CDPD PREMIERES IN 17 NEW MARKETS

CHICAGO-Cellular Digital Packet Data service was deployed in 17 new markets in the first quarter of 1997. The 17 new markets, which include four international locations, have a combined population of 3 million. CDPD now covers almost 50 percent of the U.S. population and is available in 22 of the top 25 metropolitan statistical areas.