Companies to Run In-Branch Demonstration Featuring AT&T Digital PocketNet(SM)
Service and TD Waterhouse Wireless Service for Internet-ready Phones
NEW YORK, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- TD Waterhouse Group, Inc.
(NYSE: TWE; Toronto), the global online financial services firm, and AT&T
Wireless Services (NYSE: AWE), today announced they will jointly present
demonstrations of AT&T DigitalPocketNet(SM) service and wireless
Internet-ready phones on Wednesday, October 11, 2000, at eight TD Waterhouse
branches in the U.S. The open houses will take place in New York, Chicago,
Long Beach, Dallas, West Palm Beach and Denver.
"Wireless Wednesday" will focus on TD Waterhouse wireless applications for
AT&T Digital PocketNet service and Internet-ready wireless phones. There will
be three joint one-hour presentations by TD Waterhouse and AT&T Wireless
Services at 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM, and 6:00 PM local time in each branch (except
for Long Beach, where the last presentation will be at 5:00 PM local time).
In addition, TD Waterhouse will give away one month of free AT&T Digital
PocketNet Premium service and an Internet-ready wireless phone to one lucky
participant at each seminar.
"At TD Waterhouse, our goal is to enhance the customer experience and
educate the public on new and easy ways to keep track of their finances," said
Stuart Rubinstein, Senior Vice President, Electronic Commerce, at TD
Waterhouse Group, Inc. "These in-branch demonstrations represent our
commitment to wireless investing, as well as help create awareness of wireless
web technology."
The addresses of the branches holding these seminars are listed below.
For more information or to reserve a seat, dial 800-934-4448 and press 8, then
dial the accompanying extension listed below next to the branch nearest you.
-- New York, NY - 99 Wall Street, ext. 47884
-- New York, NY - Waldorf Astoria, 301 Park Avenue, ext. 52620
-- New York, NY - Chinatown, 185 Canal Street, ext. 52710
-- Chicago, IL - 223 North LaSalle Street, ext. 57561
-- Long Beach, CA - 6437 East Pacific Coast Highway, ext. 20660
-- Dallas, TX - Uptown Center, 2626 Howell Street, Suite 110, ext. 57537
-- West Palm Beach, FL - 505 South Flagler Drive, ext. 48530
-- Denver, CO - Equitable Building, 724 17th Street, ext. 81670
More information is also available at http://www.tdwaterhouse.com or by
visiting one of the participating branches. There is no charge for these
seminars, although reservations are required.
TD Waterhouse is continuing its strategy to build the online financial
services industry's most comprehensive offering of wireless investing services
worldwide. The company announced plans for a strategic alliance with
Microsoft Corporation and Aether Systems to offer wireless investing to
customers using Personal Digital Assistant's with Pocket PC. The wireless
investing service for Pocket PC will provide U.S.-based TD Waterhouse
customers with cutting-edge access to their investment accounts.
Beyond the U.S., TD Waterhouse has also entered into wireless information
service agreements in Canada, the U.K. and Hong Kong.
Launching wireless investing applications supports two of TD Waterhouse's
strategic initiatives: growing the firm's core business through expanding
products and services, as well as leveraging technology to improve the
customer experience.
TD Waterhouse Group, Inc., (NYSE: TWE), also known as "TD Waterhouse,"
provides investors with a broad range of brokerage, mutual fund, banking and
other consumer financial products on an integrated basis. In the United
States, TD Waterhouse is the only online discount broker to have a retail
branch in all 50 states. Worldwide, TD Waterhouse currently services
4.2 million customer accounts in the United States, Canada, the United
Kingdom, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and India. TD Waterhouse can be found on
the Internet at http://www.tdwaterhouse.com and on America Online at Keyword:
TD Waterhouse. In the U.S., brokerage services are provided by TD Waterhouse
Investor Services, Inc., Member: NYSE/SIPC.
AT&T Wireless Services (NYSE: AWE) is among the world's premier wireless
voice, data and fixed wireless communications companies, serving more than
14 million customers, including consumers, businesses, and government. With
annual revenues of more than $7 billion and 21,000 employees, AT&T Wireless
Services provides services to customers across the globe.
SOURCE TD Waterhouse Group, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.tdwaterhouse.com
CONTACT:
Melissa Fox, Manager, Public Affairs, of TD
Waterhouse Group, Inc., 212-908-3101, melissafox@tdwaterhouse.com
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