AirTouch Cellular Southern
California Launches Affordable New
National Calling Plans
New Program Gives Customers One Nationwide
Calling Rate Starting At $49.99 Per Month
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 1999--AirTouch Cellular Tuesday announced that
it is offering new AirTouch(TM) National Calling Plans for new and existing Southern California
customers.
Beginning today, AirTouch customers can get one calling rate no matter where or when they use
their phone across the nation. The new plans, starting as low as $49.99 per month for 250 included
minutes, eliminate domestic long distance and roaming charges and allow AirTouch customers to
take their included anytime minutes with them across the nation.
''This is an important milestone for AirTouch,'' said Nancy Hobbs, AirTouch's executive vice
president and general manager. ''It shows that a regional player like AirTouch can compete on a
national level with other so-called national players. Plus, we're offering these all-inclusive plans at a
price point more wireless users can afford.''
The AirTouch National Calling Plans are designed for consumers and business users who frequently
make long distance calls and/or want simplified, predictable pricing. Pricing starts at $49.99 for 250
minutes, and customers with two or more services on an account will also receive 250
Mobile-to-Mobile minutes (for use in their home market's local calling area) and monthly access
discounts on multi-phone accounts.
''With no charge for long distance, Deluxe Voice Mail and Text Messaging free of monthly charges,
Mobile-to-Mobile minutes and Multi-Line Access Discounts, you don't have to be a heavy roamer
to see the tremendous value of these plans,'' said Hobbs. ''Our National Calling Plan customers will
never have to think about domestic long distance or roaming charges again!''
For wireless users who use fewer long distance and roaming minutes, AirTouch is also simplifying its
rates for long distance and roaming on its existing California Choice(SM) and Digital Plans. Now on
those plans, AirTouch roaming airtime charges are only 60 cents per minute anywhere in the United
States (plus long distance if applicable). And, long distance charges are a flat 15 cents per minute,
no matter where AirTouch customers are calling from, or calling to, across all 50 states.
''When you combine this with our superior customer service, the choice for our customers becomes
obvious -- AirTouch offers the best value in wireless service,'' added Hobbs.
AirTouch Cellular Southern California is a part of AirTouch Communications Inc. (NYSE:ATI -
news). Consumers interested in learning more about AirTouch's National Calling Plans, should call
800/AIRTOUCH, or visit the company's Web site at www.airtouch.com. Business users should call
888/384-1775, where they can learn about special programs designed to suit the business user's
needs.
For media information, contact SoCalPR@airtouch.com, or visit the company's news release Web
page at: www.app.airtouch.com/index_about.html. A chart detailing the AirTouch Cellular Southern
California price plans and new National Calling Plans pricing is available for the media upon request.
AirTouch serves more than 8 million U.S. cellular customers and operates in 22 of the top 30 U.S.
markets, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Atlanta, Detroit, Cleveland, San Jose,
Calif., Sacramento, Calif., Cincinnati, Kansas City, Seattle, Portland, Ore., Denver, Phoenix and
Minneapolis.
AirTouch Communications is the largest wireless company in the world based on the 44 million
customers served by its global ventures. AirTouch has 19 million customers based on its ownership
share in cellular, paging, and personal communications services in the United States and 12 other
nations. It also has an interest in the Globalstar satellite system.
Contact:
AirTouch Cellular, Irvine
Melissa May, 949/222-8781
Pager: 949/509-5601
melissa.may@airtouch.com
or
Andrew Colley, 949/222-8396
Pager: 949/729-0874
andrew.colley@airtouch.com |
