Customers in the Dallas and Ft. Worth area get free GSM digital roaming and, unlike other providers, free long-distance for calls placed in and to Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana. VoiceStream surpasses existing competitor plans by offering Dallas and Ft. The offer also includes 500 Totally Free weekend minutes, within the United States and Canada, for the first 12 months of service, when new customers sign up by December 31, 2000. Totally Free means customers will pay no long distance or digital roaming charges when calling to and from over 5,500 cities in the United States and Canada offering GSM service.
Customers can receive news, sports and entertainment updates directly on their handset.
We're particularly pleased to bring GSM service to the Dallas and Ft. Worth area and giving residents the choice of using their wireless phone service in many of the world's most popular destinations, whether traveling for business or pleasure. We're pleased to partner with them once again to extend the benefits of high quality, affordable, wireless communications to even more U.S. consumers. Spokesperson Jamie Lee Curtis will be in Dallas during launch week to promote VoiceStream's entry into the marketplace. The actress and best-selling author will conduct local media interviews and join employees for a launch celebration.