Nextel Partners, Inc. has the exclusive right to provide digital wireless communications services using the Nextel brand name. Nextel Partners offers its customers the same fully-integrated digital wireless communications services available from Nextel including digital cellular, text/numeric paging and Nextel Direct Connect - a unique digital two-way radio feature - all in a single wireless phone. Nextel Partners' customers can seamlessly access these services anywhere on Nextel's or Nextel Partners' all-digital mobile network. (PRESS RELEASE)