01/18/01
ConsumerREVIEW.com And Sprint To Offer Product Reviews Via Sprint PCS Wireless Web

SUNNYVALE, Calif., and KANSAS CITY, Mo., - January 18, 2001 - ConsumerREVIEW.com, the leading, trusted source for consumer product information on the Web, and Sprint PCS (NYSE: PCS), the fastest-growing, all-digital, all-PCS nationwide wireless network, today launched consumer-generated product reviews and ratings on the Sprint PCS Wireless Web. Using any Internet-ready Sprint PCS Phone, wireless users have instant access to thousands of reviews and ratings and can research important purchases anytime, anywhere.
 
To access ConsumerREVIEW.com's product information via the Sprint PCS Wireless Web, subscribers can launch the mini-browser on their Internet-ready Sprint PCS Phones and access ConsumerREVIEW.com under the "Shopping" category. ConsumerREVIEW.com will provide reviews and ratings in the following categories: Auto, Computer Hardware, Computer & Video Games, Electronics, Family, Home & Garden and Sports & Leisure.
 
"Our value is in delivering quality product information to consumers when they're at or near the point of purchase, and wireless is clearly a perfect medium for doing that," said Max Mancini, CEO of ConsumerREVIEW.com. "This partnership provides millions of Sprint PCS customers with a convenient, easy way to research products and gives them access to valuable shopping advice wherever they are."
 
"Our partnership with ConsumerREVIEW.com shows Sprint PCS's commitment to provide our customers easy access to the best information and m-commerce services on the Sprint PCS Wireless Web," said Chip Novick, vice president of consumer marketing for Sprint PCS. "With ConsumerREVIEW.com, consumers are instantly connected to reviews and ratings for thousands of products - all with the touch of a button."
 
Customers can choose Sprint PCS Wireless Web as their free option as part of any Sprint PCS Free & Clear Plan to use their minutes for voice or data. Sprint PCS customers who choose not to select a Wireless Web Service Plan can still access the service for a default per minute rate.
 
About ConsumerREVIEW.com
Founded in 1998, ConsumerREVIEW.com is the leading, trusted source for consumer product information on the Web. ConsumerREVIEW.com develops and manages Web communities around common product interests to meet the needs of consumers researching purchases. The company's review content is available to millions of consumers through partnerships with sites such as Yahoo!, AltaVista and Respond.com. In October 2000, ConsumerREVIEW.com introduced the CHOICE Awards to honor the favorite products of the more than two million consumers who frequent the company's network of vertical Web sites. The company is focused on creating online environments that foster communication, community spirit and quality product reviews. ConsumerREVIEW.com is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.
 
About Sprint PCS
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 web site at http://www.sprintpcs.com . Sprint PCS is a wholly-owned subsidiary 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.