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Nokia has joined the WWF Climate Savers program with a pledge to build on its strong environmental record by improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon dioxide emissions across its business. The company is targeting a series of energy savings including halving the stand by energy used by its mobile phone chargers, using green electricity to power 50 per cent of its facilities by 2010 and reducing the overall energy needs of its sites by 6 per cent by 2012.

The targets are part of Nokia’s existing Climate Change Strategy. Its commitment to these has been reinforced by joining the WWF Climate Savers program, a collaboration between one of the world’s largest global conservation organizations and business to show leadership in addressing climate change.

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Nokia and Trolltech ASA announced that they have entered into an agreement that Nokia will make a public voluntary tender offer to acquire Trolltech (www.trolltech.com), a company headquartered in Oslo, Norway and publicly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Trolltech is a recognized software provider with world-class software development platforms and frameworks. In addition to the key software assets, its talented team will play an important role in accelerating the implementation of Nokia’s software strategy.

Nokia will offer NOK 16 per share in cash. The board of directors of Trolltech has unanimously recommended that its shareholders accept Nokia’s Offer. Holders of 35,024,830 shares, representing approximately 66,43 % of Trolltech’s issued shares and votes have as of January 27, 2008 irrevocably undertaken to accept the Offer. Haavard Nord, Vuonislahti Invest AS (controlled by Eirik Chambe-Eng), Teknoinvest and certain funds managed by Index Ventures are among the shareholders who have agreed to tender their shares to Nokia.

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Verizon Wireless today announced the expansion of wireless broadband service to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket through a recent network enhancement. Now Verizon Wireless customers on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket can access e-mail and the Internet on their laptops and PDAs, and download video and music to their wireless phones.

“Our product lineup is stocked with best-in-class multimedia phones, all running on the nation’s most reliable wireless network,” said Ken Dixon, president of Verizon Wireless’ New England region. “This latest network investment provides more Massachusetts residents and visitors the ability to surf our high-speed wireless network, send and receive e-mail and take their desktop experience with them on-the-go.”

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Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion (RIM) announced the availability of the BlackBerry^® Pearl^™ 8130 smartphone in pink. Coming to Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com tomorrow, the pink BlackBerry Pearl is packed with the same powerful communications features and wireless broadband connectivity as the original, but it comes encased in a new pink finish that’s chic and sophisticated.

Verizon Wireless and Samsung announced the popular Verizon Wireless FlipShot^™ by Samsung will be available tomorrow in either red or black in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores nationwide and online at www.verizonwireless.com.

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— Verizon Wireless and Samsung announced the availability of the Verizon Wireless Gleam by Samsung in purple. A shiny thin clamshell with a new living wallpaper user interface, the purple Verizon Wireless Gleam by Samsung will be available tomorrow at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com.  

— Verizon Wireless said it has further expanded its wireless broadband service to nearly 60 additional Vermont communities across 14 counties. The year-end cell site enhancements and activations also expanded voice service into 10 more towns, within Bennington and Windham Counties. Now more Verizon Wireless customers and visitors in Vermont can access e-mail and the Internet on their laptops and PDAs, make calls, and download video and music to their wireless phones.

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With Super Bowl XLII mere days away, national attention has turned
to Arizona - host of this year’s big game. As a result, a number of
exclusive benefits are available to Sprint customers whether
attending the game in Phoenix or watching from home throughout the
country. For all Sprint event schedules and more information visit
www.sprint.com/superbowl.

Super Bowl XLII from Sprint

Sprint’s Super Bowl content is now available in a centralized Web
page, “Super Bowl XLII,” formatted especially for wireless handsets.
To access the Web page, text “SBXLII” to 7777* using Sprint or Nextel
service. On the site, customers will find links to useful and
entertaining Super Bowl material:

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Sprint announced the filing of four patent infringement actions in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas in its continuing effort to enforce its Voice over Packet (”VOP”) patent portfolio. The lawsuits are against NuVox Communications, Inc., Broadvox Holdings LLC, Big River Telephone Company, and Paetec Communications, Inc. Sprint alleges that each of these companies has infringed at least 6 VOP patents by selling VOP services that utilize the Sprint patents. Sprint seeks monetary damages from these companies and an injunction that would enjoin the companies from ongoing infringement.

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Sprint Nextel announced changes in its senior management team. Paul Saleh, Chief Financial Officer, Tim Kelly, Chief Marketing Officer, and Mark Angelino, president, Sales and Distribution will leave the company Friday, January 25.

“I want to thank each of these individual leaders for their dedication and contributions to Sprint Nextel,” said Dan Hesse, president and CEO, Sprint Nextel. “I wish them all the best in their future endeavors.”

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