ALEXANDRIA, Va. & CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2001--Metrocall, Inc. (Nasdaq:MCLL), one of the nation's largest wireless data and messaging companies, and MobilePlanet, a leading multi-channel direct reseller of mobile computing and wireless products and services, today announced a retail partnership wherein Metrocall's line of wireless products and services will be offered through MobilePlanet's sales channels.

In particular, MobilePlanet will focus on selling Metrocall's two-way wireless products and services, including the Handspring Visor bundled with the @ctivelink module and My2Way, which utilizes the nationwide ReFLEX network, to offer unsurpassed two-way messaging coverage.

MobilePlanet offers name-brand products through its award-winning Internet site (www.mobileplanet.com), mail-order catalog and through its call center by calling 800/MPLANET. The vendor is ideally suited to resell Metrocall's wireless products and services because it is expressly dedicated to targeting the actively mobile community.

MobilePlanet has developed a team of communication industry experts that work directly with business and mobile professionals to find efficient and cost-effective solutions to their mobile computing needs.

"In today's highly competitive mobile product marketplace, partnering with the right resellers can make all the difference," said Randy Forster, Metrocall's senior vice president of sales and distribution. "MobilePlanet has carved a niche that complements Metrocall's strategic vision incorporating a mix of direct, retail and online sales. We look forward to a successful relationship serving the mobile community."

Metrocall introduced My2Way in April, 2000 and the interactive messaging service has quickly become the choice of the active mobile community. My2Way uses the T900 and P935 two-way devices to provide peer-to-peer messaging, as well as e-mail connectivity and wireless Internet content capabilities.

Offering better coverage and a less-intrusive communications alternative to mobile phone service, My2Way is also less expensive, making it a popular choice for businesses and families.

"Metrocall's wireless data and messaging products are useful solutions for the mobile customers our company caters to," said Dina Gathe, MobilePlanet's vice president of marketing. "Customers can find Metrocall's wireless solutions through our customer-centric e-commerce site and call center. We believe these products and services will provide mobile professionals with the ability to communicate efficiently and effectively from wherever they are."

About MobilePlanet

As the leading multi-channel direct reseller of mobile computing and wireless products and a complete resource for mobile professionals, MobilePlanet offers name-brand products through its award-winning Web site, www.mobileplanet.com, European Web site, www.mobileplanet.fr and its catalog by calling 800/MPLANET.

MobilePlanet also offers Handheld and PDA users secure mobile and wireless shopping through www.mobileplanet.com/shopanywhere.

In addition, as a company expressly targeted to the mobile computing industry, MobilePlanet has developed a team of product and solution experts that work directly with businesses and mobile professionals to help them create efficient and cost-effective solutions for their mobile computing needs.

MobilePlanet is a member of Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR, www.pprgroup.com), a Paris, France-based, international leading specialized distributor with sales of $23 billion in 2000.

About Metrocall, Inc.

Metrocall, Inc. headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, is one of the largest wireless data and messaging companies in the United States providing both products and services to more than six million business and individual subscribers. Metrocall was founded in 1965, became a publicly traded company in 1993 and currently employs approximately 3,500 professional's coast to coast.

The Company 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 many nationwide, regional and local networks, including a new Two-Way Interactive Network (TWIN), and can supply a wide variety of customizable Internet-based information content services.

Also, Metrocall offers totally integrated resource management systems and communications solutions for business and campus environments. Metrocall's wireless networks operate in the top 1,000 markets all across the nation and the Company has offices and retail locations in more than forty states.

Metrocall is the largest equity-owner of Inciscent, an independent business-to-business enterprise, that is a national full-service "wired-to-wireless" Application Service Provider (ASP). 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

The statements set forth above that are not historical facts, such as those concerning Metrocall's advanced wireless data and messaging strategies, are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. A number of risks and uncertainties could cause actual results, events or developments to differ from expectations.

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ are 1) the speed and extent to which markets for advanced messaging data and messaging services develop and grow; 2) Metrocall and its joint venture affiliate Inciscent's ability to develop and market products and services that respond to market conditions and customers' needs; 3) the impact of competition from other companies in the wireless data and Internet business; 4) the need to respond to rapid technological developments that could affect the commercial viability of Metrocall's and Inciscent's products and services.

You should refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for a complete discussion of these and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements.