Teletouch - Hawk Electronics Continues “Go Green with Hawk” Cellphone Recycling Program at 2009 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial PGA Tour Golf Tournament

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teletouch Communications, Inc. (OTC: TLLE), a leading U.S. provider of AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) cellular services, two-way radio, mobile electronics and related products and services, today announced that the Company is continuing its “Go Green with Hawk” cell phone recycling and disposal program at the upcoming Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial PGA TOUR Golf Tournament, being held Monday May 25 through Sunday May 31, 2009, at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

“The PGA TOUR continues to ask all tournaments to be as ‘Green’ as possible. Given the success of last year’s program, we fully support this program and doing our part to help keep e-waste out of our environment.”

In conjunction with Colonial staff and PGA TOUR officials, spectators will be encouraged to bring their old, unused, and in many cases, no-longer-working cell phones to specially designed recycling bins at each of the major visitor entrances to the Colonial. Teletouch’s Hawk Electronics division staff members will empty them each day, and return collected items to the Company’s approximately 50,000sf warehouse and office facility in Fort Worth, Texas, for refurbishment for use by various Hawk-related charity groups, or proper disposal, as applicable.

Peter Ripa, Director of the 2008 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial PGA TOUR Golf Tournament said, “The PGA TOUR continues to ask all tournaments to be as ‘Green’ as possible. Given the success of last year’s program, we fully support this program and doing our part to help keep e-waste out of our environment.”

“There are literally tens of millions of no longer used cell phone handsets and batteries going into landfills in our country and elsewhere each year,” stated T. A. “Kip” Hyde, Jr., President and Chief Operating Officer of Teletouch, and CEO of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Progressive Concepts, Inc. dba Hawk Electronics. “We are excited to be able to again partner with the Colonial to generate consumer awareness, and provide an easy recycling point for the over 40,000 to 60,000 daily spectators, staff and media visitors. We’ve asked each of our customers with old handsets to bring them to any Hawk Electronics retail location in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex, San Antonio and East Texas for recycling and disposal.”

U.S.- Cellphone e-Waste Quick Facts below:

Fact: More than 260 million Americans have cell phones;

Fact: Average use of a cell phone is 18 months;

Fact: Approx. 135 million cell phones are thrown away each year, creating an est. 65,000 tons of e-waste;

Fact: Cellphones contain metals, plastics, chemicals and other potentially hazardous materials (lead and mercury) that should be kept out of landfills;

Bottomline: Cell phones contain many toxic materials that pollute the environment and threaten human health. When recycled responsibly, many of the metals and other materials can be recycled, further helping to protect the planet.

About Teletouch Communications

For over 40 years, Teletouch has offered a comprehensive suite of telecommunications products and services under the Teletouch, AT&T® and T-Mobile® brands, including cellular, two-way radio, GPS-telemetry, wireless messaging and public safety/emergency response vehicle products and services. Teletouch operates a chain of retail stores under the “Teletouch” brand, including service offerings for T-Mobile and its own two-way radio network. Teletouch’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Progressive Concepts, Inc. (PCI), is a leading provider of AT&T Mobility services (voice, data and entertainment), as well as consumer electronics products and services to individuals, as well as specialized electronics to businesses and government agencies. For over 35 years, PCI has offered products and services through its own chain of retail stores under the “Hawk Electronics” brand; as well as through its own network of Hawk-branded sub-agents, direct sales force and on the Internet at various sites including: www.hawkelectronics.com and www.hawkexpress.com. In addition, PCI operates a national wholesale distribution business, PCI Wholesale, which serves major carrier agents, smaller retailers and rural cellular carriers, as well as automotive retailers and auto dealers throughout the country; with ongoing product and sales support through www.pciwholesale.com and www.dropship.com, among other sites. Teletouch sells safety and emergency response vehicle products and services business under the brand “Teletouch EVP” (Emergency Vehicle Products) directly and through www.teletouchevp.com. Teletouch periodically acquires minority equity positions in various cellular-related technology companies, including most recently, Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone mobile applications developer/provider, Mobui Corporation (www.mobui.com). Teletouch's common stock is traded Over-The-Counter under stock symbol: TLLE. Additional information about the Teletouch family of companies can be found at www.teletouch.com.

All statements from Teletouch Communications, Inc. in this news release that are not based on historical fact are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the PSLRA of 1995 and the provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. While the Company’s management has based any forward-looking statements contained herein on its current expectations, the information on which such expectations were based may change. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are outside of our control, that could cause actual results to materially differ from such statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, but are not necessarily limited to, those set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Form 10-K and 10-Q filings, and amendments thereto, as well as other public filings with the SEC since such date. The Company operates in a rapidly changing and competitive environment, and new risks may arise. Accordingly, investors should not place any reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. The Company disclaims any intention to, and undertakes no obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statement.

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