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Iusacell Received from COFETEL the Results of the PCS Frequencies
[April 12, 2005]

Iusacell Received from COFETEL the Results of the PCS Frequencies


MEXICO CITY, April 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V., (BMV: CEL, NYSE: CEL), announced today that it has received from the Mexican Federal Telecommunications Commission (COFETEL) the results of the auction of several frequency bands of the radioelectric spectrum for the furnishing of fixed and mobile wireless service (PCS).
Grupo Iusacell, through its subsidiary Iusacell PCS de Mexico, was allocated 10 MHZ in the PCS regions 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
By obtaining these frequencies, Iusacell becomes a company with national coverage, which is the objective Iusacell has been pursuing for some time, and has secured sufficient spectrum to be able to offer more and better services to its customers in the future.
About Iusacell
Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V. (Iusacell, NYSE and BMV: CEL) is a wireless cellular and PCS service provider in Mexico encompassing a total of approximately 92 million POPs, representing approximately 90% of the country's total population.
Independent of the negotiations towards the restructuring of its debt, Iusacell reinforces its commitment with customers, employees and suppliers and guarantees the highest quality standards in its daily operations offering more and better voice communication and data services through state-of-the-art technology, such as its new 3G network, throughout all of the regions in which it operates.
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Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V. quarterly reports and all other written materials may from time to time contain statements about expected future events and financial results that are forward-looking and subject to risks and uncertainties. For those statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Grupo Iusacell Celular S.A. de C.V.


CONTACT: Investor Contacts - Jose Luis Riera K., Chief FinancialOfficer, or J. Victor Ferrer, Finance Manager, [email protected], bothof Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V., +5255-5109-5927



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