music videos, exclusive artist interviews, live concerts and specials — all rooted in the music experience. fuse reflects the rapidly changing interests and attitudes of its 12-34 year-old audience by uniting the media platforms at the center of their communication and entertainment - TV, Web, mobile technologies and interactive gaming and by incorporating their opinions and suggestions into the network’s on-air and online programming. More information about fuse is available at www.fuse.tv.

Customers can instantly purchase and download full songs over-the-air right to their phone when and where they want via the high-speed Sprint Power Vision(SM) Network

Sprint (NYSE: S) customers will be the first wireless customers in the U.S. to download full songs over-the-air. Today Sprint announced the opening of the Sprint Music Store(SM) powered by Groove Mobile, the first music store in the U.S. that lets wireless customers browse, preview, download, play and manage high-quality digital music, right from their phone. Sprint customers can now take their music with them on the go and have instant access to purchase and download music when they want to, not just when they are in front of a PC.

Sprint Music Store customers can browse, preview and purchase hundreds of thousands of songs from virtually every genre of music from EMI Music, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group. For $2.50 a song, customers get two copies of the song: one high-quality version formatted to play and enjoy only on their phone and another high-quality version formatted to download on to their PC. Customers can also burn their music to a CD using Windows Media Player.

“Sprint is the first carrier in the United States to deliver what customers want most in a wireless music store – the instant gratification of downloading and owning their own personal collection of high-quality songs on a device that is always with them,” said Len Lauer, chief operating officer for Sprint Nextel. “Sprint is delivering on-the-go entertainment through a music storefront that is customer-friendly and easy-to-use. With a single click, customers can access the Sprint Music Store and more than 250,000 songs from all four major music labels. And because their phone is always with them, now so is the music they want.”

The Sprint Music Store operates on the high-speed Sprint Power Vision(SM) Network and is now available on two new multimedia phones, including the Sprint Power Vision Phone MM-9000 by SANYO and the Sprint Power Vision Phone MM-A940 by Samsung, also announced today. When on the Sprint Power Vision Network, customers can download a full-length song in as little as 30 seconds.

The Sprint Music Store includes both a Store and Player. The Store allows customers to browse, preview and buy digital music. The Player allows customers to view their music by genre and by artist, as well as play and manage their music using playlists. It also allows customers to bring music from their PC over to their phone. Sprint Power Vision phones come packaged with a high-quality stereo headset that enables customers to enjoy music privately. Or, if they prefer, they can play their music on the built-in speakerphone without the stereo headset.

Sprint Power Vision phones come packaged with a removable memory card that is inserted in the phone to buy, download and play full songs from the Sprint Music Store. Using an optional 1GB removable memory card, customers have the ability to store up to 1000 songs purchased from the Sprint Music Store.

“We expect that Sprint will introduce many customers to their first experience with downloading digital music on a Sprint Power Vision Phone, similar to how many customers first used a digital camera via their Sprint Phone just a few years ago!” said Lauer.

Although customers do not need a data plan to purchase music using the Sprint Music Store, Sprint recommends one of several Sprint Power Vision Packs, priced at $15, $20 and $25 – all of which include a streaming radio channel from SIRIUS, streaming live news from ABC News Now, and unlimited Web and data access. For more information on pricing plans, phones, features and services, please refer to the Sprint Power Vision press kit at www.sprint.com/mr.

The Sprint Power Vision Network is currently available to approximately 130 million people nationwide and is expected to reach over 150 million people by early 2006. For complete Sprint Power Vision Network coverage maps, please visit the Sprint web site at http://www.sprint.com/business/products/products/evdoEnterZip.jsp.

About Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business and government customers. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two robust wireless networks offering industry leading mobile data services; instant national and international walkie-talkie capabilities; and an award-winning and global Tier 1 Internet backbone. For more information, visit www.sprint.com/mr.

Cingular Wireless, Billboard and MFORMA deliver original, all-inclusive mobile music application

CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment - - Cingular Wireless customers can now use their mobile phones to interact with music in an entirely new way, thanks to the launch of Billboard Mobile. Announced today by Cingular Wireless, Billboard and MFORMA, Billboard Mobile is an all new, first-of-its-kind mobile music application that gives Cingular customers access to music and entertainment news, Billboard charts, local concert information, as well as Billboard featured master tones, directly from their wireless phone.

Available exclusively to Cingular customers for the next month, Billboard Mobile is tightly integrated with Billboard.com — one of the leading sources of music and entertainment news. Starting with the popular Billboard charts, which rank top music singles, albums and ringtones each week, Cingular customers can read music news, view images, listen to music samples, and check out listings of upcoming events including concert dates. The all-inclusive Billboard Mobile service also delivers integrated entertainment applications such as mini-games and music trivia, all presented with an intuitive user interface that is unique among mobile applications. Additionally, customers can use Billboard Mobile to download featured ringtones.

“We are thrilled Cingular customers will be the first to preview and interact with Billboard Mobile,” said Jim Ryan, vice president of consumer data services, Cingular Wireless. “Billboard is the ultimate source for all things music and Billboard Mobile provides an incredibly fun and useful way for our customers to truly experience the world of music directly from their Cingular phone.”

“Billboard Mobile has lots of value for users and really satisfies their thirst for music and their desire to personalize their phones in their own individual way,” said Dan Kranzler, executive chairman, MFORMA. “We looked at how mobile users consume music and we developed Billboard Mobile to give users the greatest experience possible in finding the music they want that matches their personal tastes and interests. Because there are so many ways to search on Billboard Mobile — by artist, by genre or category — users can quickly and easily hone in on exactly what they want. Each song is linked to a detail page including an audio preview and simple purchase options.”

Billboard Mobile can easily be customized to fit each user’s specific interests. For example, users can opt to receive an SMS each week with a listing of the top songs and links to purchase the tones of their choice, or they can opt to receive news when their favorite artist hits the wires.

“Billboard Mobile is the most dynamic mobile music application out there,” said John Kilcullen, Billboard president and publisher. “It totally takes advantage of the mobile phone as a personal computing device and combines it with sophisticated music discovery features, up-to-the-minute pop culture music news and information, exclusive features from Billboard.com, and more. Our collaboration with MFORMA has yielded an incredibly rich fan-driven multimedia music service that we are very proud to have our name on.”

Cingular customers can subscribe to Billboard Mobile for $3.99 per month. Polyphonic ringtones and master tones can be purchased for $1.99 and $2.99, respectively. SMS and data charges may apply and vary according to user rate plans.

About Cingular Wireless
Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving more than 51.6 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. 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/.

About Billboard
Now in its 111th year, Billboard is the world’s premier music publication and a diverse digital, events and brand-licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video and digital entertainment issues and trends. Billboard is the flagship property for the Billboard Information Group, which also consists of Billboard.biz, Billboard.com, Entertainment Law Weekly, Billboard Chart Alert, Billboard Information Network (BIN), Billboard Directories, Billboard Licensing & Events and Billboard Radio Monitor. Billboard is headquartered in New York with bureaus in Boston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville and Washington DC. The Group is a unit of VNU Business Media, a worldwide media company that provides specialized publications, electronically delivered data, expositions and marketing services and is owned by VNU Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Netherlands-based VNU, an international publishing and information company.

About MFORMA Group, Inc.
MFORMA is a leading global publisher and distributor of mobile entertainment. MFORMA provides wireless operators and their customers with the world’s best content and entertainment brands, and provides developers and brand owners with the shortest route to market. MFORMA’s customers include more than 100 of the world’s leading wireless carriers. In addition to the industry’s most comprehensive catalog of BREW, Java, SMS, MMS, and WAP mobile games, MFORMA also provides sports, lifestyle, and information services subscription products. MFORMA’s carrier-grade platform manages the delivery of downloadable games and applications for some of the world’s largest carriers. MFORMA is a U.S. corporation with offices in Bellevue, Washington, San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles, California, USA; London and Manchester, England; Shanghai and Beijing, China; and Seoul, Korea. Please visit http://www.mforma.com/.

Agreement focuses on youth appetite for digital media

Musicland Group Inc., a leading national entertainment retailer, today announced a strategic alliance with Cingular Wireless, the largest wireless company in the United States. The agreement is part of Musicland’s continued diversification of its product offerings, and provides nearly 400 new sales outlets nationwide for Cingular, a joint venture between SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS).

Musicland will carry Cingular’s Pay-As-You-Go GoPhone pre-paid products in Sam Goody and Media Play stores beginning in October.

In addition, the two companies will focus on designing a “break-through” concept in wireless retailing. Musicland and Cingular Wireless will pilot new approaches to retailing digital and wireless devices, such as phones to download music and share pictures, as well as MP3 players, digital cameras, broadband, consumer electronics and fashion. Cingular will be the exclusive postpaid wireless provider for this new initiative, which will be rolled out in test markets in the coming months.

“As Musicland expands its product offerings to include relevant lifestyle categories, such as wireless, it’s important to align with industry leaders that share our vision and have the capacity to bring our ideas to life,” Musicland CEO Eric S. Weisman said. “The agreement with Cingular is the first in a series of strategic partnerships indicating our aggressive expansion of the category.”

“Musicland will be a strong addition to Cingular’s world class distribution network,” said Glenn Lurie, President of National Distribution at Cingular. “Offering our products in Musicland’s stores will play a significant role in Cingular’s leadership in attracting the youth segment and creating new growth opportunities through innovative sales and marketing approaches.”

Musicland and Cingular will focus their efforts on the youth segment — a consumer group that many industry analysts feel offers the greatest growth potential in voice and data services over the next several years. Weisman added, “Young adults present huge upside when marketing converged devices. The objective is to establish an environment in our stores where the chemistry of relevant entertainment content and highly advanced devices can flourish.”

Go Phone Features
Cingular’s GoPhone plans offer the same great features as traditional Cingular Wireless plans, including voicemail, text and instant messaging, MEdia(SM) Net, competitive international calling rates and downloadable ringtones, graphics and games, and no long distance or roaming charges. Additionally, Cingular GoPhone users on the “Pay as You Go” program can also enjoy free mobile-to-mobile calling, giving them unlimited talk time with friends on Cingular’s 50-million subscriber base for free.

Cingular GoPhone customers have the flexibility of using any mobile phone provisioned for the Cingular network, or choosing from one of the three pre- packaged Cingular GoPhone products, including the Sony-Ericsson T290 ($59.99), the Motorola V173 ($79.99) and the Motorola V220 camera phone ($129.99). All pre-packaged GoPhone products are ready to use out of the box. For additional convenience, GoPhone users are notified of their account balance via a free text message immediately after a call is ended, and options for account replenishment are provided at this time so customers are prepared and in control of their account.

Cingular is the nation’s largest wireless company, with more than 51.6 million customers, 2,300 company-owned stores and kiosks, and product presence in 5,100 national retail stores. The company also is represented in 15,000 authorized agent locations.

About Musicland
Musicland Group Inc. is a leading national specialty retailer of entertainment products and services appealing to trend-conscious, entertainment-focused consumers. The company is expanding and diversifying its key entertainment offerings to satisfy the changing needs of its consumers. Musicland operates approximately 900 retail stores and online under the names Sam Goody (samgoody.com), Media Play (mediaplay.com) and Suncoast Motion Picture Company (suncoast.com) in 48 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

About Cingular Wireless
Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving 51.6 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and data network in the nation — the ALLOVER(SM) network — and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(R), 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/

Leading Software Application Enables Users to Make Customized Ringtones From Any Audio File

Xingtone, a leader in mobile content distribution, announced today it can assure compatibility for its popular Xingtone Ringtone Maker(TM) software with the new Motorola ROKR wireless phone featuring iTunes(R). With Xingtone Ringtone Maker, Motorola ROKR users can create customized ringtones from their any audio file

“Motorola ROKR does not deliver what the user really wants. Xingtone is proud to offer the solution with our latest version of our software,” said Jonathan Schreiber, Chief Executive Officer of Xingtone. “With Xingtone Ringtone Maker, ROKR buyers can easily turn any portion of any MP3, CD, or WAV file from their personal collection into a unique ringtone that expresses their own personal style.” Users of the new ROKR phone have been surprised to discover that the music files cannot be used as ringtones. Customers are using Xingtone’s Ringtone Maker to make unique, custom ringtones that sound fantastic on the ROKR.

In addition to featuring an unusually easy-to-use transfer interface, Xingtone Ringtone Maker is the only make-your-own ringtone product to feature legal, over-the-air ringtone transfers using text messaging (requires Internet-enabled phone) — a patent-pending technology. For more information about Xingtone Ringtone Maker including retail availability, visit http://www.xingtone.com/ . Xingtone software is available both for PC and Mac users and is compatible with over 120 phones.

About Xingtone: Xingtone empowers customers and artists with its off- carrier mobile distribution platform that brings content, including music, images and videos, to wireless devices at the click of a button. The company’s first product for consumers, Xingtone Ringtone Maker, is the only legal, patent-pending software application for mobile phones that allows users to easily create real music ringtones from their personal music library. Xingtone Ringtone Maker is available from the company’s website at http://www.xingtone.com/ and in most major North American resellers via a distribution partnership with industry leader Sonic / Roxio.

The company’s Xingtone mStore service allows artists and content creators to easily convert their music, images and videos to mobile formats and have their own complete, one-stop e-commerce capable mobile content store with samples, preview, and shopping cart.

Xingtone’s software and services are compatible with most major carriers in the U.S. and Canada, including Sprint PCS, Cingular (including AT&T Wireless) and T-Mobile, and they currently support more than 120 handsets. Xingtone is a fast-growing company expanding globally and is now offering its products and services in the EU beginning and plans to launch in Asia Pacific Spring 2006.

iTunes is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Cingular Wireless Pumps Up Ringtone Library with an Unprecedented 26 Titles from Hip Hop Diva, Missy Elliott

Cingular Wireless, Warner Music Group and Atlantic Music Group today announced that Missy Elliott has joined the Cingular Sounds(TM) family of artists, providing 26 chart-topping tracks to be available as exclusive 30-second ringtones to Cingular customers. The Missy Elliott collection, coined “Missy Tones,” is a perfect addition to the Cingular Sounds program as it represents the latest and greatest titles from one of music’s most innovative and influential female superstars.

“The addition of Missy Elliott, the best-selling female rap artist of all- time, marks the introduction of the largest collection of music content into the Cingular Sounds program,” said John Burbank, vice president of marketing, Cingular Wireless. “Cingular Sounds continues to set the stage for us to introduce and, in this case, re-introduce our wireless customers to some of the hottest music content available today.”

“Warner Music Group is committed to making the mobile space an important place for consumers to connect with our artists,” said Michael Nash, Senior Vice President, Digital Strategy and Business Development. “With this agreement, Warner Music Group not only extends our great partnership with Cingular, but, for the first time, makes Missy Elliott master ringtones available to her many fans.”

“Missy Elliott has always enjoyed a unique bond with her fans, a relationship that will be dramatically enhanced through this exciting new association with Cingular,” said Camille Hackney, Vice President of Strategic Marketing, Atlantic Records. “With over two dozen masters spanning her entire career now available in the ringtone world, Missy fans will have an unprecedented ability to customize their wireless phones with their own personal Missy favorites. This is the next evolution in Missy’s career as a groundbreaking, forward-thinking artist, and Cingular is the perfect partner.”

“Mobile technology is quickly becoming a dominant medium for content and it is important to us, at Violator, to keep our clients on the forefront of emerging trends,” said Elliott’s manager Mona Scott, President of Violator Management. “Cingular presented a very progressive opportunity for us to partner Missy with an industry leader and we are excited to be in business with them.”

The Collection
Missy Elliott’s extensive music catalog is being launched exclusively as Music Tones through Cingular Sounds. Titles include:

• “Lose Control”
• “Get Ur Freak On”
• “Hot Boyz”
• “I’m Really Hot”
• “One Minute Man”
• “4 My Man”
• “Bad Man”
• “Gossip Folks”
• “Joy”
• “Mommy”
• “Pump it Up”
• “Sock It 2 Me”
• “Teary Eyed”
• “Time And Again”
• “She’s A B*tch”
• “All N My Grill”
• “Beep Me 911″
• “Hit ‘Em Wit’ Da Hee”
• “Busa Rhyme”
• “Click Clack”
• “On and On”
• “Remember”
• “Slide”
• “Take Away”
• “The Rain”
• “Work It”

To download a Missy Elliott-featured Music Tone from a GSM phone, including her latest smash single “Lose Control (featuring Ciara and Fat Man Scoop),” which has received an impressive six nominations for the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards, Cingular customers should:

• Go to MEdia Mall on their phone’s main menu
• Select “Shop Ringtones”
• Select Cingular Sounds
• Follow the onscreen prompt to download the ringtone

After downloading, the ringtone can be set to play on incoming calls from the phone’s Main Menu. Cingular customers are charged a one-time download fee of $2.49 for ringtones, plus a charge for the number of kilobytes or minutes used to download the ringtone to a wireless phone. Cingular customers can also go the Cingular Sounds website (http://www.cingularsounds.com/) to preview, purchase and download the Missy Elliott ringtone collection.

Enjoy More Savings with the Cingular Sounds Tone Club
Cingular has launched the Cingular Sounds Tone Club — a new feature that lets ringtone fans download new Music Tones each month at a significant savings, as compared to buying Music Tones separately. The Tone Club offers two unique packages: 3 Pack and 6 Pack. By paying a monthly fee, customers can choose from any available Music Tones, polyphonic ringtones or graphics from Cingular’s vast content catalog.

Tone Club package details include:

3 Pack
$5.99/month
3 Music Tones or polyphonic ringtones or Graphics
Savings over Music Tones purchased separately: 20 percent

6 Pack
$9.99/month
6 Music Tones or polyphonic ringtones or Graphics
Savings over Music Tones purchased separately: 30 percent

To learn more about the Cingular Sounds Tone Club visit http://www.cingularsounds.com/.

About Missy Elliott
A five-time Grammy Award winner, Missy Elliott has cooked up another hit with her new Goldmind/Atlantic album, “The Cookbook,” which debuted in the #2 spot on the Billboard 200 album chart. The album marks Elliott’s sixth full- length release since making her solo debut in 1997. The best-selling female hip-hop artist of all time, her many accolades include 17 MTV award nominations, three BET Awards, and five Lady of Soul/Soul Train Awards. Not only a visionary recording artist and performer, Elliott is one of the few women who enjoy an equal amount of success behind the scenes. As a prolific songwriter and producer, she has acquired a star-studded list of production credits that includes Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, and Destiny’s Child, among others. As the head of her own record label, The Goldmind, Inc., she launched the career of R&B star Tweet. Elliott has just wrapped up the first season of her dramality show, UPN’s The Road To Stardom with Missy Elliott, and she has created a unique joint venture with adidas for a line of clothing, shoes, and accessories under the moniker, Respect ME. Elliott is a native of Virginia.

The Cingular Sounds Family

• March 2004 - Cingular becomes the first wireless provider to offer authentic music content from all major record labels, including: EMI Music (Capitol Records’ parent company), Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music.
• April 2005 - Cingular makes music history when it announced the Cingular Sounds program and debuts the Coldplay single “Speed of Sound” as a Music Tone ringtone before it can be heard anywhere else.
• May 2005 - Cingular introduces the first-ever wireless content from Gwen Stefani including exclusive ringtones from her album “Love, Angel, Music, Baby” and a video postcard from her latest single “Hollaback Girl”
• July 2005 - Cingular Sounds introduces its first country music wireless content, launching “All Jacked Up” by Gretchen Wilson as an exclusive Music Tone ringtone before its debut on radio.
• August 2005 - Rock group Foo Fighters launch their new single D.O.A. exclusively on the Cingular Sounds stage prior to its radio debut. Foo Fighters also launched six more tracks as Music Tones as part of the Cingular Sounds program.

About Cingular Wireless
Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving 51.6 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and data network in the nation — the ALLOVER(SM) network — and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(R), the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly minutes. Details of the company are available at https://www.cingular.com/. Get Cingular Wireless press releases emailed to you automatically. Sign up at https://www.cingular.com/newsroom.

About Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group (WMG) became the only stand-alone music company to be publicly traded in the United States in May 2005. With its broad roster of new stars and legendary artists, Warner Music Group is home to a collection of the best-known record labels in the music industry including Atlantic, Bad Boy, Elektra, Lava, Maverick, Nonesuch, Reprise, Rhino, Sire, Warner Bros. and Word. Warner Music International, a leading company in national and international repertoire operates through numerous international affiliates and licensees in more than 50 countries. Warner Music Group also includes Warner/Chappell Music, one of the world’s leading music publishers, with a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide.

About Atlantic Records
Established in New York City in 1947, Atlantic Records grew from literally a one-room operation into one of the world’s preeminent music companies. Atlantic has released a string of recordings which have had a profound impact on the course of modern music, its rich history including such musical icons as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, John Coltrane, and Led Zeppelin. The Atlantic roster today includes many of the world’s most popular recording artists, among them Bjork, Ryan Cabrera, Tracy Chapman, Phil Collins, The Darkness, Craig David, Missy Elliott, Fabolous, Fat Joe, Jet, Jewel, Juvenile, Kid Rock, Lil’ Kim, matchbox twenty, Jason Mraz, Sean Paul, P.O.D., Pretty Ricky, Rush, Shinedown, Staind, Sugar Ray, T.I., Trick Daddy, Twista, and many more. Visit http://www.atlanticrecords.com/ for more information.

Ringtone Media Studio Allows Users to Create Custom Ringtones, Wallpapers and Videos

Avanquest Software, a leading developer and publisher of utility, mobility and productivity software for the global PC market, today introduced Ringtone Media Studio, the first all-in-one mobile phone ringtone creation and image-editing suite for the North American market.

Targeting a U.S. consumer ringtone market forecasted to exceed $500 million in 2005, Ringtone Media Studio is compatible with more than 450 popular mobile phones, enabling millions of consumers to personalize their mobile phones without the repetitive high cost of purchasing digital content.

Ringtone Media Studio provides everything consumers need to create high-quality real music ringtones from their existing music collections and customize polyphonic ringtones. It also allows them to personalize their phones with wallpapers using their favorite photos or digital images from the Web and includes a Video Studio that edits real video clips and transfers them to the mobile phone.

Supporting handsets from Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Siemens and other manufacturers, Ringtone Media Studio enables one-click transfer of users’ ringtones, wallpapers and videos to their cell phones via Bluetooth, Infrared or optional cable. The software automatically selects the digital media format appropriate for the user’s phone and also allows users to save their customized creations as files on their PC.

“Ringtone Media Studio eliminates ringtone and wallpaper download fees and recurring mobile content subscription charges, giving consumers the freedom to control the content on their mobile phone just like they do on their PCs,” said Bob Lang, president, Avanquest Mobility Software Division. “With three editing studios and a free media library this is the true all-in-one creative cost-saving solution mobile phone users have been seeking.”

The centerpiece of Ringtone Media Studio, the Melody Studio, includes a real music mixer to convert CDs and MP3s into ringtones as well as a polyphonic ringtone editor to customize MIDI files. The software even comes complete with a free 5,000-piece online media library of wallpapers, ringtones and video samples (www.ringtonemediastudio.com), allowing users to begin customizing their phones immediately. Additional free content is added regularly to the Online Media Library to ensure users never run out of creative options.

Once users have selected digital content from their own files or the free media library, they can personalize their selections using three powerful editing studios:

• Melody Studio: Create custom ringtones from MP3s, audio CDs and MIDI polyphonic files; modify existing files (a mixing console, audio effects and voice recorder are included) and automatically convert them to the user’s unique mobile phone format.
• Image Studio: Easily design and modify mobile wallpapers and screen-savers; touch-up images, photos, and screen captures stored on a PC, crop; add special effects, frames, symbols and text. A preview screen verifies the image is rendered properly for the customer’s mobile phone display.
• Video Studio: Start with an original video clip or modify one from the online media library. Edit to length, and then add text, sound, music, special effects, transitions, etc.
• The product is available over the Web and at thousands of retail outlets across North America, at $19.95. A free trial version is available

Sprint names famed rock group as its July ‘Featured Artist’

Sprint (NYSE:FON) and Warner Bros. Records today announced that Sprint is the first wireless carrier to offer the songs of rock-music legends Metallica as ringers. Sprint customers will have an exclusive opportunity to personalize their mobile phones with Metallica’s music by downloading Music Tones — ringers made from actual clips of the band’s songs — direct from their Sprint PCS Vision(SM) Phones. As Sprint’s July “Featured Artist,” more than 20 Metallica Music Tones will be available for customers to choose from, including “Enter Sandman,” “Fade to Black” and “For Whom The Bell Tolls.”

“Sprint customers will be the first to get Metallica Music Tones on their phones,” said Nancy Beaton, general manager - Music and Personalization, Sprint. “As the first carrier to offer Music Tones and now the first to offer these real-song ringers from Metallica, Sprint leads the industry in offering the best music services to millions of customers across the United States.”

Metallica is one of the best-known rock bands in the world. Their 11 albums have sold more than 90 million copies over the past 24 years that the band has been together.

The Metallica - Featured Artist site on Sprint PCS Vision is available through the Ringers Page on Sprint PCS Vision Phones. Customers can browse and purchase Metallica Music Tones from this site; sign up for the band’s mobile messaging list; and check out their favorite ringers, screen savers, games and applications available on Sprint. To access the site, go to Menu/ Downloads/ Ringers/ Get New/ Metallica - Featured Artist. Sprint Music Tones are $2.50 each.

About Sprint
Sprint offers an extensive range of innovative communication products and solutions, including global IP, wireless, local and multiproduct bundles. A Fortune 100 company with more than $27 billion in annual revenues in 2004, Sprint is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying state- of-the-art network technologies, including the United States’ first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network; an award-winning Tier 1 Internet backbone; and one of the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide wireless networks in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.sprint.com/mr .

About Metallica
For more information, visit http://metallica.com/ .

Miyow Pty Ltd, the world’s leading personalised music company, has launched an innovative and unique range of personalised ringtones for mobile phones. These Singing, Love and Caller Nametones are available with the top 2000 English names - 95% of the English speaking population - and in six music genres - Club Mix, Rock, Mediterranean, Latin, Jazz, and Spanish Guitar.All Nametones are available for immediate licensing by mobile content providers, aggregators and operators. To find out more, please visit http://www.miyow.com/mobile.

Personalised Mobile Music Products

Singing Nametone:
Singing Nametones sing the user’s name when they receive a call, e.g. [ Peter ], hey pick up!

Love Nametone:
A great mobile gift for partners: Love Nametones sing the partner’s name when they receive a call, e.g. [ Jenny ], my darling, oh please pick up the phone.

Caller Nametone:
By setting individual Caller Nametones to the user’s contacts, the phone will sing the contact’s name when they call, e.g. [ Christine ] is calling.

“Our range of Singing Nametones are revolutionary mobile content innovations,” said Terence Ling, Creative Director, Miyow. “Now people can get personalised songs containing their names as ringtones. This is all made possible by our groundbreaking LyriMix platform. We believe that our Singing Nametones will usher in a new wave of handset personalisation.”

About Miyow Pty Ltd
Miyow is the world’s leading provider of high-impact personalised music content and software solutions to create, manage and deliver personalised music. For more information, visit http://www.miyow.com

High-Quality Digital Music, 3D Gaming and Megapixel Imaging Advance Mobile Entertainment 

Sony Ericsson today announced a second Walkman(R) phone with the introduction of the Sony Ericsson W600, a unique all-in-one compact device. With the W600 consumers can do more:

• Handle phone calls while listening to digital music on the move
• Capture great quality mega pixel images and video
• Experience 3D game play
• Access the Internet and e-mail

“The W600 is an exciting new product leveraging the heritage of our parent companies and demonstrates the vision when we combined Sony and Ericsson,” said Miles Flint, global president of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications.

“Sony Ericsson led the way with high quality photos from a mobile phone, and now consumers can use their mobile phone to easily access their favorite music any where any time. Like all Sony Ericsson handsets, the W600 is a phone first with superb functionality and easy access to digital content and applications that allow consumers to do more, hear more and experience more,” Flint adds.

The W600 is the second in a series of Walkman phones that deliver an open-standard-based digital music player for the mass market combined with a wide variety of key features such as:

• easy-to-use software to copy music to the device
• ample music storage capacity & long battery life
• great sound quality w/ superior headphones and built-in stereo speakers
• utting-edge designs
• easy connection to other devices via Bluetooth(TM)

“First imaging and gaming, and now adding music to your mobile phone is the wave of the future. With the W600, music lovers won’t miss important phone calls. When a call comes in the music player automatically stops and you receive important calls,” said Urban Gillstrom president of Sony Ericsson in North America.

“We believe the W600 sets itself apart and will be another ‘Wow, I’ve got to have it!’ Sony Ericsson product — a mobile phone packed with cool features in a compact form,” Gillstrom added.

Walkman Phone — Music On-The-Go Anytime Anywhere
W600 Walkman phone comes packaged with Disc2Phone(R) PC software that enables quick, convenient transfer of music onto the phone via a PC. Accessing music on the handset is quick and easy via hard music buttons that play, pause and stop music tracks.

The W600 handles multiple file formats including MP3 and AAC. Using PC software from Sony CONNECT, downloaded songs and songs copied from CD’s can be transferred to the W600.

Keeping a music collection up to date is a breeze. Consumers can easily browse, sort, find, transfer and delete music files. The W600 can store up to ten full length CDs or between 80 and 120 songs depending on bit rate.

With a unique music / flight mode setting that turns off the mobile phone transmitter and the high quality headphones, consumers can listen to music anywhere — even on an airplane. The W600 will play music for up to 15 hours with the phone on, or 30 hours with the phone in music mode.

Staying Connected
The W600 supports Bluetooth wireless functionality to easily connect other Bluetooth enabled devices such as photo printers and headsets or for peer-to-peer gaming. USB plug and play allows consumers to move images, music, and video easily between a PC and the W600.

Capturing Memories
The W600 has a 1.3 MegaPixel camera, video recorder, picture light, and is as simple to use as a traditional digital camera.

Mobile Entertainment
With the W600 games can be played in both vertical and horizontal mode enhancing the widescreen details which gives the feel of a console gaming experience. The W600 offers an enhanced gaming experience via a 3D graphic engine making game play fast and smooth. A unique five-way navigation key and dedicated A/B gaming buttons provides the feel of traditional gaming. The W600 is pre-installed with 3D versions of Worms(TM) Forts: Under Siege 3D developed by THQ Wireless, Extreme Air Snowboarding(TM) developed by Digital Chocolate and a new multiplayer version of Midway’s Gauntlet(TM), developed under license by TKO Software.

Optional Accessories
The MMC-60 Music Cable can connect the W600 to a stereo Hi-Fi, and the HCA-60 Advanced Car hands-free kit allows music to be played through a car’s speakers. Other accessories are available on Sony Ericsson’s E-shop.

The W600 will be available in North America beginning in the fourth quarter 2005.

W600 — Features at a glance:

Imaging and messaging 
• QuickShare(TM)
• 1.3 MegaPixel camera
• Digital Still Camera user interface
• 4 x digital zoom
• Picture light
• 176 x 220 pixel TFT display
• 1.8″ 262K color display
• Video recording and full screen playback
• SMS and MMS
• Instant Messaging
• Adobe picture PC softwareEntertainment
• 2 Stereo speakers
• Style-Up(TM) covers
• PlayNow(TM) ringtones and games
• Horizontal full screen games
• RDS FM radio
• Walkman(R) player (MP3/AAC)
• 256 MB user memory
• Stereo headset with 3.5 mm jack
• 40 polyphonic tones
• Java MIDP 2.0
• 3D Java games
• Photo DJ(TM), MusicDJ(TM) and VideoDJ(TM) MegaBass(TM)
• Stereo WideningConnectivity
• Triple-band 850/1800/1900 MHz
• EDGE/GPRS class 10
• Access NetFront HTML browser
• Bluetooth(TM) and Infrared
• PC software
• External antenna connector
• USB system connector and cable

About Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications and its affiliated companies serve the global communications market with innovative and feature-rich mobile phones, accessories, PC-cards and M2M solutions. Established as a joint venture by Ericsson and Sony in 2001, with head quarters in London, the company employs 5,000 people worldwide, including R&D sites in Europe, Japan, China and America. For more information, please visit http://www.sonyericsson.com/ and to purchase Sony Ericsson products visit http://www.sonyericsson.com/us/shop

Now Playing on Sprint PCS Vision(SM) Phones: Sprint Presents Music Tones From the Hottest Shows on Broadway

Sprint (NYSE:FON) today announced the availability of Music Tones featuring actual song clips from the most popular shows on Broadway. Sprint PCS Vision customers don’t have to be Broadway insiders to hear music from “Wicked,” “Chicago,” “Avenue Q,” “The Producers,” “Hairspray,” “Phantom of the Opera” and more every time their phone rings. Many of these ringers are exclusively available to Sprint customers.

“Sprint customers are downloading music to their wireless phones at a phenomenal rate,” said Jeff Hallock, vice president - Product Marketing and Strategy, Sprint. “As a proud partner of Live Broadway, we’re glad to offer an extensive line-up of Broadway show tunes as Music Tones through our Sprint PCS Vision service. Broadway fans join the masses of music enthusiasts who enjoy personalizing their phone with their favorite tunes.”

Favorite Ringers include:

• “Popular” from “Wicked”
• “All That Jazz” from “Chicago”
• “When You Got It, Flaunt It” from “The Producers”
• “Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now” from “Hairspray”
• “It Sucks To Be Me” from “Avenue Q”
• “Once Upon A Time” from “Brooklyn”
• “All I Ask Of You” from “Phantom of the Opera”

Sprint is an avid supporter of the Broadway community through sponsorships of the Tony Awards and the League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc. (”Live Broadway”), including sponsorship of the Live Broadway Web site, http://www.livebroadway.com/ ; Broadway on Broadway, a Broadway season kick-off live concert; and The Broadway Line at 1-888-BROADWAY, the official toll-free hotline for information and tickets to Broadway shows in New York City and on tour in 140 cities across North America.

“Broadway ringers offer fans a totally new way to enjoy show tunes from their favorite productions,” said Jed Bernstein, President of The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc. “Our partnership with Sprint has helped us build excitement for Broadway among a larger audience.”

Sprint PCS Vision customers can purchase and download ringers directly from their Sprint PCS Vision Phones or at http://www.sprintpcs.com/ . To access Broadway ringers on the phone go to Menu/ Downloads/ Ringers/ Get New/ TV, Movies & Show Tunes/ Show Tunes. Music Tones are $2.50 each.

For more information and to preview a sampling of Broadway-themed Music Tones available on Sprint PCS Vision, please visit http://www.sprint.com/broadway .

About Sprint
Sprint offers an extensive range of innovative communication products and solutions, including global IP, wireless, local and multiproduct bundles. A Fortune 100 company with more than $27 billion in annual revenues in 2004, Sprint is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying state-of-the-art network technologies, including the United States’ first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network; an award-winning Tier 1 Internet backbone; and one of the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide wireless networks in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.sprint.com/mr .

About the American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards
The Antoinette Perry Tony Awards(R) are bestowed annually on theatre professionals for distinguished achievement on Broadway. The Tony is one of the most coveted awards in the entertainment industry and the annual telecast - the night America watches Broadway - is considered one of the most prestigious programs on television. The Tony Awards are presented by Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of the American Theatre Wing and The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc., and will air nationally on CBS on Sunday, June 5, 2005 from 8-11 p.m. ET/PT. http://www.tonyawards.com/ .

About The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc.
The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc., founded in 1930, is the national trade organization for the Broadway industry, which operates under the Live Broadway(R) trademark. With over 500 members including theater owners, operators, producers and presenters of Broadway productions in New York and 140 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada, The League and its members help bring Broadway to more than 25 million people annually. Some Broadway industry programs initiated by the League include The Broadway Line(R), a national toll-free Broadway information hotline (1-888-BROADWAY) and Broadway on Broadway(R), a free outdoor concert held in Times Square each September attracting more than 50,000 spectators(with the Times Square Alliance). In addition, the League co-presents the annual Tony Awards(R) with the American Theatre Wing. Visit http://www.livebroadway.com/ and http://www.ilovenytheatre.com/ , multilingual Broadway web site for more information about The League and Broadway.

Perfect For Teens And Young Adults, Verizon Wireless Offers The Latest Must- Have Wireless Phone Features: Personalized Tones, Get It Now and V CAST

Verizon Wireless, the nation’s leading wireless service provider, knows exactly what teens and young adults want in a new wireless phone: cutting-edge features through Verizon Wireless’ Get It Now(R) and V CAST services that give trendsetters the freedom to express their individuality and get the most out of life.

Keep it Simple But Keep it Cool
Having the coolest, most fully loaded phone is easy - just start with the basics. Wireless phones from Verizon Wireless are chock-full of features to make every phone a one of a kind. World travelers coming back from a semester abroad can use the world clock, available on select phones, to keep track of the time overseas so they know when to call their new friends.

Whether out to dinner in a big group or just a low-key evening for two, teens and young adults can use the conveniently built-in tip calculator to easily compute the correct amount to leave the waiter, a feature available on many phones from Verizon Wireless.

Get Even More from Get It Now
One way to ensure the “freshest” phone is using the phone to identify the hottest new tunes by downloading Song IDentity from Rocket Mobile, Inc. Whether in a club, at a party or listening to the radio, customers can use Song IDentity to identify whatever song is currently playing. Music lovers simply use their phones to record a few seconds of the latest hit song and within moments, the artist, title and album will appear.

When making plans, teens and young adults need to make sure they’re up-to- the-minute on the latest hot spot and aware of all their options. Get It Now customers with the busiest of social lives can simply download Vindigo(R) City Guide, Vindigo’s all-inclusive information application, and by location or name search through thousands of restaurants, stores, nightspots, ATMs, museums and bathrooms. Get interactive color maps, door-to-door directions, movie show times and even live music schedules all while on the move.

Teens and young adults can make any wireless phone stand out in a crowd by customizing their phones with chart topping true tones, real-music ring tones from VZW Tones. Music fans with select Get It Now-enabled phones can browse through VZW Tones’ frequently updated extensive collection of hit songs by popular artists to change their ring tone to fit any mood, allowing them to be the first in the crowd with the latest true tone. Download charges for Get It Now applications vary and airtime charges apply when browsing, downloading and using certain applications. Customers need a Get It Now-enabled handset and Verizon Wireless digital service to access the Get It Now virtual store.

Top it Off with V CAST
Knowing what’s hot keeps teens and young adults on the cutting edge of all the latest trends. With the new V CAST wireless broadband multimedia service, which runs on Verizon Wireless’ EV-DO network, added to select V CAST enabled phones, trend seeking, style gurus can view crystal clear graphics for 3D games, music videos and video clips. More than just another feature, V CAST brings a plethora of the latest entertainment, news, sports and music videos from popular content providers like NBC Universal, CNN, ESPN, Twentieth Television, E! Entertainment, Comedy Central and FOX Sports.

The V CAST Showcase — the perfect resource for teens and young adults with the busiest of social lives — allows customers to watch regularly updated mobisodes, while waiting to meet up with friends. With one-minute original mobisodes of serial dramas like Twentieth Television’s “Love and Hate” and “The Sunset Hotel” as well as popular shows like Twentieth Century Fox Television’s “24: Conspiracy” and FOX’s “The Simple Life: Interns,” V CAST customers can catch all the excitement and drama while on-the-go.

V CAST customers looking for some interactive play while waiting to meet up with friends can escape to the tropics and catch a quick game of mini golf with 3D Beach Mini Golf from Digital Chocolate, Inc. With sand traps, big jumps and long risky strokes waiting for each player, mini golfers of any ability will find a challenge while killing some extra minutes.

Customers can equip their V CAST-enabled phones with V CAST for $15.00 monthly access added to their Verizon Wireless calling plan. Unlimited basic video clips are included, but application download fees apply for 3D games, premium video clips and all other Get It Now applications. There are no airtime charges to download, stream or watch V CAST content. Customers can also download or stream premium short content, such as music videos, 3D games and mobisodes, available at additional cost.

For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to http://www.verizonwireless.com/ .

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation’s most reliable wireless network, serving 45.5 million voice and data customers. Headquartered in Bedminster, NJ, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at http://www.verizonwireless.com/ . To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia .

Greet Wireless Callers With a Song Instead of a Ring; Numerous Artists and Music Genres Available

Verizon Wireless, the first national carrier to launch Ringback Tones, today announced the arrival of its Ringback Tones service in New England. Verizon Wireless customers throughout the region can now find the perfect Ringback Tone to replace the standard ring callers hear while they wait for their call to be answered.

To hear a sample Ringback Tone dial (617) 851-1757 or 860-227-1210.

With Ringback Tones from Verizon Wireless, customers can browse through a catalog of more than 2,400 songs in 13 different music genres from SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group. With categories including Rap, Hip Hop, Soundtracks, Metal/Alternative, R&B/Soul, 80’s, Classic Rock, Pop/Rock, Country, Club Hits, 70’s, Oldies, 60’s and Holiday, customers can easily search through the catalog to find a Ringback Tone to fit their personal style. Customers can set-up Ringback Tones to include a default Ringback Tone (including the Verizon Wireless standard Ringback Tone), or assign different Ringback Tones for each caller based upon Caller ID, Group List or the time of day. With Ringback Tones from Verizon Wireless, customers can select Ringback Tones to replace the standard ring callers hear while they wait for their call to be answered. As of April, the ‘Top 10′ Ringback Tones were:

(1) Baby Got Back — Sir Mix-A-Lot
(2) Boulevard Of Broken Dreams — Green Day
(3) Sexual Healing — Marvin Gaye
(4) Ludacris says “I’m Here to Soothe You…” (Voice message)
(5) Nice & Slow — Usher
(6) What You Gon Do — Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz
(7) Karma — Alicia Keys
(8) Heaven — Los Lonely Boys