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ROCKY HILL, Conn., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless communications carrier announced today the opening of its newest Connecticut store in Torrington. The store, located at 1931 East Main Street, offers a number of options for the last minute holiday shopper -- including Cingular's pre-paid GoPhone, hands-free Bluetooth accessories, phone "bling kits" and ring tone cards. Cingular stores in Connecticut also offer AT&T high speed Internet services. Cingular Wireless is committed to providing a customer and network experience second-to-none in the industry. With the recent opening of the Torrington location, Cingular now has 26 company-owned retail stores throughout Connecticut. Together with the company's local and national retailers, there are approximately 230 outlets where customers can shop and buy Cingular's products and services in the state. This year, Cingular invested $25 million in Connecticut and added 47 new cell sites. As result of its merger with AT&T Wireless, Cingular customers now enjoy the benefit of more than 600 fully-integrated cell sites statewide. About Cingular Wireless Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving 58.7 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and data network in the nation -- the ALLOVER(TM) network -- and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier. Cingular is a leader in third generation wireless technology. Its 3G network is the first widely available service in the world to use HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) technology. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(R), the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly minutes. Details of the company are available at http://www.cingular.com/. Get Cingular Wireless press releases emailed to you automatically. Sign up at http://cingular.mediaroom.com/. DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless CONTACT: Kate MacKinnon of Cingular Wireless, +1-781-690-5057, or wireless, +1-508-498-5547, or Web site: http://www.cingular.com/ http://cingular.mediaroom.com/

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