Cingular Interactive’s Subscriber Count Eclipses 570,000.

Cingular Interactive, formerly BellSouth Wireless Data, closed the year 2000 with over 570,000 subscribers on its nationwide Cingular Interactive Intelligent Wireless Network. The year-end subscriber figure represents growth of over 100% from last year’s total of just over 200,000.

During 2000, the company added an average of 90,000 net subscribers per quarter. The number includes subscribers to the industry-leading services and solutions under MyBiz Interactive, Palm.Net subscribers using the PalmVII connected organizer, Fidelity InstantBroker customers, AOL Mobile Communicator(SM) subscribers and RIM BlackBerry wireless e-mail solution users. The company also ended the year with over 7,500 customers, including over 170 of the Fortune 1000 companies.

“As the growth of wireless data exploded in 2000, Cingular Interactive lead the way in providing cutting-edge wireless data services and solutions for businesses and mobile professionals,” said Donald Kovalevich, President, Cingular Interactive. “Our significant growth of subscribers marks a major milestone for both Cingular Interactive and the wireless data industry. We added subscribers at a rate that outpaces many in the industry. It serves as a testament to the strength of our nationwide Intelligent Wireless Network that market makers such as Palm, Inc., America Online, Fidelity Investments and others have chosen Cingular Interactive as a partner to bring their services to the world of wireless data.”