Two New Wireless Carriers Choose Polaris

Brings Polaris Wireless Location Technology to 30 States
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SANTA CLARA, CA — January 8th, 2007 —

Polaris Wireless, the inventor of Wireless Location Signatures (WLS)™, today announced that Chariton Valley Wireless Services and Long Lines Wireless will deploy Polaris technology to meet the Federal Communications Commission's Phase II E911 compliance requirements. These additional deployments will extend the Polaris product coverage footprint to 30 states.

After extensive field trials against hardware based network solutions, Chariton Valley Wireless Services selected Polaris WLS™ technology to install in its TDMA and GSM networks in Missouri, to enable public safety organizations to dispatch appropriate emergency assistance to subscribers and roamers.

Likewise, Long Lines Wireless will deploy a Polaris E911 solution in its GSM network in Iowa beginning Q1 of 2007. Deployment for Chariton Valley began in Q3 of 2006. The addition of these two carriers brings the Polaris products to 12 carrier networks covering more than 9,000 cell sites and 2.5 million square kilometers of the U.S.

With the software-only Polaris WLS™ products, carriers can deploy a city, a state or every site in the network quickly, covering an entire customer base without requiring handset changes. In addition, Polaris WLS™ requires no additional hardware or backhaul for cell sites, dramatically reducing capital expenditures, deployment timeframes and
maintenance costs for wireless carriers.

“We are delighted to be selected by two additional rural carriers that have done extensive comparison evaluations,” said Manlio Allegra, CEO of Polaris Wireless. “It’s especially gratifying to know that millions of wireless customers in the US are covered byPolaris technology if they place an emergency call.”

About Chariton Valley
Chariton Valley Telephone was incorporated in 1952 and operates as a cooperative. It has approximately 6000 shareholders and services more than 8000 local access lines within 18 exchanges in rural North Central Missouri. Chariton Valley has grown and expanded over the last 54 years and has created numerous subsidiary companies, to offer communications products such as competitive local service, cable television, wireless, long distance, voice mail, calling cards, internet, and wireless internet. Two of Chariton Valley's subsidiaries offer GSM service in North Central Missouri using both their
850 MHz & 1900 MHz licensed market areas.

About Long Lines
From its beginnings in 1941, Long Lines first started as a small phone company serving Sgt. Bluff, Salix, and Sloan, Iowa. Over the years, Long Lines has lead the way for the design, installation, and operation of community-wide communications networks across Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota to offer premiere voice, video, and data services. Long Lines has maintained a well-deserved reputation for providing services of the highest quality, reliability, and innovation. With the expansion of Long Lines’ new cell phone service, the company will meet these same expectations and continue to provide
its customers with leading edge products and services.

About Polaris Wireless
Polaris Wireless provides a network-based software product for determining the location of mobile phones. The cost-effective Polaris Wireless Location Signatures™ technology rapidly enables the deployment of ubiquitous, reliable public safety and location-based service applications. Headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, Polaris Wireless helps U.S.
carriers meet the FCC's E911 Phase II mandate and supports revenue-generating, location-based services for operators worldwide.

In 2003 Polaris succeeded in creating and deploying the first and only software-based location system that meets FCC E911 Phase II requirements. Polaris is backed by California venture capital funds Draper Fisher Jurvetson of Menlo Park, Draper Richards of San Francisco and Centre Palisades Ventures of Los Angeles. For more information on Polaris Wireless and the FCC's wireless E911 Phase II requirements, please visit http://www.polariswireless.com.

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Polaris Wireless Location Signatures™ is a registered trademark of Polaris Wireless. Polaris WLS™ is a trademark of Polaris Wireless.