AT&T Wireless Kicks off Text Voting on Third Season of FOX's 'American Idol' This Tuesday, February 10 The 2004 Presidential Race? The Academy Awards Run-off? ... Sure, It's Voting Season, but the Real Race to Watch Is 'American Idol' on FOX REDMOND,Wash., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: Who will win America's heart during the show's third season? Last season's neck-and-neck contest between finalists Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard kept fans on the edge of their seats, proving every vote counts -- including every wireless text vote -- when crowning the next American Idol. Last season, the country embraced interactive text messaging with unprecedented fervor, sending 7.5 million messages throughout the must-watch series. This year, AT&T Wireless is adding new ways for fans to get into the show by letting subscribers send text message-based fan mail to their favorite judges, host, and contestants, play interactive games, access dynamic 'American Idol' content on AT&T Wireless' popular mMode service, and more. WHEN: AT&T Wireless's Text Voting Premieres Tuesday,February 10, 2004 at 8 p.m./7c on FOX (Voting is open at least two hours after the show) HOW TO TEXT VOTE: 1) On an AT&T Wireless phone, select Menu and start a new message from the Text Messaging option. 2) Type in the word VOTE, then select Options, and Send. 3) Enter the four-digit number of the contestant you want to vote for, then select OK. (Numbers are listed during Tuesday night's show.) Fans can send an unlimited number of text votes during the allotted 2-hour voting window following the Tuesday shows. Visit http://www.attwireless.com/idol for more details. FUN FACTS: * One intrepid fan sent over 4,500 text votes during the 2003 season * At one point during the 2003 finale, over 2,300 text votes were received each second * More than 1/3 of fans who sent text messages last season had never previously sent a text message MEDIA CONTACT: Danielle Perry, AT&T Wireless, 201-576-7707 (office), 646-256-1477 (wireless) DATASOURCE: AT&T Wireless CONTACT: Danielle Perry of AT&T Wireless, +1-201-576-7707, Wireless - +1-646-256-1477 Web site: http://www.attws.com/ http://www.attwireless.com/idol

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