PRESS RELEASES		Metrocall, Inc. (ticker: MTOH, exchange: OTC Bulletin Board) News Release 17-Feb-2003 METROCALL WIRELESS AWARDED CONTRACT TO SUPPORT CITY OF LAREDO, TX Alexandria, VA, Monday, February 17, 2003 – Metrocall Wireless, Inc., (OTCBB:MTOH) one of the nation's leading providers of wireless messaging and data services, today announced that it had been awarded a contract with the City of Laredo, TX. The quick, reliable messaging services offered by Metrocall Wireless are ideal for supporting the City's important daily municipal responsibilities. The three-year contract will support more than 600 City of Laredo professionals. In addition to City management, the wireless units will be put to work for such departments as Public Works, Transportation, Police, Fire & Rescue, the Courts and Environmental Services. "Metrocall is thrilled to be supporting the critical services provided by the City of Laredo," stated Jim Boso, Vice President of Metrocall Wireless' Central Region. "With more than 35 years of experience connecting municipal organizations across the United States and Texas, Metrocall Wireless is prepared to provide valuable communications support to the City with incomparable personal customer care." Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Metrocall Wireless' messaging capabilities were widely acclaimed by the emergency services community and municipalities as a flexible and reliable mode of communications. Subsequently, many government agencies and municipalities have enhanced their communications capabilities with messaging services such as those provided by Metrocall Wireless. About Metrocall, Inc. Metrocall, Inc. headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, is one of the largest narrowband wireless data and messaging companies in the United States providing both paging products and other wireless services to approximately 3.7 million business and individual subscribers. Metrocall was founded in 1965 and currently employs approximately 1,900 people nationwide. The Company currently offers two-way interactive messaging, wireless e-mail and Internet connectivity, cellular and digital PCS phones, as well as one-way messaging services. Metrocall operates on nationwide, regional and local networks and can supply a wide variety of customizable Internet-based information content services. Also, Metrocall offers integrated resource management systems and communications solutions for business and campus environments. For more information on Metrocall please visit our Web site and on-line store at www.Metrocall.com or call 800-800-2337. Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 This press release includes "forward-looking statements," within the meaning of the federal securities laws, that involve uncertainties and risks. These include statements regarding events or developments that Metrocall Holdings expects or anticipates will occur in the future. A number of risks and uncertainties could cause actual results, events, and developments to differ from expectations. Business Risks include the possibility that two-way service may lack vendor support, quantity and quality. Please refer to Metrocall's most recent annual report on Form 10-K, and any subsequently filed reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K, as well as its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, for a complete discussion of these and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected by these forward-looking statements. USA Mobility Contact: Bob Lougee Investor Relations & Corporate Communications 508-870-6771 Investor.Relations@usamobility.com © 2001 USA Mobility, Inc.