Cingular Wireless

Company: Cingular Wireless is the second largest wireless company in the U.S. and is dedicated to providing customers with wireless technology designed to enrich their lives.

Vision: Cingular Wireless’ vision is to simplify the wireless experience for its consumer and business customers by offering easy-to-understand, affordable rate plans and excellent customer service. Cingular Wireless is bringing next-generation wireless data products - from corporate e-mail to downloadable ringtones - to customers nationwide through its advanced networks.

Ownership: Cingular Wireless is a joint venture between the domestic wireless divisions of SBC (NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth (NYSE: BLS). SBC owns 60 percent of the company and BellSouth owns 40 percent, based on the value of the assets both contributed to the venture.

Revenues: Year 2002 annual revenue for Cingular Wireless was more than $14.7 billion.

Reach: Cingular Wireless serves more than 23 million voice and data customers across the United States. A leader in mobile voice and data communications, Cingular Wireless is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover, the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly minutes. Cingular Wireless provides cellular/PCS service in 43 of the top 50 markets nationwide, and provides corporate e-mail and other advanced data services through its GPRS, EDGE, and Mobitex packet data networks.

• Cingular Wireless Products:
• Digital Wireless Voice
• Analog Wireless Voice
• Wireless Data
  • GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)
  • Interactive Messaging
  • Corporate E-mail Access
  • Short Messaging
  • Wireless Internet/ WAP

Cingular Wireless has the largest all digital network in the Carolina’s. Some of the benefits to an all digital network are the ability to use features when ever you are in the coverage area, such as voice mail alerts, caller id, internet, etc. With the recent merger of Bell South Mobility and South Western Bell the focus of their company and the efficiency of customer service have improved substantially.

Their rate plans, with the option of unlimited night and weekends, internet access, nationwide long distance or roll over minutes, have become more than competitive. Also, according to their internet site (www.cingular.com) they will be releasing packet data internet access any time now (Nextel is the only carrier at this point that has that technology).

Cingular Wireless is the only wireless carrier with both national voice coverage and a nationwide dedicated data network, providing the country's most competitive companies with what they need to succeed. Backed by more than a decade of wireless experience, Cingular Wireless partners with businesses to develop wireless strategies built around individual business needs.