PUSH-TO-TALK IS THE NEXT BIG THING IN WIRELESS

Blip on Nextel's growing Push-To-Talk (PTT) service. This service has driven Nextel's success in generating the highest average revenues per user per month (ARPUs) and the lowest churn rates in the wireless industry. Every wireless carrier in the world is planning to implement this "walkie-talkie" service in the coming year.

Nextel's Walkie-Talkie Service Goes International
Dow Jones Newswires

Nextel Communications Inc. is expanding its walkie-talkie feature to let users in Canada, Argentina, Brazil and Peru direct connect with its U.S. subscribers. Nextel's International Direct Connect service will allow its customers to direct connect between the U.S. and those countries. Customers in Latin American countries can already talk across borders with each other, and Nextel expects to expand the service to allow Latin American and Canadian users to connect by the end of the year. Nextel's Latin American service is run by NII Holdings Inc. and Canada's service is provided by Telus Corp.