ATX Praises Powell's Positive Impact on Telematics

DALLAS-FORT WORTH, Jan. 28, 2005 -- ATX Technologies, Inc., released the following statement regarding the resignation by Chairman Michael Powell of the Federal Communications Commission announced last week:

Michael Powell has led the FCC during a challenging time. During his tenure he recognized the great promise of new technologies in delivering wider and more cost effective services and the fundamental of allowing markets to work. Chairman Powell comprehends what nascent industries such as automotive telematics and other information services face. In pursuing competition and judging a service on how it performs, Chairman Powell embraced a standard that promotes benefit and economic growth for all Americans. We commend Chairman Powell's service and wish him the best.

Based in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, area and Dusseldorf, Germany, ATX Group is the world's second largest provider of telematics services for the automobile industry, serving both North America and Europe. ATX telematics services are designed to provide enhanced safety, security and driving convenience to vehicle owners. These services include location-specific emergency and roadside assistance, automatic collision notification, stolen vehicle recovery, remote diagnostics and real-time traffic and navigation assistance. ATX, the largest independent telematics provider not owned by an automobile manufacturer or telecommunications firm, also provides telematics services designed to help automobile manufacturers and their affiliated dealerships to use telematics data to reduce costs, enhance vehicle servicing, and more closely manage customer relationships. ATX services are provided to vehicle owners through the brand names of its customers -- Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Maybach, and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.

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