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Jan. 16, 2008
TeleNav Press Release:
Football Traffic Takes Toll on Local Roadways
TeleNav GPS Navigator™ provides relief for those not attending games
Sunnyvale, Calif. – January 16, 2008 – Professional football continues to draw a record number of fans during the season, especially during the playoffs. During the 2007 regular-season, attendance grew for the fifth year in a row, drawing in more than 17 million fans.*
According to a recent independent survey commissioned by TeleNav†, 72% of 426 respondents said they have been stuck in traffic because of a sporting event they were not attending.
For people living or working near sports stadiums or travelers passing such venues who are not attending games, this growing fan base can often lead to gridlock on roads surrounding stadiums. Using the real-time traffic rerouting feature of its TeleNav GPS Navigator service, TeleNav offers consumers a simple solution for navigating most busy highways.
“Traffic congestion continues to be a major frustration for many drivers. Events at large stadiums tend to draw big crowds that all come and go at the same time, causing backups for miles,” said HP Jin, TeleNav president, CEO and co-founder. “We give consumers an easy way to navigate around traffic using a device they already have.”
TeleNav GPS Navigator is a cell phone navigation service that provides voice and on-screen turn-by-turn directions. TeleNav was the first company to provide traffic rerouting on cell phones. TeleNav GPS Navigator’s traffic feature monitors highways for updated information every five minutes. The service alerts consumers of slowdowns or accidents with a voice prompt and allows a user to redirect around the traffic situation with the click of a button. To learn more about TeleNav GPS Navigator, as well as sign up for a free 30-day trial, please visit www.telenav.com.
† November 2007 survey conducted by Zoomerang
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Mary Beth Lowell
425-531-0122 phone
marybethl@telenav.com
Mark Burfeind
206-240-3970 phone
markb@telenav.com
Todd Witkemper
408-306-6677 phone
toddw@telenav.com
About TeleNav
TeleNav, Inc. is a leading provider of consumer location-based services (LBS), enterprise LBS and automotive LBS. TeleNav's solutions provide consumers, wireless service providers, enterprises and automakers with location-specific, real-time, personalized services such as GPS navigation, local search, mobile advertising, mobile commerce, location tracking and workflow automation. TeleNav's technology is available across more than 500 types of mobile phones, all major mobile phone operating systems and a broad range of wireless network protocols. TeleNav's service providers and partners include AT&T, Bell Mobility, Boost Mobile, China Mobile, Cincinnati Bell, Ford Motor Company, NII Holdings, Rogers, Sprint Nextel, Telcel, T-Mobile UK, T-Mobile USA, U.S. Cellular, Verizon Wireless and Vivo Brazil.
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