Nextel and Motorola Introduce Special Edition Mobile Phone

Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nextel Communications (NASDAQ:NXTL) and Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) today announced the Motorola i90c Special Edition phone, inspired by Victorinox, makers of the Original Swiss Army Knife. This translucent red mobile phone with vibrant red backlighting comes packaged with a matching Swiss Army Knife, making it the ideal holiday gift.

"The Motorola i90c Special Edition handset is a four-in-one communications device, combining a wireless phone, two-way radio, text pager and Internet microbrowser," said Peter Aloumanis, vice president and general manager, U.S. Markets Division, Motorola's iDEN Subscriber Group. "In a way, it's the Swiss Army knife of mobile phones, making this a perfect partnership."

"Nextel is excited to offer the Motorola i90c Special Edition phone in time for the holiday season," said Mark Adams, vice president, Nextel Retail Stores. "The Swiss Army product line is one that we think will appeal strongly to the upwardly mobile professional with an active lifestyle, which is our target customer."

The phone offers all the features of the standard Motorola i90c handset, including Java technology, which allows users to download and run applications to meet their individual business and personal needs. It also features voice recognition, voice recorder, built-in speakerphone, two-way radio capabilities, and 'always connected' Internet access.

The phone comes with several applications that are exclusive to the Motorola i90c Special Edition, including 85 Ways to Use a Swiss Army Knife, The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook Wireless Edition by Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht, and a First Aid Manual. Users can download additional applications and musical ring tones at www.nextel.com/idenupdate .

The Motorola i90c Special Edition phone will be available exclusively through Nextel retail stores, at www.nextel.com/swissarmy and through 1-800-Nextel9, beginning November 1. For a suggested retail price of $249.99, the phone comes with a matching Victorinox Swiss Army Knife and a translucent red belt clip. A matching red earbud and vehicular battery charger are also available and are sold separately.

About The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook is a multi-million copy international bestseller, the first in the series of highly successful books by Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht about surviving life's sudden turns for the worse. Other books in the series include The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Travel, The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Dating & Sex, The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Golf, and The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Holidays. For more information on the series please visit www.worstcasescenarios.com .

Source: Motorola, Inc.

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