SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Mar. 4, 2003 – The Genesee County 911 Consortium in Michigan has awarded Motorola (NYSE:MOT) a contract for a new $10.1 million communications system to enable public safety agencies countywide to respond more quickly and efficiently to emergency calls. The system is part of Motorola’s extensive portfolio of integrated communications and information solutions to address mission-critical public safety and security requirements worldwide.

The sophisticated solution replaces the county’s existing 30-year-old system and will enable the county to communicate with agencies on Michigan’s Statewide Motorola 800 MHz Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS).

“By strategically placing towers around our county, we’ll be able to join MPSCS--the first multi-site and simulcast sub-system to do so,” said Lloyd Fayling, executive director, Genesee County 911 Consortium. “It’s a cost-effective and efficient way to upgrade our system with enhanced coverage and communications capabilities.”

Fayling plans to achieve 95 percent in-building coverage with the new technology. The County is purchasing 1,300 digital mobile and portable radios, including XTS 5000™ radios designed to operate on both existing analog and APCO Project 25 trunked and conventional systems, and Motorola’s newest mobile radios.

“That kind of coverage is essential in enabling our firefighters to effectively manage situations where lives can be saved or lost in a matter of seconds,” he said.

Agencies will use the system’s channels to set-up pre-arranged talk groups, allowing county officials, police and fire departments to communicate effectively among themselves as well as with the state police and other system users, a critical capability, said Fayling.

“In an emergency situation, we’ll be able to reduce the amount of extraneous radio traffic on channels by dedicating some solely for use by responders. This technology also allows us to change talk groups on the fly, so we can dispatch emergency units more effectively when needed,” said Fayling.

The state’s fifth largest county, Genesee County spans more than 600 square miles in southeast Lower Michigan. With the exception of the cities of Flint and Fenton, all of Genesee County’s public safety agencies, including 49 police and fire departments serving 311,000 citizens, will use the system when it comes online within two years. The timeframe is contingent upon construction of the towers that are needed to support the county-wide system. Officials expect other governmental agencies may be added to the system at a later date.

“Motorola was a true partner in designing a system to provide the coverage and interoperability we were lacking,” said Fayling. “We believe other counties throughout Michigan will look to our solution as a model of user-friendliness for public safety communicators.”

The Motorola 800 MHz ASTRO® SmartZone^® 14-channel digital system uses simulcast technology to ensure that radio users in the county can communicate reliably with each other. All messages will be broadcast from all seven of the tower sites. Dispatchers will operate from five new Motorola CENTRACOM Gold Elite^TM consoles at the county’s existing dispatch center.

“We are proud to have the opportunity to work closely with Genesee County on a system that will fit their specific needs in responding to mission-critical situations both now and well into the future,” said Mark Schmidl, Motorola area vice president.

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Motorola’s Commercial, Government and Industrial Solutions Sector (CGISS) is a leading provider of integrated radio communications and information solutions, with more than 65 years of experience in meeting the mission-critical requirements of public safety, government and enterprise customers worldwide. The sector offers an extensive portfolio of solutions to meet growing public safety and security needs, including: interoperable two-way radio communications solutions; command and control solutions; identification and tracking solutions; information management for criminal justice and civil needs; and physical security and monitoring solutions. In 2002, CGISS received the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s premier award for performance excellence and quality achievement. For more information, please visit: www.motorola.com/cgiss

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