Wireless and Broadband

T-Mobile and FedEx Kinko's Office and Print Centers Complete Deployment of Wireless Hotspots Nationwide

Wireless Professionals Can Stay Connected at Nearly All 1,100 U.S. FedEx Kinko's

DALLAS & BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 2004--

Wi Fi Radio Customers of FedEx Kinko's Office and Print Centers will find staying connected on the road a little easier, now that nearly all 1,100 U.S. locations offer T-Mobile HotSpot wireless broadband service. The new service allows customers to wirelessly access the Internet, send documents for production, connect with their corporate networks and check e-mail.
FedEx Kinko's locations offer customers the industry's broadest range of business services and create an "office on the road" for companies with a distributed sales force or decentralized operations, a growing trend in business.

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Broadband Access "Wireless broadband is a great example of how FedEx Kinko's is catering to mobile professionals by providing them with the tools they need to stay connected on the road," said Jeff Heyman, vice president of retail at FedEx Kinko's Office and Print Services, an operating company of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX). "Our broad range of business services, including FedEx shipping, printing and copying services and videoconferencing, is unmatched in the industry."

Fi hotspots are designed to help you connect to the internet while you are on the move. Hotspots are available on many trains, coffee bars, pubs, restaurants and shops. To connect just take a laptop or any wireless device and connect to the internet from within these locations. Wireless broadband providers Wireless providers have set up transmitters in public areas so all a customer does is set up a receiver in their home and then they can actually browse the web freely and without the need of any other cables or equipment.

Wi Fi Antenna The companies completed the initial deployment of the T-Mobile HotSpot service in just six months, adding an average of six new Hotspots every day. The service is now featured at most new FedEx Kinko's locations.

Clearwire, led by wireless pioneer Craig McCaw, launched its first broadband wireless network in August in Jacksonville, Fla., using NextNet technology. The company said that network provided a springboard to future WiMAX deployments." emerging wireless standard that feels more like 4G than the current rollout of 3G wireless data services, " read a research note from Raymond James & Associates Inc. on the news. "We expect WiMAX to have a role in the future of wireless broadband services, but see a late '07, at best, timeframe for broad nationwide network deployments." Rcrnews.com

Broadband Service "Today marks another important milestone in T-Mobile's quest to provide wireless broadband service in locations that mobile professionals tell us they visit," said Joe Sims, vice president and general manager of T-Mobile HotSpot. "This continues our goal of simplifying life for people by providing easy-to-use and reliable Wi-Fi service in venues that are conveniently located and many of which are always open."

Wi Fi Card "T-Mobile HotSpot service improves my ability to interact with clients," said Bill Graham, president of Graham Marcus, Inc., a Dallas/Fort Worth-based business offering building inspection department services. "After a recent client meeting, I needed to make revisions to a contract and was able to use T-Mobile's Wi-Fi service at a FedEx Kinko's location to connect with my staff at the office and print out the updated contract -- saving me two hours of travel time."

Wired and wireless broadband hotspots are listed under different tabs in the user interface. Simply select the "Wired Broadband" or "Wireless Broadband" up access point. The select the actual venue (hotel, airport, coffee shop) where you are located.

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Palm Wi Fi Card To use Wi-Fi service, customers need a T-Mobile HotSpot account, which is available by signing up at www.t-mobile.com/hotspot or by launching their browser in a T-Mobile-HotSpot enabled location. Customers may also try the service for free for a limited time at any participating FedEx Kinko's Office and Print Center using a complimentary T-Mobile HotSpot DayPass. T-Mobile offers several pricing plans including DayPass and month-to-month and annual subscriptions for unlimited use, available for use at any of the more than 4,600 T-Mobile HotSpot locations. T-Mobile voice and data customers can also subscribe to T-Mobile HotSpot service at a special rate of $19.99 for unlimited access, a 50 percent savings over the comparable standalone HotSpot rate plans.

Broadband For Business T-Mobile now offers T-Mobile Connection Manager, free software that helps customers automatically detect and log on to the T-Mobile HotSpot network without the hassles of configuring network settings. The software is available at www.t-mobile.com/hotspot.

Belkin Fi Phone Wi About FedEx Kinko's Office and Print Services

Insight Broadband FedEx Kinko's Office and Print Services is the world's leading provider of document solutions and business services. Its global network of more than 20,000 team members and 1,200 digitally-connected locations offers access to technology for color printing, finishing and presentation services, Internet access, videoconferencing, outsourcing, managed services, Web-based printing, document management solutions and the full range of FedEx day-definite ground shipping and time-definite global express shipping services. Dallas-based FedEx Kinko's Office and Print Services has locations in 10 countries. For more information, please visit fedexkinkos.com. Products, services and hours vary by location.

Nintendo Ds Wi Fi About FedEx

Broadband Provider FedEx Corp. provides customers and businesses worldwide with the broadest portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of $25 billion, the company offers integrated business applications through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brands. Consistently ranked among the world's most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 240,000 employees and contractors to remain "absolutely, positively" focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities. For more information, visit fedex.com.

Wi Fi Toy About T-Mobile USA Inc.

Bt Broadband Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA Inc. is a member of the T-Mobile International group, the mobile telecommunications subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG (NYSE: DT). T-Mobile operates the largest GSM/GPRS 1900 voice and data network in the country, reaching over 251 million people including roaming and other agreements. In addition, T-Mobile operates the largest carrier owned Wi-Fi (802.11b) wireless broadband network in the country, available in more than 4,600 public access locations including Starbucks coffeehouses, Borders Books and Music, FedEx Kinko's Office and Print Centers, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, airports and select American Airlines Admirals Clubs, Delta Air Lines Crown Rooms, United Airlines Red Carpet Clubs and US Airways Clubs. T-Mobile is committed to providing the best value in wireless service through its Get More(R) promise to provide customers with more minutes, more features and more service. For more information, visit the company Web site at www.t-mobile.com.

Wi Fi Hot Spot Contacts

Atlantic Broadband
FedEx Kinko's Office and Print Services
Maggie Thill, 214-550-7026
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T-Mobile USA
Media Relations, 425-378-4002

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