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Cingular Wireless
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 PROFILE
BellSouth "plus" SBC "times" wireless assets "equals" Cingular Wireless. With a name chosen to emphasize unity and the individual customer, the two regional Bell companies have combined assets to create the second-largest wireless carrier in the US, behind Verizon Wireless. Cingular Wireless has more than 21 million mobile phone and wireless data customers in 38 states, the District of Columbia, and two US territories. The joint venture is 60%-owned by SBC and 40% by BellSouth, according to the contributions made by the two companies, which share control of Cingular Wireless. Eleven brand names used by the SBC and BellSouth wireless units have been replaced by the Cingular Wireless brand.

 COMPETITION
AT&T Wireless (AWE)
Sprint PCS Group (PCS)
Verizon Wireless Inc. (dossier)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 12,647.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 39.9%

 KEY PEOPLE
• Stephen M. Carter
    CEO
• Richard G. Lindner
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
Glenridge Highlands Two
Atlanta, GA 30342
US
Phone: 404-236-6000
Fax: 404-236-6005
Online: Web Site

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