SIR RICHARD BRANSON OF VIRGIN GROUP & VIRGIN MOBILE USA TO KEYNOTE AT CTIA WIRELESS 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. February 28, 2008 – The International CTIA WIRELESS 2008® trade show, the premier event representing the $500 billion wireless industry, today announced that Virgin Founder and Chairman Sir Richard Branson, in association with Virgin Mobile USA, will deliver a keynote address on the show’s opening day, April 1 at 9:00 a.m. CTIA WIRELESS keynote sessions will take place in the Barron Room at the Las Vegas Hilton. CTIA WIRELESS will take place April 1-3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Conceived in 1970 by Sir Richard Branson, the Virgin Group has gone on to grow very successful businesses in sectors ranging from mobile telephony to transportation, travel, financial services, leisure, music, holidays, publishing and retailing. Branson and Virgin have created more than 200 branded companies worldwide, employing approximately 50,000 people in 29 countries. “From mega brand to emerging brand, wireless is a key component of building, running and growing any business; today all brands are wireless,” said Robert Mesirow, CTIA vice president and show director. “CTIA has aggregated leaders from all wireless industry segments to convey their visions to our global audience. This year’s keynotes should not be missed.” CTIA Keynote Lineup Slated to speak on the first day of the show, Tuesday, April 1 at 9:00 a.m. are Lowell McAdam, president and CEO of Verizon Wireless and CTIA chairman; Sir Richard Branson, founder and chairman of Virgin Group; Robbie Bach, president of the Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft; and Dan Hesse, president and CEO of Sprint Nextel. On Wednesday, April 2 at 9:00 a.m., Arun Sarin, CEO of Vodafone Group and Marco Boerries, president of Yahoo! Mobile will deliver keynote speeches. An Infrastructure Roundtable will conclude the session, discussing real-world plans and technology developments hastening the availability of 4G services for mobile subscribers. Panelists will include Simon Beresford-Wylie, CEO of Nokia Siemens Networks; Patricia Russo, CEO of Alcatel Lucent; Carl-Henric Svanberg, president and CEO of Ericsson; and Mike Zafirovski, CEO of Nortel. Additional information about the April 3 keynote session will be released shortly. For more information on CTIA WIRELESS 2008 keynotes, visit http://ctiawireless.com/info/keynote_info.cfm. About CTIA WIRELESS 2008® As the largest wireless show in the world, CTIA WIRELESS 2008 brings together all industries affected by wireless technology for three days of intense learning and networking. Visit www.ctia.org/ctiawireless. CTIA-The Wireless Association® is the international association for the wireless telecommunications industry, representing carriers, manufacturers and wireless Internet providers. CTIA is also recognized as the premier producer of two annual technology events representing the complete wireless, mobile and Internet industries: CTIA WIRELESS 2008 takes place in Las Vegas April 1-3; CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2008 takes place in San Francisco September 10-12. Visit www.ctia.org. ### Note to Journalists: Press and analyst registration for CTIA WIRELESS 2008 is open at: https://registration.itnintl.com/ctiawireless08/reg/regPress.aspx Media Contacts: Media Strategies for CTIA WIRELESS Cheryl Delgreco (Boston) cdelgreco@msipr.com 617-723-4004 Karen Blondell (Los Angeles) kblondell@msipr.com 310-325-6405 Liora Bram (Boston) lbram@msipr.com 617-864-3931