Agreement Signed, etc

Nokia Corporation
3 April 2000



Nokia and VoiceStream sign USD 500 million GSM contract

-Largest single end-to-end system delivery - enabled for Wireless Data
in the US
-Major supply contract for handsets, including WAP-enabled phones
     
Nokia and VoiceStream Wireless Corporation, the largest GSM operator
in the United States, have signed a multi-year agreement estimated to
be worth more than $500 million. The supply agreement will enable the
major expansion of VoiceStream's GSM 1900 network and services, and
bring WAP-based mobile Internet services to consumers. Nokia will also
provide wireless handsets to VoiceStream as part of the agreement,
including Nokia 7190 WAP-enabled phones. Deliveries will begin
immediately.

The end-to-end system delivery includes the supply of the entire range
of GSM network equipment including Nokia's switching and radio
networks that are enabled for packet data. This contract supports the
expansion and upgrade of VoiceStream's current network, as well as the
construction of additional markets to expand VoiceStream's geographic
reach.

'We are pleased to have the opportunity to build on our long-term
strategic relationship with Nokia. The continued expansion of our GSM
network and the delivery of Wireless Data services are a key part of
our long-term business strategy,' said Bob Stapleton, President of
VoiceStream Wireless Corporation.

'We are proud of our continued relationship with VoiceStream, who,
together with Nokia, first brought GSM to the North American market in
1995,' said Jyrki Salo, Senior Vice President, Nokia Networks, North
America. 'This new contract underscores our commitment to the
evolution and development of both VoiceStream and the emerging Mobile
Information Society.'

'We are pleased to be a major handset provider to the single largest
GSM operator in the United States,' said Rich Geruson, Senior Vice
President, USA Sales & Marketing, Nokia Mobile Phones. 'Handsets must
meet the growing requirements in terms of easy viewing of information,
easy text input, and fast and smart access to information without
sacrificing weight, size and performance. Nokia delivers on what
consumers want, and expect. '

Combined, Nokia's network technology and the Nokia Artuse Messaging
Platform will provide enhanced wireless data and voice services for
VoiceStream's subscribers. The Nokia Artuse Messaging Platform is a
WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) gateway, which enables a mobile
phone user to easily and securely access information from the Internet
or corporate Intranet related services via WAP-enabled devices.

Nokia will also provide a full package of Professional Services,
covering radio and data network planning, network implementation and
operating support services.

Nokia can offer what few others in the industry can; a complete end-to-
end wireless voice and data network solution, including WAP gateways,
mobile terminals, browsers, and tools for WAP -based content creation
and delivery. Nokia continues to set the pace in the industry with
world class products and services across the entire spectrum of
wireless operator needs.

Based  in  Bellevue, WA, VoiceStream is a leading, national provider
of wireless communications services in the country. VoiceStream is the
largest provider of personal communications service using the globally
dominant GSM technology in the United States. VoiceStream is a  member
of  the  North American GSM Alliance LLC, a group of U.S. and Canadian
digital  wireless  PCS carriers.  The GSM Alliance helps  provide  GSM
wireless  communications for their customers in more than  3,500  U.S.
and Canadian cities and towns as well as international service.


Nokia is paving the way to the mobile information society with its
innovative products and solutions. The company is the leading mobile
phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP
networks, related services as well as multimedia terminals. In 1999,
Nokia's net sales totaled EUR 19.8 billion (USD 19.9 billion).
Headquartered in Finland,  Nokia is listed on the New York (NOK),
Helsinki, Stockholm, London, Frankfurt and Paris stock exchanges and
employs more than 55 000 people.

Further information:

Ms Arja Suominen, Vice President,
Communications
Nokia Networks
Tel.  + 358 9 5113 8193
Fax  + 358 9 5113 8199
Email: [e-mail]
www.nokia.com

Megan Matthews
Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
Nokia (Americas)
Tel. [phone]
EMail: megan.matthews@nokia .com

Kim Thompson
Communications Manager
VoiceStream Wireless
Tel.  [phone]
Fax  [phone]
Email:  [e-mail]