National Child Day Care Center Discounts
Available at participating day care locations for children of Cingular employees.

Adoption Reimbursement
Payment of up to $5,000 per adoption for eligible adoption expenses such as legal fees, agency fees, travel expenses, etc.

Special Privacy Rooms
Specially furnished rooms at the workplace when you need a little time by yourself to take care of family and medical needs. Locations to be determined later this year.

Mobile Driver's License Renewal and Voter Registration
Convenient time saver in Cingular locations where services are available.

Credit Unions
Participation in Cingular locations where services are available.

Work/Family Resource and Referral Program
For those times when life isn’t so simple and you need some assistance. These are time-saving ways to get advice and information about areas such as parenting, elder care, day care, college selection, and other personal services.

Homeowners/Renters and Auto Insurance Discounts
Competitively rated coverage provided by Met Pay, conveniently paid through payroll deductions.

Cingular Employee Assistance Plan
Because sometimes life really may get complicated and you need some extra help, you’re automatically enrolled in the Cingular Employee Assistance Plan.

• There’s no monthly contribution.
• The plan includes short-term counseling for up to eight visits—plus a referral for additional counseling if needed.
• Coverage coordinates with behaviorial benefits included in the medical plan options.

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Dependent Care Spending Account
A spending account to help you make the most of every dollar you earn. The Dependant Care Spending Account allows you to pay some of your day care expenses in a way that reduces your taxes. Also, Cingular helps you out by adding a matching contribution for employees with at least two years of recognized service.

• If you have less than two years of Cingular service as of the transition date, you can contribute up to $5,000 on a before-tax basis.
• If you have at least two years of Cingular service (includes past service with your parent company), Cingular will match 25% of your Dependent Care Spending Account contributions. The maximum contribution you can make is $4,000. For example, if you contribute $4,000, Cingular will contribute $1,000 in matching funds. That gives you an account balance of $5,000 while only contributing $4,000. That’s hard to beat!
• Eligible expenses for the Dependent Care Spending Account can only be reimbursed up to the amount in your account.

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Transitioning to the Edge
If you currently participate in your parent company’s Dependent Care Spending Account, you can reimburse yourself for eligible expenses until the day you transition to the new Cingular benefits—November 30, 2001 or December 31, 2001, depending on your parent company's transition date.

Although you can submit bills for expenses until March 31, 2002, you must have incurred the expenses before your official transition date. You forfeit any money still left in your account after March 31, 2002.

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