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Wireless Week Magazine Presents InPhonic With 2005 Retail Strategies Excellence Award - InPhonic Recognized for Outstanding Performance and Pioneering Spirit at 2005 CTIA Conference - WASHINGTON and NEW ORLEANS, March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InPhonic, Inc. (NASDAQ:INPC), a leading online seller of wireless phones and service plans, today announced that it was awarded Wireless Week Magazine's Annual Retail Strategies Award for outstanding performance and pioneering spirit within the wireless industry at the 2005 CTIA Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Five wireless companies received commendation for outstanding performance in Wireless Week's 8th Annual Excellence Awards at an invitation-only reception held in conjunction with CTIA's Wireless 2005 Conference and Exhibition. Wireless Week's Excellence Awards program is divided into five categories: Carrier of the Year, Tier 2 Carrier, Tier 3 Carrier, Retail Strategies, and a Special Recognition Award. The editors and staff of Wireless Week magazine make the nominations and final decisions on the recipients. "Because our editors and writers work side by side with wireless carriers and manufacturers, covering their activities and new product developments every day of the year, we have a unique view into each company's performance, standing and perception in the wireless industry," said Rhonda Wickham, Editor-in-Chief of Wireless Week. "The editors scrutinize and justify awards in a variety of critical categories such as vision and leadership, innovation in subscriber services, subscriber growth, technological savvy, marketing innovation, financial performance, customer and community service and peer respect. These companies represent the pinnacle of performance for this industry." Wickham continued, "InPhonic tried to ignite an Internet wireless retail effort following the Internet crash and actually excelled at driving significant subscriber numbers thanks to its clear vision, fleet of foot services and delivery, and out of the box thinking." "We are honored to receive this year's award from Wireless Week magazine," said David A. Steinberg, InPhonic's Chairman and CEO. "This tribute evidences InPhonic's commitment and vision to delivering next-generation solutions and sales strategies for the wireless industry. We are honored to stand alongside such companies as Cingular Wireless, Motorola, Nokia, RadioShack, and more, that have been recognized over the past few years through these awards from Wireless Week." About Wireless Week The mission of Wireless Week is to provide intelligent, incisive, instructive and in-depth information addressing the people, companies, technologies and ideas that are transforming the wireless industry and ultimately telecommunications. Wireless Week's range of products provides a central forum for analysis, thought leadership and debate among wireless business professionals while continuously equipping them for the ongoing transformation of their markets and environments. Wireless Week is published twice monthly. Wireless Week also produces its news@2 push news service and Wireless EXPO virtual trade show. Wireless Week is a property of Reed Elsevier. About InPhonic Headquartered in Washington, D.C., InPhonic, Inc. (NASDAQ:INPC) is a leading online seller of wireless services and products. InPhonic sells these services and devices, and provides world-class customer service through websites that it creates and manages for online businesses, national retailers, member-based organizations and associations under their own brands. InPhonic also operates Wirefly, a leading mobile phones and wireless plans comparison site that was awarded "Best of the Web" by Forbes magazine in 2004. Today, InPhonic owns and operates Liberty Wireless, a leading MVNO and can deliver a full range of mobility solutions to enterprise clients through its Mobile Virtual Network Enablement (MVNE) platform. In 2004, InPhonic was selected #1 company of the year on the Inc. 500 -- Inc. Magazine's list of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States. More recently, InPhonic was named T-Mobile's Internet Partner of the Year for 2004. For more information on the company, its products and services, visit the InPhonic Corporate Web site at http://www.inphonic.com/. "Safe Harbor" Statement -- Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, this press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Important factors, which could cause actual operating results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, are detailed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission made from time to time by the Company. This press release and statements are current as of the date of the individual announcements and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date thereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. DATASOURCE: InPhonic, Inc. CONTACT: Tripp Donnelly, Vice President Corporate Communications of InPhonic, Inc., +1-202-333-0001, ; or Rhonda Wickham, Editor-in-Chief of Wireless Week, +1-913-209-8080, Web site: http://www.inphonic.com/

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