Verizon Wireless and UTStarcom Offer Award-Winning Pocket PC XV6700 With Windows Mobile(TM) 5.0 and AT&T Toll-Free Services Receive Frost & Sullivan 2

Wireless Communication industry news provided by Financial News USA (OTC: FNWU) Verizon Wireless, the first wireless company to deliver wireless broadband service from coast to coast, and UTStarcom Personal Communications, a division of UTStarcom, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTSI), announced recently at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the availability of the XV6700 -- the first device for Verizon Wireless from UTStarcom that utilizes the Microsoft Windows Mobile(TM) 5.0 platform. Recently proclaimed an "Editor's Choice for 2005" by Laptop magazine, the XV6700 runs on Verizon Wireless' EV- DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) wireless broadband network. Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung) recently introduced its SCH-i830, the ultimate tool for the global business traveler, which will be available for Verizon Wireless' (NYSE:VZ) large account enterprise customers on January 10, 2006, and for consumers on January 24, 2006. As the latest smart phone collaboration between Verizon Wireless and Samsung, the i830 is much more than a wireless phone -- it's similar to a personal computer with a full QWERTY keyboard and access to email and documents, and also comes equipped with quad-band frequency that will work internationally where networks are supported.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) recently announced that Frost & Sullivan has selected AT&T as the recipient of its 2005 Product Differentiation Award in the toll-free services market. Recent reports issued by the global growth consulting firm also recognized AT&T for its market leadership position in TDM-based voice services and toll-free services. As the recipient of the 2005 Product Differentiation Innovation Award in the toll-free services market, Frost & Sullivan noted that AT&T has the "most advanced and broad toll-free product portfolio that is backed by one of the most reliable networks in the industry." Diamond I, Inc. (OTC BB:DMOI), a developer of wireless gaming products, recently advised that it was featured in the December 11, 2005, edition of E-CommerceTimes.com (circulation over 1.5 million). In the feature, "Wi-Fi, You Can Bet On It!", Theodore F. di Stefano, author of "You Can Buy a Business" (available on amazon.com), discusses the exciting future of wireless gambling with products like Diamond I's WiFiCasino GS(TM).

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