‘Rev. A’

Launch Means Faster Access to Internet, Video, Music and More

LINCOLN, Neb.–(EMWNews)–Alltel Wireless today announced that it will continue expanding its

wireless broadband network in 2008 with the launch of EVDO (evolution

data optimized) Revision A technology in Lincoln and Omaha, enabling

customers to upload files five to 10 times faster than before.

The coverage extends along Interstate 80, linking the two cities.

“Alltel Wireless is committed to bringing our

customers the fast wireless broadband service they expect in their

business and personal lives,” said Jay Ortman,

vice president of business solutions for Alltel in Nebraska. “This

network upgrade will give our customers secure, reliable access to the

latest wireless technology.”

Alltel’s existing broadband Wireless Internet

service enables remote access to corporate intranets, productivity

enhancing applications and a variety of consumer products, such as

Alltel TV. Rev. A will enhance the performance of all of those services.

Customers using Rev. A will experience average upload speeds of 500-800

Kbps with bursts up to 1.8 Mbps. Upload speeds on the company’s

existing broadband network average 50-70 Kbps, with bursts up to 144

Kbps, so the enhanced network will be five to 10 times faster.

Download speeds also will increase. Rev. A download speeds average 600

Kbps to 1.4 Mbps, with bursts up to 3.1 Mbps. By comparison, downloads

on the existing broadband network average 400-700 Kbps with bursts up to

2.4 Mbps.

Using Rev. A, customers can expect to download a 1 Megabyte e-mail file

attachment – the equivalent of a small Power

Point® presentation or a large PDF file –

in less than 15 seconds and upload the same file in less than 25 seconds.

Alltel Wireless customers will need a Rev. A-capable device to access

the company’s enhanced broadband network.

Rev. A-capable Wireless Internet cards for laptops include the Kyocera

KPC680, the Huawei EC228 USB and the UTStarcom UM 150. Customers with a

Huawei EC360 can make their card Rev. A-capable by visiting http://software.alltel.com/

and downloading the appropriate software for free. Customers with an HTC

PPC6800 or the HTC Touch smartphone can make their phones Rev. A-capable

by visiting www.htc.com/us/ and

downloading the appropriate software for free.

Alltel Wireless has one of the largest EVDO footprints of any U.S.

carrier, covering cities such as Cleveland, Charlotte and Tampa, as well

as many smaller communities. In addition to the extensive coverage

provided by its own network, Alltel’s roaming

agreements give its customers with data-card equipped laptops Wireless

Internet access in all of the nation’s major

metropolitan areas, including New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.

Both versions of Alltel’s Wireless Internet

service – EVDO and Rev. A –

are available for $59.99 a month and do not require a voice plan in

order to qualify.

Customers also can add unlimited access to 25,000 Wi-Fi hotspots to any

Alltel Wireless Internet plan for $9.99 per month by visiting http://wifi.alltel.com/.

Alltel Wireless continues to provide choice and control to the customer’s

wireless experience. Alltel offers its exclusive “My

Circle” feature, giving customers unlimited

calling to and from any five, 10 or 20 numbers on any network for free.

Alltel Wireless was also the first to offer Anytime Plan Changes, giving

customers the flexibility to change their calling plans at any time,

without extending their current contract. Alltel recently received “Highest

Call Quality Performance Among Wireless Cell Phone Users In West Region,”

according to J.D. Power and Associates’ 2008

Wireless Call Quality Performance Study^SM–

Vol. 1.

Alltel is owner and operator of the nation’s

largest wireless network and has more than 13 million wireless

customers. For more information about Alltel, please visit www.alltel.com.

Alltel Wireless received the highest numerical score among wireless cell

phone providers in the West region of the proprietary J.D. Power and

Associates 2008 Wireless Call Quality Performance Study^SM– Vol. 1. Study based on 23,472 wireless

users measuring 6 providers in the West region (AZ, CA, CO, ID, IA, MN,

MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY) and measures opinions of

consumers with the call quality of their wireless service. Proprietary

study results are based on experiences and perceptions of consumers

surveyed in October 2007 and January 2008. Your experiences may vary.

Visit jdpower.com.

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