Hutchison 3G Links Up

Hutchison 3G Links Up

Hutchison 3G UK and Dixon Stores Group announced a retail agreement under which The Link will sell Hutchison 3G UK's third-generation mobile multimedia and communications products and services to be marketed under the 3 brand. The agreement will also include retail distribution in selected Dixons stores.

Inset is John Barton John Barton, sales director at 3 who is quoted below.

Under the agreement, The Link will sell 3G handsets and promote 3 products and services in its 290 specialist communications products stores across the UK. The Link, part of Dixons Group plc, was named Best High Street Retailer at the 2002 Mobile Choice Consumer Awards. Contract terms were not disclosed.

As the UK's first commercial 3G service, 3 will deliver live video calls,
digital mapping and advanced satellite location-based services, exclusive
mobile video clips of Premier League football highlights, music, games, news
and finance.

Nick Wood, The Link Managing Director, comments: "The Link's strength is in
offering expert advice on new technologies, so becoming an official
distributor for 3 fits our profile perfectly. Our customers, and visitors to
our Futurelook website are very keen to know what 3G will offer. We're
delighted 3 are giving us the opportunity to showcase their services on the
High Street, and we're looking forward to taking this next step in
partnership with them."

John Barton, sales director at 3, said: "The Link are a very important
partner for all of us at 3. They have an informed understanding of
mass-market consumers, they have a proven and trusted knowledge of the
mobile sector and they share our passion for the potential of
third-generation mobile multimedia and communications services. We'll be
working together very closely in the future."

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