Cingular Wireless

Nation's largest cellular-phone company.

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Headquarters: Glenridge Highlands Two
5565 Glenridge Connector
Atlanta, GA 30342
Employees: 68,000
CEO: Stanley Sigman

Website: http://www.cingular.com

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Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless company in the United States with more than 58 million customers.

Cingular Wireless was a joint venture between the domestic wireless divisions of AT&T (Formerly SBC) and BellSouth. With the merger of AT&T and BellSouth completed this year, Cingular will be renamed AT&T and the Cingular name will be phased out.

The company's headquarters are in Atlanta with other major locations in Dallas and Redmond, WA.

Cingular serves 95 of the Fortune 100 companies and counts more than 80 percent of the Fortune 500 and more than 1,200 federal, state, and local government agencies as customers.

Cingular Wireless was formed in April 2000 when SBC and BellSouth decided to combine their wireless operations. Cingular acquired AT&T Wireless in October, 2004.

Benefits

- Medical - Depending on where you live, we may offer several different medical options that give you flexibility to meet your healthcare needs. Coverage for yourself, spouse/registered domestic partner, and children is available.
- Vision Care-Benefits are available to you and your family through a network of providers and can include exams, contact lenses, and glasses.
- Dental Care-Based on where you live, we may offer two dental options. Both options include orthodontia.
- Medical Plus Plan-You may purchase supplemental medical coverage for a specific list of investigational medical services generally not covered under your medical plan.
- Dependent Care Reimbursement Account-Up to $5,000 per year, per household, which lowers your taxable income. You may then reimburse yourself for eligible day care and elder care expenses.
- Health Care Reimbursement Account-Depending on your position, you may contribute up to $5,000 per year, per household, which lowers your taxable income. You may then reimburse yourself for eligible out-of-pocket medical, dental. and vision care expenses.
- Employee Assistance Plan-Cost-free confidential professional counseling services for you and your immediate family members are available to help you cope with the stress of your personal life and work.

- Cingular Wireless 401(k) Savings Plan-Allows you to defer up to 50 percent of pay on a before- or after-tax basis. Eligibility starts with your start date. Cingular matches a portion of contributions.
- Catch-up Contributions for Your Cingular Wireless 401(k) Savings Plan-If you will be age 50 or older as of December 31 of the applicable calendar year, you can make additional before-tax contributions to your savings plan account.
- Cingular Wireless Pension Plan-After you work one year, you are automatically enrolled in the pension plan.

- Employee Rate Plans-Plans with 1,000 and 500 anytime minutes for two phone lines with really cool features and no monthly access fee. Eligibility begins 90 days after your start date.
- Wireless Accessories and Equipment Discounts-Products such as batteries, hands-free kits, faceplates, and handsets are available to employees through our company-owned retail store locations across the country. Eligility begins with your start date.

- Time Off-You are granted time off with pay. The number of days granted vary based on your years of service.
- Holidays-All employees get six official holidays per year: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
- Carryover Days-You have the flexibility to carry over up to five paid time-off days each year that must be used during a specific time period.

Updated January 12, 2007

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