CAP GEMINI ERNST & YOUNG AWARDED 2002 BILLING WORLD EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR INTEGRATION PROJECT OF THE YEAR

Leading IT and management consultancy recognized for its work on behalf of Nextel Communications

BALTIMORE, MD, July 02, 2002 - Telecom Media Networks, an industry practice of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, one of the largest management and IT consulting firms in the world, was awarded the TeleStrategies Billing World 2002 Excellence Award for Integration Project of the Year. The award recognizes Cap Gemini Ernst & Young's work for Nextel Communications, a nationwide wireless carrier, on a large-scale Business Systems Overhaul Project. This marks the second year that Cap Gemini Ernst & Young has received an award for integration excellence at Billing World.

Cap Gemini Ernst & Young's award winning project involved coordination among three countries, six time zones, and an aggressive schedule that encapsulated over two million hours covering order entry, customer care, billing, and activation, and the conversion of over nine million subscribers.

"We are pleased to be recognized for delivering great results for an important client such as Nextel Communications. Helping Nextel implement a strategy to adapt to needs associated with the tremendous growth in its customer base has been one of our most challenging and rewarding projects," said Raf Howery, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young senior manager for the Nextel account.

Due to its tremendous customer growth, Nextel Communications needed to upgrade its business system infrastructure to support its IT needs and accommodate its high growth rate. Cap Gemini Ernst & Young was selected to support multiple system development life cycle (SDLC) functions during this very large implementation to ensure a successful conversion to the new system. Nextel selected Cap Gemini Ernst & Young for its experience in the areas of program management, testing, security and training, along with its experience with Amdocs.

"We have been extremely pleased with the Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and Nextel partnership on this historic project. We asked for a lot and they consistently exceeded our expectations," said Dick Cichanowicz, vice president of Nextel Information Technology.

The Billing World Excellence Awards program is held in conjunction with the TeleStrategies annual billing industry event, which was held in Baltimore this year on June 17-20, 2002. Billing World and OSS Today magazine editors together with noted billing support systems industry experts selected the winners. Cap Gemini Ernst & Young also received the "Systems Integrator of the Year" honor at the Billing World show in June 2001.

Nextel Communications Inc., based in Reston, Va., is a leading provider of fully integrated wireless communications services and has built the largest guaranteed all-digital wireless network in the country covering thousands of communities across the United States. Nextel and Nextel Partners, Inc., currently serve 197 of the top 200 U.S. markets. Through recent market launches, Nextel and Nextel Partners service is available today in areas of the U.S. where approximately 230 million people live or work.

The Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Group is one of the largest management and IT consulting organisations in the world. The company offers management and IT consulting services, systems integration, and technology development, design and outsourcing capabilities on a global scale to help businesses continue to implement growth strategies and leverage technology in the new economy. The organization employs some 56,500 people worldwide and reports 2001 global revenues of more than 8.4 billion euros. More information about individual service lines, offices and research is available at www.cgey.com

Telecom Media Networks, an industry practice of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young group, focuses on the systems integration and consulting needs of communications service providers worldwide. More information is available at www.cgey.com/tmn

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