Cingular readies LG phone with MP3 player.(News)

RCR Wireless News, July, 2005

Byline: MIKE DANO

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. appears to be prepping a new phone from LG Electronics Co. Ltd. that features an MP3 player, according to documents filed with the Federal Communications Commission. The move is notable as music phones and music services have become a hot topic in the wireless industry.

A Cingular spokesman declined to comment on the FCC filing, which details LG's clamshell-style CE500. The phone apparently features an MP3 player, digital camera and support for EDGE networks, as well as several dedicated music buttons. The documents include numerous references to Cingular.

"There's a lot of things that can be done'' in the realm of wireless music, said Cingular's Ritch Blasi, but he declined to discuss...

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