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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Southern LINC Announces Availability of The Limited-Edition Outfitters Edition Motorola i720
ATLANTA --Nov. 16, 2004-- Southern LINC(R), the wireless communications service from Southern Company (NYSE: SO), today announced the availability of the limited-edition Outfitters Edition Motorola i720 phone. Designed specifically for outdoor enthusiasts, only 2,500 of the hunter green and camouflage flip-style phones are available exclusively through Southern LINC.
The feature-rich phone is equipped with outdoor-themed ring tones, including a turkey cluck, elk bugle and mallard greeting, as well as select musical ring tones. The i720 phone also offers a color screen with outdoor themed wallpapers, including pictures of a buck and a turkey.
The phone includes Java(TM)-based applications, functional for both work and leisure activities in the outdoors. Java applications include Weather Scout which delivers real-time weather, fish and game forecasts, and other key data points for planning an outdoor excursion, and Clarity Communication Systems' Way-to-Go Navigator with audible directions marking waypoints and trace movements.(a)
"The i720 phone can enrich outdoor experiences, since customers can use the Java capabilities to see the fish and game forecast before their excursion begins," said Bob Dawson, president and CEO of Southern LINC. "Customers can also maximize safety by using the GPS and Instant LINC(SM) functions to keep track of their location and the rest of their outdoor party."
"Motorola is pleased to offer the Outfitter's Edition Motorola i720, the first limited edition handset manufactured exclusively for Southern LINC customers," said Peter Aloumanis, director, U.S. Markets Division, Motorola's iDEN(R) Subscriber Group. "With its hunter green camouflage design, exclusive ring tones and wallpapers, and useful applications, this is the phone of choice for the outdoor enthusiast."
This exclusive package includes the Motorola i720 phone, accompanied by an Outfitter's Edition Certificate of Authenticity and a high-intensity, adjustable Mini MagLite that is water and shock resistant. For more information about the Motorola i720 handset, or to see and hear the ring tones and wallpapers, visit http://www.southernlinc.com/i720signup.asp.
About Southern LINC
Southern LINC, which stands for Long-range Integrated Network Communications, covers 127,000 square miles in the Southeast, including major metro and rural areas in Alabama, Georgia, southeastern Mississippi and northwest Florida. Using Motorola's iDEN(R) technology, Southern LINC combines multiple communication services into one handset or installed device including Instant LINC(SM) two-way radio, phone service, text messaging, wireless Internet access and wireless data access and Java(TM) 2 Micro Edition (J2ME)(TM) applications. More information about Southern LINC can be obtained by calling 1-800-818-LINC (5462) or visiting the Southern LINC Web site at www.southernlinc.com.
About Southern Company:
With 4 million customers and nearly 39,000 megawatts of generating capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is the premier super-regional energy company in the Southeast and a leading U.S. producer of electricity. Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states, a growing competitive generation company, an energy services business and a competitive retail natural gas business, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications. Southern Company brands are known for excellent customer service and high reliability. Southern Company has been named three consecutive years No. 1 on Fortune magazine's "America's Most Admired Companies" list in the Electric and Gas Utility industry. Southern Company has been ranked the nation's top energy utility in the American Customer Satisfaction Index four years in a row, and in the latest survey tied for the highest score among all service industry companies. Southern Company has more than 500,000 shareholders, making its common stock one of the most widely held in the United States. Visit the Southern Company Web site at www.southerncompany.com.
About Motorola
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is a global leader in wireless, broadband and automotive communications technologies that help make life smarter, safer, simpler, synchronized and fun. Sales in 2003 were U.S. $27.1 billion. Motorola creates innovative technological solutions that benefit people at home, at work and on the move. The company also is a progressive corporate citizen dedicated to operating ethically, protecting the environment and supporting the communities in which it does business. For more information: www.motorola.com.
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