To: JakeStraw who wrote (1217 ) 12/8/1998 8:30:00 AM From: JakeStraw Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1999
Brightpoint Signs Exclusive Agreement With TeleCorp INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 1998--Brightpoint, Inc. (Nasdaq:CELL - news) announced an exclusive agreement to provide integrated logistics services for TeleCorp Communications, Inc. (''TeleCorp''). Brightpoint will provide a variety of integrated services for TeleCorp, including inventory maintenance, management and distribution to TeleCorp's agents, dealers and retail stores and to end-users. TeleCorp will provide advanced digital wireless service to customers in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette, LA; Memphis, TN; the Little Rock, Pine Bluffs, Hot Springs, Ft. Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas; and in areas surrounding Boston, MA and St. Louis, MO. Combined service areas include more than 11 million people. TeleCorp's network will also be fully compatible with AT&T's national digital PCS network. More information on TeleCorp can be found on the web at telecorp1.com . Brightpoint, Inc. is a leading provider of innovative services to network operators and equipment manufacturers in the global wireless telecommunications industry. Brightpoint strives to enhance the success of its customers through the specialized and focused provision of efficient and effective solutions to their mission critical business requirements. The Company's innovative services include inventory management, prepaid solutions, custom packaging and other outsourced services. Additional information about the Company can be found on its website at brightpoint.com or by calling its toll-free Investor Relations Information line at 877-IIR-CELL (877-447-2355). ''Forward-looking statements'' as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 may be included in this news release. A variety of factors could cause the Company's actual results to differ from the reported results expressed in such forward-looking statements. Investors are referred to the Company's Cautionary Statements (Exhibit 99 to the Company's most recent Form 10-Q), which statements are incorporated into this news release by reference. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contact: Brightpoint, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Phillip A. Bounsall, 317/297-6100