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AT&T Wireless Selects MapQuest.com to Provide Driving Directions and Real-time Traffic Reports for AT&T Digital PocketNet ServiceMapQuest.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:MQST), a leader in online and wireless destination information solutions, today announced its partnership with AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. (NYSE:AWE), a leading nationwide provider of advanced wireless voice and data services. MapQuest believes that this partnership will continue its drive to have its services available to consumers any time, on any device. MapQuest.com now provides users of the new AT&T Digital PocketNet(SM) service with three valuable MapQuest resources for local travelers: door-to-door driving directions, real-time traffic reports and location-based services to 'find the nearest' local businesses and attractions in their area. The AT&T Digital PocketNet service delivers a personalized wireless Internet phone experience by providing free, unlimited access to 40 leading Web sites, including MapQuest.com. This service is also available on the AT&T Personal Web Site, allowing individuals to use their PocketNet service on both their wireless phone and a computer with Internet access. MapQuest, a leading Internet site for maps, driving directions, real-time traffic and business listings, is a featured site on the PocketNet Service, where it provides the same valuable and convenient online travel-related services at www.mapquest.com to consumers while on the go. MapQuest's wireless service for PocketNet is specifically designed for the mobile phone interface, making it quick and easy to search for driving directions by address, zipcode, airport or business listing. MapQuest's location-based service offers categories especially useful to the mobile traveler, including detailed directions to the area's nearest restaurants, hotels, banks/ ATMs, retailers and gas stations in the Find It section. Users can obtain traffic information by metropolitan market, or along any driving route calculated by the service, allowing them to compute a route to their destination, then see what current traffic conditions might affect their drive. "MapQuest is continuing its mission to achieve anytime, anywhere consumer access through partnerships with premier wireless service providers like AT&T Wireless Services," said Michael Mulligan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MapQuest.com. "AT&T's launch of the AT&T Digital PocketNet service is the latest sign that the wireless Internet is here to stay. MapQuest's location-based services continue to be among the most widely requested wireless content by mobile phone users, and we are excited to be at the forefront of the wireless revolution." "We are extremely pleased to include MapQuest, a well-known and highly regarded brand in the online travel space, as part of our new service," said Kendra Vandermeulen, Senior Vice President, Product Development at AT&T Wireless Services. "MapQuest has consistently been among the leading Internet content providers in the wireless Internet industry, and their directions, traffic and 'Biz Locator' services will be of great value to our users." MapQuest.com provides driving directions and travel information to cellular phones, PDAs and speech recognition devices. MapQuest's extensive list of wireless partners includes Sprint PCS, Nokia, Yahoo! Mobile, OmniSky, Speechworks, Nuance and BTCellnet's Genie portal. MapQuest is also the exclusive mapping service provider for the Palm VII wireless personal organizer and OracleMobile.com, the first comprehensive wireless Internet portal. About MapQuest.com MapQuest.com, Inc., is a leader in online, voice and wireless destination information solutions and digital mapping services. Implementing a diverse strategy for distribution, MapQuest.com provides mapping and directions to the end user anytime, anywhere. MapQuest.com licenses its technology to more than 1,300 business partners. Through these licensing agreements MapQuest.com helps businesses integrate maps and driving directions into their Internet, intranet, call centers, voice and wireless applications for improved marketing and customer service functions. MapQuest.com's diverse network of business partners includes: AOL (NYSE:AOL), Yahoo! (Nasdaq:YHOO), Lycos (Nasdaq:LCOS), InfoSpace (Nasdaq:INSP) Infoseek (Nasdaq:SEEK), Excite @Home (Nasdaq:ATHM), Travelocity (NYSE:TSG), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Blockbuster, and Dayton Hudson (NYSE:DH). About AT&T Wireless The AT&T Wireless Group (NYSE:AWE) is among the world's premier wireless voice, data and fixed wireless communications companies, serving more than 12.5 million customers, including consumers, businesses, and government. With annual revenues of more than $7 billion and 18,000 employees, AT&T Wireless Group provides services to customers across the globe. Backed by the research and development capabilities of AT&T Labs, the company has one of the largest digital wireless networks in North America. The company's AT&T Digital One Rate(SM) offer revolutionized the industry by introducing a national wireless plan with no roaming or long distance charges across the US. AT&T Wireless Group was also the first company to provide wireless access to the Internet with AT&T PocketNet(R) Service and the first company to commercially offer fixed wireless service to residential customers through its AT&T Digital Broadband Service. This press release includes certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 concerning each company's business, operations and financial condition. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties and each company cautions you that any forward-looking information provided by or on behalf of such company is not a guarantee of future performance. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including (i) the volatile and competitive nature of the Internet industry, (ii) changes in domestic and foreign economic and market conditions, (iii) the effect of federal, state and foreign regulation on such company's business, (iv) the development of competitive Web sites and businesses; (v) MapQuest.com's relative mix of Internet and traditional and digital mapping businesses, (vi) MapQuest.com's ability to protect its intellectual property rights and (vii) the effect of any future acquisitions. Investors are also directed to consider the other risks and uncertainties discussed in MapQuest.com's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. All such forward-looking statements are current only as of the date on which such statements were made. MapQuest.com does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which any such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. CONTACT: MapQuest Contact: Brodeur Worldwide Mira Sleilati, 203/399-8249 msleilati@brodeur.com or AT&T Contact: AT&T Wireless Services Rich Blasi, 908/221-3790 rblasi@att.com www.att.com |
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