UbiquiTel Inc., a Sprint PCS Network Partner, Announces Launch of Advanced Wireless Service in Reno, Sparks, Carson City, and East Tahoe, Nevada

Business Wire, Nov 2, 2000

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BALA CYNWYD, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2000

Company Advances with Aggressive Build Out Schedule:

Now Covering Over 850,000 POPs

UbiquiTel Inc., (Nasdaq:UPCS - news), a Sprint PCS (NYSE:PCS) Network Partner, announced today the launch of advanced Sprint wireless personal communication services (PCS) in Reno, Sparks, Carson City, and East Tahoe, Nevada covering over 350,000 residents. The launch increases UbiquiTel's covered POPs to 850,000 residents across all of its markets. UbiquiTel expects to increase its coverage in the Reno/Tahoe area further by the end of the year to cover an additional 150,000 residents on I-80 between Reno and Sacramento.

"We are very excited to announce UbiquiTel is now offering Sprint PCS Service in the Reno area. This is a significant operating milestone for the Company," commented Don Harris, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of UbiquiTel Inc. "This attractive market is the second largest in our territory and further extends the Sprint PCS nationwide digital network. In addition, the city of Reno and surrounding resort areas are popular tourist and vacation destinations."

"We continue to make significant progress in our network build-out as we execute our strategy to provide seamless Sprint PCS coverage. As we enter new markets, we have a distinct competitive advantage over other providers with our ability to benefit from the popular brand name, nationwide network coverage and superior customer service that are synonymous with Sprint PCS, the nation's fastest growing wireless provider. We are excited about the opportunity to offer this exceptional service in Reno and the surrounding areas and look forward to launching Sprint PCS Service to customers in the remainder of our territory," concluded Harris.

UbiquiTel is the exclusive manager and operator of Sprint PCS Products and Services to four midsize and smaller markets in the Western and Midwestern United States covering a total population of approximately 7.7 million residents. When complete, the majority of UbiquiTel's network will cover portions of California, Nevada, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Indiana and Kentucky.

Sprint PCS operates the largest 100 percent digital, 100 percent PCS nationwide wireless network in the United States, already serving the majority of the nation's metropolitan areas including more than 4,000 cities and communities across the country. Sprint PCS has licensed PCS coverage of nearly 270 million people in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For more information, visit the Sprint PCS website at http://www.sprintpcs.com. Sprint PCS is a wholly-owned tracking group of Sprint Corporation trading on the NYSE under the symbol "PCS."

Sprint is a global communications company - at the forefront of integrating long-distance, local and wireless communications services, and a large carrier of Internet traffic. Sprint built and operates the United States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network and is a leader in advanced data communications services. Sprint has $20 billion in annual revenues and serves more than 20 million business and residential customers.

Statements contained in this news release that are forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the "safe-harbor" provisions of the private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are made based on management's current expectations or beliefs as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. A variety of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in UbiquiTel's forward-looking statements, including the following factors: UbiquiTel's dependence on its affiliation with Sprint PCS; changes or advances in technology; changes in Sprint's National service plans or fee structure with UbiquiTel; change in population; increased competition in UbiquiTel's markets; UbiquiTel's ability to manage anticipated growth and rapid expansion; and general market and economic conditions. These and other applicable risks, cautionary statements and factors that could cause actual results to differ from UbiquiTel's forward-looking statements are included in UbiquiTel's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically in the "risk factors" section of UbiquiTel's Registration Statement on Form S-1 as declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2000.