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November 13, 2003 08:04 AM Eastern Time 

Moviso Prepaid Ringtone Cards Available at Leading Retailer Best Buy; The Industry's Premier Prepaid Ringtone Cards Are Now Available at Best Buy Stores Nationwide

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2003--Moviso(TM) LLC, the leading provider of mobile data services in North America, today announced significant new distribution of its prepaid ringtone cards through Best Buy, the nation's leading retailer of technology and entertainment products and services.

The Moviso prepaid ringtone cards are available today at more than 590 Best Buy stores nationwide, and are compatible with two major handset brands, Nokia and Motorola. Additional handset support for prepaid cards sold at Best Buy will include Samsung and Sanyo early next year.

“The cards provide a great revenue source for our retailer, carrier, and entertainment partners, and it makes perfect sense to distribute them through a store that attracts customers looking for the latest technology for their mobile phones.”

The prepaid ringtone cards are available alongside other wireless accessories at Best Buy stores. Moviso's prepaid ringtone cards let consumers personalize their mobile phones to ring with favorite songs and, unlike ringtones purchased on the Internet or via telephone, do not require a credit card or charges to the phone bill to purchase. Since Moviso introduced the product last year, the company has distributed more than one million ringtone cards.

"Making our prepaid ringtone cards available through Best Buy stores is a natural fit, as Best Buy sells the most advanced technology and entertainment-focused products available," said Shawn Conahan, Moviso president. "The cards provide a great revenue source for our retailer, carrier, and entertainment partners, and it makes perfect sense to distribute them through a store that attracts customers looking for the latest technology for their mobile phones."

Moviso partnered with InComm, the leader in prepaid wireless programs, to distribute the cards at Best Buy locations nationwide. With its mobile content platform connected into the InComm FastCard Point of Sale (POS) activation system, Moviso has been able to tap into a leading retailer for fast, secure and easy card activation.

Easy Access to the Hottest Mobile Content Available

Moviso's prepaid ringtone card includes licensed content from Rock, Hip-Hop and R&B artists. Each prepaid card purchase offers consumers five ringtones, which they can select from a catalog containing thousands of ringtone titles.

Each prepaid ringtone card is activated immediately upon purchase and contains simple instructions and a unique PIN for accessing content. Customers call a 1-800 number from the cell phone, or visit the Nokia and Motorola download sites at http://www.nokiamusic.yourmobile.com or http://www.motorola.yourmobile.com, enter the PIN and select the content they wish to download.

Pricing, Availability and Phone Requirements

Moviso prepaid ringtone cards are available today in more than 590 Best Buy store locations, with additional distribution through 2,000 Wal-Mart locations and 5,000 7-Eleven stores nationwide. Prepaid cards are $7.99 each at Best Buy and are compatible with Nokia and Motorola handsets on the Cingular, AT&T and T-Mobile networks. Additional handset support for prepaid cards sold at Best Buy will include Samsung and Sanyo early next year, with compatibility on the Sprint PCS network.

About Moviso LLC

Moviso LLC is the leading provider of mobile data products and services in North America. Moviso is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vivendi Universal Net USA - the U.S. arm of VUNet, Vivendi Universal's (NYSE: V) Paris-based Internet and technology unit. The company delivers complete mobile data solutions to wireless carriers, device manufacturers, retailers and entertainment companies worldwide, including American Greetings, AT&T Wireless, Bell Mobility, Cingular Wireless, Rogers/AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, US Cellular, Virgin Mobile USA, Yahoo! Music, AOL, PRIMEDIA, Boost Mobile, 7-Eleven, Best Buy, RadioShack, Wherehouse, Wal-Mart, Nokia USA, Motorola, Samsung, Yamaha Corp., Match.com, WildSeed, and Vivendi Universal. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles. For more information on Moviso, visit http://www.moviso.com.

The names of companies mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners and should be treated as such. Moviso is a trademark of Moviso LLC.

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SPR for Moviso
Allison Jones, 858-722-5616
allison@steinwinder.com
http://www.moviso.com

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