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To: John Biddle who wrote (32863)	2/26/2003 7:54:19 AM
From: John Biddle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197253

AT&T Wireless, Sprint PCS see push-to-talk soon Reuters, Tuesday February 25, 6:36 pm ET biz.yahoo.com NEW YORK, Feb 25 (Reuters) - AT&T Wireless Services Inc. (NYSE:AWE - News) and Sprint PCS Group (NYSE:PCS - News) said they soon would test and introduce wireless telephones that have walkie-talkie features to challenge Nextel Communications Inc.'s (NasdaqNM:NXTL - News) lead in that area. AT&T Wireless Services Inc. (NYSE:AWE - News) expects to test a walkie-talkie telephone in Seattle during the fourth quarter of 2003, AT&T Wireless Chief Financial Officer Joseph McCabe said. AT&T Wireless, which is the No. 3 U.S. wireless telephone services company, aims to have the product in other markets in 2004, McCabe told analysts and investors this week at a Merrill Lynch communications conference. Sprint PCS, meanwhile, expects to offer a walkie-talkie phone "sometime in 2003," Sprint Corp. Chief Financial Officer Robert Dellinger said on Tuesday. Sprint PCS, the fourth largest U.S. wireless company, is a unit of Sprint Corp. (NYSE:FON - News) "We are working on it," Dellinger said at the conference. He declined to provide additional details. Nextel, the No. 5 U.S. wireless telephone company, is the only U.S. carrier that offers walkie-talkie service, or a so-called push-to-talk feature, on its wireless phones. The service, which allows customers to communicate instantly with other users with the push of a button, has become popular in industries with remote workers such as construction, hospitality and technical support. As subscriber growth has slowed in the industry, companies are looking for new ways to attract customers and increase average revenues per user.