T-Mobile USA Waives Call Charges to and From Haiti; Pledges Support of Wireless Equipment to Assist in Restoration

T-Mobile USA Strives to Unite Families in the Aftermath of Haiti Earthquake Disaster.

BELLEVUE, Wash. � T-Mobile USA, Inc. announced that the company is taking a number of steps to provide relief and help unite families in the aftermath the earthquake disaster in Haiti.

For current T-Mobile customers who are trying to connect with loved ones in Haiti during the aftermath of the country�s devastating earthquake, T-Mobile USA is enabling phone calls to Haiti without charges for international long distance through January 31, 2010, and retroactive to the earthquake on January 12, 2010. Additionally, T-Mobile customers who may already be in Haiti will be able to roam on T-Mobile�s partner networks in Haiti (operated locally in Haiti under the names Voila and Digicel) free-of-charge through the end of the month. In both cases, T-Mobile will remove these charges from customer bills accordingly.

�Our company and our employees care deeply for our customers, and we know that many customers have been directly impacted by the disaster in Haiti,� said Robert Dotson, president and CEO, T-Mobile USA. �While our thoughts go out to those in Haiti who are suffering so greatly at this time, our promise is to help people connect with those who matter most. I can think of no better time to demonstrate this commitment.�

Additionally, T-Mobile has taken steps to assist with the restoration of the wireless communications infrastructure in Haiti � a key component in supporting the overall humanitarian and recovery efforts. T-Mobile has pledged its support to donate wireless equipment such as generators and phones.

How You Can Help
For those interested in helping immediately, T-Mobile customers can simply text "HAITI" to "90999" and a donation of $10 will be given automatically to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts. Your donation will be charged to your T-Mobile phone bill, and one hundred percent of this donation goes directly to the Red Cross. There is no per-text fee for this service for T-Mobile customers who do not have a messaging plan, nor will the text be decremented from messaging plans. Similarly, customers can text �YELE� to 501501 to support Haitian-born musician and featured T-Mobile MyTouch� 3G artist Wyclef Jean�s Yele Haiti fund. For more information, please visit http://www.yele.org.