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Monday, September 01, 2008

Nokia to Launch 'Comes With Music' First in the United Kingdom

Nokia to Launch 'Comes With Music' First in the United Kingdom

Carphone Warehouse Exclusive Pre-Paid Channel With Nokia 5310 XpressMusic

LONDON, September 2/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia (NYSE:NOK) today announced that the United Kingdom will be the
first market in the world to launch 'Comes With Music', its groundbreaking
service which introduces a revolutionary way for people to discover and
enjoy music. Comes With Music gives people a year of unlimited access to
the entire Nokia Music Store catalog with the ability to keep all
downloaded tracks even after the year is over.

Carphone Warehouse will be the exclusive UK pre-pay channel offering the
Nokia 5310 XpressMusic 'Comes With Music' edition. People who buy the Nokia
5310 XpressMusic 'Comes With Music' edition will have unprecedented freedom
to find and listen to music from a diverse catalog, including international
and UK artists. Carphone Warehouse is accepting pre-orders via
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com starting today.

Tero Ojanpera, executive vice president and head of the Nokia
Entertainment and Communities business, said: "We believe that Comes With
Music will transform the way people enjoy music. With unlimited music access
for a year, you can enjoy your favorite artists or delve into new genres
without having to worry about individual track or album purchases."

Simon Ainslie, Nokia UK Managing Director, said: "Comes With Music is the
most compelling digital music offer ever introduced to the UK. You get a
fantastic Nokia device with unlimited access for a year to a huge catalog of
music. We're thrilled to be working with Carphone Warehouse to bring Comes
With Music to the UK."

Andrew Harrison, UK CEO, The Carphone Warehouse, said: "We expect the
Nokia 5310 Comes With Music to be the gift for Christmas and at the top of
all shopping lists. We know how much our customers love music and we hope to
make music millionaires of people everywhere."

Print quality photos can be found at:
http://www.nokia.com/A4632380?category=nokia_comes_with_music

Notes to Editors

Carphone Warehouse is the UK exclusive pre-pay channel until December 31,
2008. Further details about Comes With Music will be announced at a Nokia
event to be held in London on October 2, 2008.

About Nokia

Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and
growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We make a
wide range of mobile devices with services and software that enable people to
experience music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games, business
mobility and more. Developing and growing our offering of consumer Internet
services, as well as our enterprise solutions and software, is a key area of
focus. We also provide equipment, solutions and services for communications
networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.

About The Carphone Warehouse

The Carphone Warehouse has over 805 stores nationwide. Stockist details:
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com or from The Carphone Warehouse Direct Sales
on +44-800-925-925.

The Carphone Warehouse is the largest independent mobile phone retailer
in the world with 2,400 stores operating across 9 markets. The company is
committed to offering impartial and expert advice on the widest range of the
latest product plus unbeatable, aftersales care.


http://www.nokia.com

Source: Nokia Corporation

Media Enquiries: Nokia UK, Tel. +44-845-603-8498, Email: nokiapressoffice@lexispr.com; Nokia, Communications, Tel. +358-7180-34900, Email: press.services@nokia.com; Carphone Warehouse media contact information: Alexander Village, freud communications, T: +44-20-3003-6376, M: +44-7890-532541, Email: alex.village@freud.com


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