Cingular Wireless Selects TruePosition to Expand E911 Location Technology Across Network

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    BERWYN, Pa., Dec. 13 // -- TruePosition, a leading provider of wireless location solutions and a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation (attributed to its Liberty Capital Group), announced today that it is expanding implementation of its Finder(TM) wireless location system within Cingular Wireless' network. Cingular is the largest wireless carrier in the United States.

    The agreement extends TruePosition's current contract with Cingular Wireless to cover the AT&T Wireless networks Cingular acquired, replacing AT&T Wireless's location system. The agreement will provide Cingular Wireless with TruePosition's network-based Uplink Time Difference of Arrival (U-TDOA) location technology throughout its nationwide network.

    TruePosition's wireless location system will assist Cingular in continuing to meet the FCC's E911 location mandate. The deployment within Cingular's network, one of the largest GSM networks in the world, represents the most extensive wireless E911 location infrastructure deployment worldwide.

    "TruePosition has had a strong partnership with Cingular and we are pleased to be building on it," noted Stephen Stuut, CEO of TruePosition. "We are excited to increase our involvement with Cingular as they expand one of the most robust and dynamic wireless networks in the world."

    About TruePosition

    TruePosition is dedicated to the development and implementation of advanced wireless location products, services and devices, providing complete solutions to support the wireless location needs of the global marketplace. In addition to providing industry leading core location technologies, TruePosition supports all levels of the wireless location value chain to offer turnkey solutions.

    TruePosition's foundation was built on the development of advanced location systems, which include handset, network and hybrid location solutions. Today, only TruePosition can offer hybrid location systems that incorporate Cell ID, Enhanced Cell ID, Uplink Time Difference of Arrival, Angle of Arrival, and Assisted GPS to power the next generation of location-based services.

    TruePosition is a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation that is attributed to its Liberty Capital Group (Nasdaq: LINTA, LINTB, LCAPA, LCAPB).

    For more information, visit http://www.trueposition.com.
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