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Cingular Wireless Adds Two New Siemens Phones Loaded With Style and



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LAS VEGAS, Feb 10, 2003 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Cingular Wireless and
Siemens today announced the immediate availability of two new phones -- the CT56
and A56 -- broadening Siemens' product offerings for Cingular customers with
fashionable design, personalization features and next-generation technology. The
CT56 and A56 are both powered by Cingular's Global System for Mobile
communications (GSM) network.

The handsets offer features that improve mobile communication for work or play,
including mobile Internet access, via Cingular Wireless Internet and Wireless
Internet Express, Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS), allowing users to
personalize their wireless experience by adding sounds, animation and graphics
to their text messages and downloadable ringtones. With these two new
feature-rich products, individuals can naturally extend their personality
through music, art and technology. These features are available from Cingular's
online portal, My Wireless Window (www.mywirelesswindow.com ).

"With Siemens' attention to style, technology and a full range of user needs at
competitive prices, we're confident the A56 and CT56 mobile phones will appeal
to our growing GSM subscriber base," said Michelle Mindala, executive director,
supply chain, Cingular Wireless.

"Mobile phones are increasingly a reflection of who you are, and we're excited
to be giving additional personalization choices to Cingular's customers," said
Bernt Klein, senior vice president and general manager of the Mobile Phones
unit, NAFTA region, within Siemens Information and Communication Mobile. "We
want to offer consumers access to data, the Internet and features that speak to
their personal styles and tastes. The A56 and CT56 mobile phones represent how
the mobile lifestyle can be more than just two voices talking in a handset."

CT56

The CT56 wireless phone is a dual band 850/1900 MHz GSM phone supporting GPRS
packet data. It allows users to make calls using voice dialing or take calls
using the phone's integrated speakerphone feature. The CT56 mobile phone's
polyphonic sound capabilities deliver a fuller, realistic sound to ring tones,
(e.g., a dog barking, an ambulance siren, a cat meowing). Built- in wireless
Java technology gives customers access to applications such as games with real
vibration feedback.

A56

The A56 wireless phone is a dual band 850/1900 MHz GSM phone designed to meet
everyday communication needs. It can be easily personalized through numerous
interchangeable color CLIPit(TM) front/back covers, customized covers and a
variety of downloadable ring tones and display images. Customers can choose
various screensaver animations and liven up incoming calls by assigning
different images and ring tones to the callers. Short Messaging Service (SMS) to
specified groups enables subscribers to contact multiple people simultaneously
with a text message.

ABOUT CINGULAR WIRELESS

Cingular Wireless, a joint venture between SBC Communications (NYSE: SBC) and
BellSouth (NYSE: BLS), serves more than 22 million voice and data customers
across the United States. A leader in mobile voice and data communications,
Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover, the wireless plan
that lets customers keep their unused monthly minutes. Cingular 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 and Mobitex
packet data networks. Details of the company are available at www.cingular.com .

ABOUT SIEMENS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION MOBILE

The Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group (Siemens mobile) offers
the complete range of mobile solutions including mobile devices, infrastructure
and applications. Devices include mobile phones, fashion accessory phones,
wireless modules, mobile organizers and cordless phones as well as products for
wireless home networks. The infrastructure portfolio includes GSM, GPRS and 3G
mobile network technologies from base stations and switching systems to
intelligent networks, e.g. for prepaid services. Mobile Applications cover
end-to-end solutions for Messaging, Location Based Services or Mobile Payment.
For fiscal 2002 (September 30), Siemens mobile recorded sales of EUR 11 billion
and employed approximately 28,600 people worldwide. You can access further
information about Siemens mobile on the Internet at
http://www.siemens-mobile.com .

ABOUT SIEMENS AG

Siemens AG (NYSE: SI), headquartered in Munich, is a leading global electronics
and engineering company. It employs 426,000 people in 192 countries and reported
worldwide sales of $77.8 billion in fiscal 2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02). The United
States is Siemens' largest market in the world, with sales of $21.5 billion in
fiscal 2002 and approximately 70,000 employees in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.
Corporate headquarters for Siemens' U.S. businesses are located in New York
City. For more information visit www.usa.siemens.com .

Any statements in this document that are not historical facts are forward-
looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties; actual results may
differ from the forward-looking statements. Siemens AG undertakes no obligation
to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward- looking
statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date
hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Siemens is a
trademark of Siemens AG. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.



* Battery performance is approximate. Feature availability depends on
network configurations, signal strength, usage patterns, and
subscription. Not available in all areas.

SOURCE Cingular Wireless


CONTACT: Clay Owen of Cingular Wireless, [phone], or
[e-mail] , or Jacob Rice of Siemens Information and
Communication Mobile, [phone], or [e-mail]

URL: http://www.cingular.com
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