Italy / Milan - 5 May 2004

• Global agreement for 3 million Videophones before the end of 2004 to Hutchison Whampoa Group's 3G companies.

• Available from today the new LG U8110 from 199 euro.
  

• Italy also starts the GPRS roaming with TIM.

  3 announces today the choice of LG Electronics of Korea as preferred UMTS Videophone provider. Under the commercial agreement, LG Electronics is committed to supplying 3 million UMTS dual mode terminals, compatibles with the GSM standards (900 and 1800 Mhz.) and GPRS, to the 3 group of companies by the end of 2004.

  Thanks to this agreement, LG Electronics joins Motorola and NEC in the group of the preferred Videophone providers of Hutchison's 3 businesses, extending the range of 3G phones available for 3 clients in the world.

  Starting from today, the U8110, which is the first videophone for LG Electronics, produced exclusively for 3 will be sold in the Italian shops from today.

  With its appealing clamshell design, the U8110, is the smallest UMTS Videophone available in the market: its weight is only 126 grams and boasts a linear minimalist design (95x49x22 mm.)

  The U8110 offers all the third generation services as the Videocall with vivavoice, the access to Tua TV and to the 3 Portal multimedia contents, to Videomessages, MMS and e-mail, besides the navigation in Internet with speed up to 384 kbps. The vivavoice, the high definition videocamera with 180° rotation and integrated flash, the interior display with 65.536 colours and the exterior one, the multimedia player (MP3, MP4), the high capacity battery (1200 mAh) and the Java games, are only some of the features of the new Videophone. Among the other features, the polyphonic ring tones with 64 tones, the agenda, the USB and IrDa connectivity and a software to produce personalized avatar associable to the contacts.

  The U8110 has a promotional price of only 199 euro in the U-Sim locked version (whilst stocks last), and the price for the Operator Locked version will be 299 euro.

  Moreover the launch of the U8110 coincides with the opening of the GPRS roaming service with TIM, that further increases the functionality and usage of 3 for clients, who are now enjoying a 3G coverage of the 63% of the national population.

  About 3:

  3 is the commercial brand of H3G, the mobile video company in the Italian market. After having won the UMTS license in Italy in November 2000, with the offer of 3,25 billion euros, 3 launched its service at the beginning of March 2003 and aimed for the leadership of the third generation mobile market. Among its shareholders are prominent leaders in Italy and the world, from the sectors of telecommunications, the Internet and new media, publishing and finance. Hutchison Whampoa Limited is the primary shareholder 88,67% of the authorized capital. The other shareholders include CIR, S. Paolo Imi, BMI, RCS Mediagroup, Gemina and Tiscali.

  About LG Electronics:

  LG Electronics, Inc. - LG Electronics, Inc (Korea Stock Exchange: 6657. KS) was established in 1958 as the pioneer in the consumer electronics market. LG Electronics is a major global force in electronics and information and communications products with more than 64.000 employees in over 76 subsidiaries and marketing unist all over the world. With annual total revenues of more than US $169 billions (non-concolidated), LG Electronics comprises three main areas of business: Digital Display & Media, Digital Appliance and Telecommunication Equipment & handset.
  The LG Telecommunication Equipment & Handset Companyis lprovides total solutions Rnging from wired and wireless handsets to telecommunication equipment.
  The company is a leader in the innovation and development of cutting-edge technologies in next-generation wireless telecommunications, and it's steadily expanding its market share in the wireless 3G systems. (WCDMA/CDMA 2000).

  For more information, please contact:
  Gian Marco Litrico
  Director of external and media relations
  Tel. 02 4458 2129
  gianmarco.litrico@h3g.it