No-Contract Wireless Plans Starting at $30 a Month

BENTONVILLE, Ark., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dedicated to providing
families affordable wireless solutions, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT)
announces today it will launch Straight Talk, a new solution in no-contract
cellular, exclusively at more than 3,200 Walmart stores nationwide starting
October 18, 2009. Straight Talk will bring to the market a new low price for
no-contract wireless service with two prepaid plans now available to customers
nationwide at $30 and $45 a month. Straight Talk will only be available in
Walmart stores and online at www.Walmart.com and www.StraightTalk.com.


The average U.S. adult spends $78 on his or her cell phone bill to receive
1,000 minutes a month.* By switching to the $30 Straight Talk plan, for
example, the average 1,000 minutes-per-month consumer could save more than
$500 per year and still be on a reliable nationwide network.


To help drive down no-contract wireless pricing for customers, Walmart will
launch Straight Talk providing customers the following two options:
-- Straight Talk "All You Need" 30-day Plan that includes the following
for
only $30 a month:
-- 1,000 minutes, 1,000 texts and 30MB of mobile web access
-- Nationwide coverage
-- 411 Information calls at no extra charge
-- Straight Talk's Unlimited 30-day Plan that includes the following for
$45 a month:
-- Unlimited minutes, unlimited text and unlimited mobile web access
-- Nationwide coverage

-- Unlimited 411 Information calls at no extra charge





"It has been very encouraging to see the excitement and response to the
Straight Talk pilot in 234 stores that began last summer at Walmart," said
Greg Hall, vice president of Media Services, Walmart U.S. "In light of the
savings customers continue to need, we have worked very quickly to extend this
offering to all of our Walmart customers nationwide, and just before the
holidays."


Consumers may refill their monthly balances by buying refill cards at Walmart,
or by registering online at www.Walmart.com or www.StraightTalk.com. Also
available at Walmart are a range of Straight Talk phone products to suit
different needs, from the entry-level LG 220 flip phone at $39.98, to the LG
Slider 290 at $79.98 to the Samsung 451 QWERTY keyboard phone at $99.88.


More information about Straight Talk no-contract wireless services is
available at www.Walmart.com or www.StraightTalk.com.


Straight Talk is an exclusive Walmart service developed with TracFone
Wireless, Inc. TracFone Wireless currently sells TracFone and NET10 prepaid
wireless phones and airtime at Walmart stores and online at www.walmart.com.

Source
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