Cricket to Offer UTStarcom CDM-8910 Camera Phone With Built-In Flash Full-Color Camera Phone Is as Affordable as It Is Stylish; BREW-Enabled Phone Is Cricket Clicks(TM) Ready, Providing Access to a Wide Range of Killer Applications HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cricket Communications, Inc., a leading provider of unlimited local and long distance wireless services, and UTStarcom Personal Communications (formerly Audiovox Communications Corp.) a division of UTStarcom, Inc. (NASDAQ:UTSI), today announced the availability of the CDM-8910 for Cricket subscribers. The tiny yet stylish camera phone with built-in flash is compatible with Cricket's suite of BREW-enabled Cricket Clicks(TM) applications. Loaded with cool features, the CDM-8910 is priced at $199.99. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031229/UTSLOGO ) The CDM-8910 features a built-in CMOS 310K pixel camera with flash, and a dual LCD display. The phone's main display is a 65K 1.8" TFT color LCD display, with a one-inch black and white sub-display. Other popular features include a built-in two-way speakerphone, voice-activated dialing and 32 polyphonic ringers. "Given its cool form factor and wide range of features from a built-in digital camera to dozens of polyphonic ringers, we believe that the CDM-8910 will be a popular pick for Cricket subscribers," said Nitu Arora, vice president, product development for Cricket. "These features combined with the phone's compatibility with our Cricket Clicks(TM) service should appeal to many of our customers who are looking for the next 'must-have' phone." This tri-mode CDMA Handset (800 MHzamps/CDMA, 1900 MHz PCS) is CDMA2000 1X capable (system dependent) and features the MSM6050 chipset that is GPSOne(TM) capable (E911 Phase2 Supported), which is also system dependent. Weighing just 3.2 ounces and measuring 3.5" x 1.9" x 0.9", the CDM-8910 is compact and lightweight. The phone is TTY capable, ERI capable and has a two-way short message service, all of which are system dependent. "The CDM-8910 is designed to combine practicality, reliability and fun in a wireless phone," said Philip Christopher, president of UTStarcom Personal Communications Division. "It's one handset that can meet the needs of virtually any Cricket subscriber -- from a busy professional to an on-the-go teen." The CDM-8910 supports several Cricket Clicks(TM) applications, including: -- Def Jam Beatz -- hip-hop ringtones -- RealTone Jukebox & Zingy Music Tones -- full music clips for ringtones -- Pictavision -- lets users browse their online photo album -- Wheel of Fortune 2005 & Hollywood Squares -- subscribers can play the popular game shows on their device -- Snoop Dogg Boxing -- does it get any better? -- Fox Sports Mobile -- all your sports news and information in one place -- UNIVISION al dia -- get Spanish-language news daily About Cricket Cricket is a simple and affordable wireless solution offering unlimited anytime minutes within a Cricket(R) calling area over its high-quality, all-digital network. Cricket(R) service is an affordable wireless alternative to traditional landline service. With a commitment to predictability, simplicity and value as the foundation of its business, Cricket designs and markets wireless products to meet the needs of everyday people. Cricket offers unlimited anytime minutes starting at $29.99 a month (plus taxes and fees) with no long-term agreements required. Cricket(R) customers can also make long distance calls on an unlimited basis through several packaged offerings or on a per-minute basis. Operating in 39 markets in 20 states stretching from New York to California, Cricket(R) service is available to customers in more than 840 different municipalities. For more information, please visit http://www.mycricket.com/. Cricket is a business of Leap Wireless International, Inc. (OTC:LEAP) (BULLETIN BOARD: LEAP) , headquartered in San Diego, Calif. Leap is a customer-focused company providing innovative mobile wireless services targeted to meet the needs of customers who are under-served by traditional communications companies. For more information visit http://www.leapwireless.com/. About UTStarcom Personal Communications UTStarcom Personal Communications (formerly Audiovox Communications Corporation) is a division of UTStarcom, Inc. The UTStarcom Personal Communications Division provides mobile wireless devices to carriers throughout North and South America. UTStarcom is a global leader in IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and international service and support. The company sells its wireline, wireless, optical and switching solutions to operators around the world. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Alameda, California, the company has research and design operations in New Jersey, China, and India. UTStarcom Personal Communications Division is based in Hauppauge, New York. UTStarcom is a Fortune 1000 Company. For more information, please visit the company website at http://www.utstar.com/. Forward-Looking Statements The foregoing statements regarding, without limitation, the anticipated availability and pricing of the CDM-8910, the expected popularity of the CDM-8910 with Cricket subscribers, the ability of the CDM-8910 to combine practicality, reliability and fun in a wireless phone and the ability of the CDM-8910 to meet the needs of Cricket subscribers, are forward-looking in nature and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. These factors include rapidly changing technology, the changing nature of the telecommunications market, the possibility of slower than expected growth or retraction in telecommunication markets worldwide, evolving product and application standards, changes or delays in product introductions and deployments, including those involving the CDM-8910, the termination of significant contracts, partnerships or alliances, and other uncertainties, such as changes in government regulation and licensing requirements in relevant markets. UTStarcom also refers readers to the risk factors identified in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031229/UTSLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: UTStarcom, Inc. CONTACT: Alysia Pappas Lew, ext. 329, or , or Joseph Vasquez, ext. 326, or , both of G.S. Schwartz & Co. Inc., +1-212-725-4500, for UTStarcom, Inc. Web site: http://www.utstar.com/

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