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A Wireless Nation September 29, 2010

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A Wireless Nation. September 29, 2010. My Background. Born in Logan, Utah High School – Minico High School Rupert, Idaho Education Utah State University B.A. Degree 1985 Wireless Industry - 24 years McCaw Cellular Communications - 1986 to 1991 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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A Wireless Nation

September 29, 2010

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My Background• Born in Logan, Utah• High School – Minico High School

– Rupert, Idaho

• Education– Utah State University – B.A. Degree 1985

• Wireless Industry - 24 years– McCaw Cellular Communications - 1986 to 1991– Western Wireless/VoiceStream Wireless – 1991 to 2001– Western Wireless - 2002 to 2005– Express Locations – 2006 to present

• Today in Centerville, Utah

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Wireless Brand Transitions

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Harvest

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Harvest – Part II

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Solving Problems

• Alltel Wireless– Little Rock, AR Headquarters – 16,000+ employees– 5th Largest Wireless Company in United States

• (1) AT&T (2) Verizon (3) Sprint/Nextel (4) T-Mobile (5) Alltel

• Wireless Distribution – 4 Primary Sources– Retail Stores, National Retailers, Dealers, Corporate B2B Sales– Alltel had minimal quality Dealer representation Nationally– Opportunity to create our own business!

• Decision to Form New Company after WW/Alltel Merger – December 2005– Proposed Unique Concept to Alltel– “Branded Exclusive” Alltel Agent Locations

• Similar to Franchise with advantage of a strong existing brand– Teamed up with key executives from past wireless business

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Transition to T-Mobile•Verizon acquisition of Alltel 2008•Verizon or T-Mobile in the future? •T-Mobile Similar lack of branded distribution•T-Mobile Premier Retailer (TPR opportunity)•T-Mobile Contract signed - May 2009

•73 stores today, 80 year-end, 100+ by 2012•2nd largest T-Mobile branded partner in U.S.•Solved T-Mobile Problems!!

1. Not growing in smaller markets (5 to 11)2. Not attracting quality distribution partners3. Not gaining market share in West

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Time to Grow!

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Express Locations Today

73 Stores

434 Employees

9 States

T-Mobile Premium Retail locations:

WA, ID, OR, CA, NV and Tucson, AZ

T-Mobile Limited locations:UT, Phoenix AZ, NM and TX

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Boise Area Retail Locations

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Where Do I Start?

•What problems do I see in business today?•Where do I have a passion to work?•What expertise can I offer?•Am I willing to sacrifice compensation for some period of time?

•Who do I know that could open doors for me?

•Am I building a network of business contacts now?

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THANK YOU!