MEDIA ALERT: HTC DESIRE� AVAILABLE FROM 27 APRIL ON TELSTRA�S NEXT G� NETWORK

Sydney, Australia � HTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones, and Telstra today announced the availability of the Android-powered HTC Desire smartphone, which will be available from 27 April exclusively on Telstra�s Next G� network � Australia�s largest and fastest 3G network.

�HTC Desire continues HTC�s leadership in cutting-edge phone design and function,� said Anthony Petts, Sales and Marketing Director ANZ, HTC Corporation. �The new HTC Sense experience enhances the user�s ability to personalise their smartphone, discover endless possibilities with applications, and stay close to people like never before.�

Some of the applications featured on this enhanced version of HTC Sense include a new newsreader application and widget, an innovative seven-screen �helicopter� thumbnail view for quick and easy access to specific screens, as well as a new widget called �HTC Friend Stream� that seamlessly aggregates users� social communication including Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr into one organised flow of updates.

�HTC Desire gives customers unprecedented ability to personalise their mobile,� said Ross Fielding, Executive Director, Mobility Products, Telstra. �Not only can customers select from a massive ecosystem of free and paid-for applications from the Android Market � as well as Telstra apps like Mobile FOXTEL� but they can completely re-configure how shortcuts and applications appear on their phone. Add to this a fast 1GHz Snapdragon processor, the Next G network�s unsurpassed coverage and speed, and Google�s latest Android operating system for mobiles and you have one of the most responsive, intuitive and exciting smartphones to launch in 2010.�

Customers can register their interest in HTC Desire from today by visiting www.telstra.com.au/htcdesire.

Key Features

* The latest HTC Sense� user experience
* Operates on Google�s new Android 2.1 operating system for smartphones
* Fast 1 GHz Snapdragon processor
* Integrated applications from Google including Gmail and Google Calendar
* Advanced 3.7 inch, WVGA AMOLED display with pinch-to-zoom capability
* 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
* HTC Friend Stream that seamlessly aggregates all of a customer�s social communication including Facebook�, Twitter, and Flickr into one organised flow of updates
* Automatically lowers the ringer volume when the phone is picked up
* Mutes the ringer when the phone is flipped face down
* Backs up certain data and settings to the microSD card automatically, such as SMS/MMS messages, bookmarks, Wi-Fi passwords, and more

Availability and Pricing
HTC Desire will be available for $0 on Telstra�s $60 consumer Phone Plan for 24 months (minimum total price $1440), or can be purchased outright with a RRP of $779. Customers can also take the handset on a mobile repayment option (MRO) with an eligible plan and pay off the $779 over 12 or 24 months. It is available from Telstra stores and dealers from the 27 April.

Consumer customers can register their interest in HTC Desire by visiting: www.telstra.com.au/htcdesire

Telstra Business customers can also purchase HTC Desire. It will be available on the $65 plan for 24 months (minimum total price $1560) which includes 300MB of data. HTC Desire will also be available on a range of Telstra Enterprise & Government plans from 27 April.