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To: DaveMG who wrote (14856)	9/11/1998 12:31:00 AM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

DaveMG, Motorola CDMA PHONE CONTRACT WORTH 100mil. Motorola Announces $100 Million Cellular Phone Deal PRNewswire Bell Atlantic Mobile Selects Motorola's CDMA Digital Phone Technology for New SingleRate(TM) Introduction LIBERTYVILLE, Ill., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Motorola's Personal Communications Sector announced it has signed a $100 million agreement with Bell Atlantic Mobile that includes the supply of digital phones for its new service program. Motorola's SC-725 Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) phone will be featured exclusively in both newspaper and magazine advertisements beginning today highlighting Bell Atlantic Mobile's DigitalChoice SingleRate(TM) service plan. The lightweight SC-725 CDMA phone will be the first of Motorola's digital phone products to be available during this promotion. "Motorola is pleased to supply its wireless phone technologies to Bell Atlantic Mobile for its new digital plan," said Fred Kuznik, president of Motorola's Personal Communications Sector and executive vice president of [ Motorola, Inc. ] "Business and personal phone users will reap a wide variety of advanced digital benefits utilizing a feature-rich Motorola phone packaged with such popular features as Caller ID(see note) and our VibraCall(TM) silent alert." "Bell Atlantic Mobile's new DigitalChoice SingleRate offers both its business and consumer digital customers an opportunity to communicate in one of the most revolutionary service programs ever offered," said Jack Plating, chief operating officer of Bell Atlantic Mobile. "We're pleased to work with Motorola to provide our customers an innovative digital phone for one of the industry's most advanced programs." Weighing as little as 7.0 ounces, the SC-725 digital phone provides extended talk and standby times to consumers -- up to 210 minutes of talk time or up to 30-48 hours of standby time with the optional Extra Capacity Lithium Ion battery. Additional phone features include: Internal Charger, enhanced phone book capability, large graphic display, headset capability, Voice Mail notification(see note) and Text Messaging(see note)." Motorola is a global leader in software-energized wireless communications, semiconductors, and advanced electronic systems and services. Motorola creates cellular telephone, two-way radio, paging, data and satellite communications systems and products that enable people to take their worlds with them. Motorola's embedded semiconductors are essential digital building blocks for consumer, networking and computing, transportation and wireless communications markets. Other businesses include automotive electronics, components, computing and energy products. Sales in 1997 were $29.8 billion. For further press information, please contact: Motorola Personal Communications Sector, 600 North U.S. Highway #45, Room AN482, Libertyville, Ill. 60048. Phone: 847-523-2841. Fax: 847-523-8770. For all other inquiries, please contact Motorola's Cellular Information Center at 800-331-6456 or via Personal Communications Sector's web site at www.startac.com. note: Network and subscription dependent features SOURCE Motorola Personal Communications Sector (Copyright 1998) _____via IntellX_____ Publication Date: September 10, 1998 Powered by NewsReal's IndustryWatch ...back to top