ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2001--Metrocall, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCLLC), one of the nation's largest wireless data and messaging companies, announced today that it will support Northwest Airlines' headquarters and hub operations with two-way interactive messaging services.

Northwest's workforce will initially use the Motorola T900 device with Metrocall's My2Way service to provide a mechanism for timely responses to important messages. In the future wireless devices that feature an operating system, such as the Motorola Timeport, may be used along with vertical software applications to support certain areas of the company.

My2Way messaging service will be particularly helpful to Northwest operational areas that depend on quick response, such as pilot fleet captains, station managers, emergency response teams, management support staff and IS teams. Two-way service can interface with e-mail, other two-way devices, or be contacted via traditional paging processes, including a toll-free phone number with voice mail.

"Metrocall's My2Way provides Northwest with unique interactive communications that will lead to new efficiencies and immediate response capabilities within the airline's busy operations," said William L. Collins III, Metrocall's chairman, president and CEO. "The ability to respond to important information and time-sensitive messages brings a new dimension to an organization with complex, wide-spread and fast-paced activities."

Northwest already has an excellent record of incorporating the latest technologies to foster effective operations. During the 1990's it was the most on-time U.S. carrier of the seven largest airlines, according to Department of Transportation statistics. Northwest also won the 2000 Technology Management Award by Air Transport World magazine.

"Airline activities require consistent and dependable communications between many operational areas," said Chuck Scollon, Northwest Airlines Communications Manager. "Services such as Metrocall's wireless messaging will help Northwest Airlines maintain its record of excellence in on-time arrivals and customer satisfaction."

About Northwest Airlines

Northwest is the world's fourth largest airline offering more than 2,600 daily departures with hubs at Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, Tokyo and Amsterdam. The airline is headquartered in Eagan, MN. The airline serves more than 750 cities in more than 120 countries on six continents.

Northwest's WorldPerks frequent flyer program is the highest rated U.S. based program reviewed by InsideFlyer Magazine, the leading authority on airline free travel programs, and received the special "Industry Impact Award" during InsideFlyer's 12th Annual Freddie Awards.

Northwest's nwa.com was chosen as best airline web site by Gomez Advisors for summer and fall 2000 and was judged best in the best airline web category for both business and leisure travelers.

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 professionals 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.

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.