PRESS RELEASES		Metrocall, Inc. (ticker: MCLLQ, exchange: OTC Bulletin Board) News Release 12-Feb-2002 METROCALL TO SHIFT MESSAGING EQUIPMENT SUPPLY CHAIN FROM DOMESTIC TO INTERNATIONAL SUPPLIERS IN 2002 For Immediate Release: Monday, December 3, 2001 Metrocall Contact: Timothy J. Dietz Director, Corporate Communications (703) 660-6677x6231 dietzt@metrocall.com ALEXANDRIA, VA – Monday, December 3, 2001 -- Metrocall, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: MCLLQ), one of the leading wireless data and messaging companies in the United States with some six million subscribers, today announced that beginning in the first quarter of 2002 it will start to transition its purchases of two-way wireless messaging devices, as well as one-way paging devices, from domestic suppliers to several overseas suppliers from Pacific Rim and European nations. "The decision to shift Metrocall's equipment supply chain over the period of the next two quarters acknowledges that the industry must secure more competitively priced two-way messaging products if we are going to keep up with the growth projections for this popular wireless service," stated William L. Collins III, Chairman and CEO of Metrocall. "Perhaps the most significant reason Metrocall will switch to foreign suppliers is due to Motorola's inability to produce a next generation (2.7) product that would add significant capacity to two-way networks and allow for virtual instant messaging." International device manufacturers have already produced beta next generation (2.7) products that are being tested by industry carriers for introduction in the second half of 2002, and will be introduced at prices well below Motorola's current price points. "Our long-standing relationship with Motorola as our primary source of two-way messaging and traditional paging products will come to an end because of the in USA Mobility Contact: Bob Lougee Investor Relations & Corporate Communications 508-870-6771 Investor.Relations@usamobility.com © 2001 USA Mobility, Inc.