AT&T Navigator Goes Global

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Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:01am EDT

AT&T Is First U.S. Wireless Carrier to Give Customers GPS-Based Navigation
Capabilities Abroad With Initial Availability in 20 Countries

DALLAS, July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T customers can now stay on
the beaten path not only in the U.S. but when abroad, as well. AT&T Inc.
(NYSE: T) today announced the availability of AT&T Navigator Global Edition,
the only GPS-based service available from a U.S. wireless carrier to provide
international navigation capabilities.
    Beginning today, AT&T Navigator Global Edition can be used in 20 countries
on AT&T-powered smartphones featuring built-in GPS capabilities. AT&T
Navigator Global Edition's coverage area includes most countries in western
Europe, North America and the U.S. Caribbean as well as the six cities in
China that will host Beijing Summer Olympics events. The new international
navigation service is available in conjunction with the domestic AT&T
Navigator solution on the AT&T Tilt(TM), BlackBerry(R) 8800, BlackBerry 8820,
BlackBerry Curve(TM) 8310, BlackBerry Pearl(TM) 8110, BlackJack(TM) II and
MOTO Q(TM) 9h global smartphones.
    "The introduction of AT&T Navigator Global Edition is just another example
of how AT&T is the nation's leading provider of international wireless
services," said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president, Mobility Marketing and
Operations for AT&T's wireless operation. "AT&T not only gives customers the
ability to use their mobile phones in more countries than any other U.S.
carrier, they now can use our robust GPS-based navigation offering whether at
home or abroad to easily get from point A to point B or to find and get
directed to a local business or service."
    AT&T Navigator Global Edition provides customers with many of the same
features as AT&T's popular domestic GPS-based navigation service, AT&T
Navigator. Customers can get spoken or text-based turn-by-turn directions --
in English, German, Italian or Spanish -- and are rerouted automatically if
they miss a turn.
    AT&T Navigator Global Edition also features a local "business finder"
service, which allows customers to find the locations of businesses by
category or by specific name with the click of a button using AT&T Navigator's
GPS-based navigation capabilities. AT&T Navigator's business finder database
contains more than 19 million businesses and services located in the U.S. and
abroad, including ATMs, hotels, restaurants, gas stations and airports. This
feature also allows users to quickly look up and call the phone number for a
business, saving time and money.
    IBM was among the companies that participated in a customer trial program
for AT&T Navigator Global Edition before its launch.
Maria Azua, IBM's vice president of Technology and Innovation, said: "AT&T
Navigator Global Edition saves me an enormous amount of time. When traveling
in unfamiliar territory, AT&T Navigator has guided me very efficiently to the
right location in the shortest possible time. The 'live updates' feature gets
me rerouted via an alternative path to avoid traffic jams. Since it is
integrated with my smartphone, I always have it with me; it's an important
business companion for the road warrior."
    AT&T Navigator Global Edition will be particularly useful to customers
traveling to China in August for the Summer Olympics. AT&T customers will be
able to use AT&T Navigator Global Edition in the six cities hosting Olympics
events -- Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao, Shenyang, Tianjin and Qinhuangdao. AT&T
also is providing AT&T Navigator Global Edition service to select athletes and
their families and to the eight grand-prize winners in AT&T's "How Are You
Connected" to Team USA sweepstakes.
    AT&T is an official sponsor of the U.S. Olympic Team and provides
significant financial support as well as products and services to the U.S.
Olympic Committee. AT&T is also the official telecommunications services
partner of the U.S. Olympic Team in Beijing, and the company is an official
partner of several national governing bodies, including USA Track & Field, USA
Gymnastics, USA Swimming and USA Diving.
    AT&T is the leading provider of international wireless services. AT&T has
the largest international wireless footprint of any U.S. carrier, providing
customers with the ability to make or take wireless calls in more than 200
countries and access e-mail, the Web and other data applications in more than
145 countries, with access to mobile broadband 3G networks in more than 60
countries.
    Pricing and Availability
    AT&T Navigator Global Edition, which includes domestic service, is
available through AT&T retail stores nationwide and AT&T direct business sales
channels for $19.98 per month. For more information on AT&T Navigator Global
Edition, please go to http://www.att.com/locationbasedservices.
    For the complete array of AT&T offerings, visit http://www.att.com.
    About AT&T
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No. 1 on Fortune magazine's World's Most Admired Telecommunications Company
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John Kampfe of AT&T Inc., Office, +1-732-420-9305, Mobile, +1-908-432-3473,
john.kampfe@att.com
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