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To: PAUL ROBERT ST. ONGE who wrote (4002)	1/8/1998 8:53:00 AM
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Nextel Opens First Connecticut Office; Coverage To include Western Mass. As Well Business Wire via Dow Jones ROCKY HILL, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 1998--Nextel Communications (NASDAQ:NXTL), the nation's premier wireless service for business users, has opened its first office in Connecticut and plans to rapidly expand its coverage area within the state and in Western Massachusetts. Joe Kobylak, a Madison resident, and current vice president for marketing in Nextel's New York Area, has been named general manager for Connecticut and Western Massachusetts. "We've offered digital wireless service to Connecticut customers since December 1994 through our White Plains office, and we will now serve those customers with an office in Rocky Hill," said Kobylak. "This office represents our long-term commitment to be a major player in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts -- areas that are home to a wide variety of manufacturing and service industries, including many Fortune 500 companies." Nextel's service is targeted toward business users, Kobylak explained. Nextel phones include digital cellular, text and numeric paging, and Nextel Direct Connect(SM), a unique two-way radio capability that allows users to instantly reach co-workers at a fraction of the cost of conventional cellular. Nextel's local coverage area extends from Springfield, Mass., south to Atlantic City, N.J. Nationally, Nextel offers extensive coverage in approximately 400 cities. Business travelers can use their Nextel phones in these areas, as well as in portions of Canada, without paying roaming fees. "Connecticut is an important market to Nextel because of its heavy concentration of businesses and its strategic location between New York City and Boston," said John Pescatore, president of Nextel's New York area . "Because Nextel's local Connecticut coverage is linked with that of New York and New Jersey, we can offer customers an immense local coverage area." "This is an exciting time for Nextel," Kobylak added. "Over the last year we've introduced our digital service in several major markets throughout the U.S. Here at home, we look forward to introducing our unique services to the business community within Connecticut and Western Massachusetts." Nextel Communications, Inc., headquartered in McLean, Va., with local offices at 100 Corporate Place in Rocky Hill, Conn., and throughout the metropolitan New York area, is the nation's leading provider of fully integrated wireless communications and has built the largest guaranteed all-digital wireless network in the United States. Visit Nextel's website at nextel.com. Nextel and Nextel Direct Connect are trademarks and/or service marks of Nextel Communications, Inc. CONTACT: Nextel Communications, Inc. Alan White, 914/421-2793 or Stanton Crenshaw Communications Steve Gaynes, 212/780-1900, ext 521