Updated: July 12, 2020 (September 30, 2002)
Charts & IllustrationsCarrier Deals
This chart lists some of the 20+ carriers with which Microsoft has agreements. None are exclusive agreements.
| Carrier | Currently offering PPC-based phone? | Details |
| AT&T Wireless (U.S.) | #3 U.S. carrier. Part owned by NTT DoCoMo (Japan) U.S. Will begin offering HTCs PPC-PE devices in Q4, committed to offering a Smartphone device no later than mid-2003. Will offer location services integrated with MapPoint .NET. Rolling out a data network in U.S., committed to rolling out i-Mode data service in U.S. | |
| Bell Canada | X | Shipping PPC-based Audiovox Thera. |
| Bouygues Telecom (France) | Offers wireless data services based on Exchange and other Microsoft servers. | |
| ChungHwa (Taiwan) | Offers SMS access to MSN Hotmail. | |
| Cingular (U.S.) | #2 U.S. carrier. In merger negotiations with T-Mobil/Voicestream. Plans to offer Smartphone (in trials, no timeframe announced). Only U.S. carrier without deal |
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