-- Broadest-Ever Selection and Newest Technology.

Best Buy and BestBuy.com carry the nine top computing brands (Acer, Apple, Asus, Dell, Gateway, HP, Sony, Toshiba, Lenovo), and more than 30 laptops, six netbooks, 17 desktops and four all-in-ones. Laptops and netbooks range in price from $249.99 to $1999.99, and eight desktops are priced under $500. Apple laptops range from $999.99 to $2,499.99. Customers can select from newly popular functionality like embedded broadband/Gobi enabled-laptops and netbooks with the customer's choice of Verizon, Sprint or AT&T as carrier.

Ultra-thin laptops (13-inch, 14-inch, and 15.6 inch) are also available. Large memory machines (6GB's of memory) start at $879.99 and Blu-ray laptops at $699.99. Best Buy also offers a wide variety of accessories including products like the Logitech M305 Pattern Mice, Rocketfish Lapdesk, Golla fashion bags and Incase Netbook Sleeves.

-- Unique Promotions.

Holiday shoppers will be attracted to offers that deliver value through pricing and performance. In addition to the HP $197 laptop, Best Buy will feature the most competitive Windows 7 netbook offer ever, and Best Buy-Dell Limited Edition Exclusive Netbooks, which are individually numbered and designed by world renowned artists.

Throughout the holiday season, six months of anti-virus protection will be free with the purchase of any laptop/desktop/netbook, and one year of Napster will be included free with any Dell computer purchase. In addition, Best Buy continues its popular exclusive HP in-home networking bundle introduced with Windows 7 arrival. Dubbed the "PC Home Makeover," for only $1,199.99 customers can purchase an HP desktop, monitor, laptop, netbook, wireless router and Geek Squad setup and networking. The exclusive PC Home Makeover offer is available through mid-January.

-- In-Store Service & Post-Purchase Support.

Best Buy Blue Shirts are ready to help customers find the right computer and ensure they have everything they need to get up and running. Geek Squad is available to help set up that new gear, with Agents available in-store, in-home or online. For those customers who want to upgrade to Windows 7 without buying a new PC, Geek Squad has reduced its $129.99 operating system install service charge to just $39.99. The service allows customers to upgrade their Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system to Windows 7 without the hassle of doing it themselves through January.

To learn more about how Best Buy's holiday computing selection will help make your season jolly, visit your local Best Buy store or www.bestbuy.com.

About Best Buy Co., Inc.

With operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, China and Mexico, Best Buy is a multinational retailer of technology and entertainment products and services with a commitment to growth and innovation. The Best Buy family of brands and partnerships collectively generates more than $45 billion in annual revenue and includes brands such as Best Buy, Audiovisions, The Carphone Warehouse, Future Shop, Geek Squad, Jiangsu Five Star,Magnolia Audio Video, Napster, Pacific Sales, The Phone House, and Speakeasy. Approximately 155,000 employees apply their talents to help bring the benefits of these brands to life for customers through retail locations, multiple call centers and Web sites, in-home solutions, product delivery and activities in its communities. Community partnership is central to the way business is done at Best Buy. In fiscal 2009, Best Buy donated a combined $33.4 million to improve the vitality of the communities where its employees and customers live and work. For more information about Best Buy, visit www.bestbuy.com.

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"Phone Power's unlimited residential and small business service has been saving people money on their telephone service for years. Expanding that reach through Best Buy, the premiere distributor of electronics in North America, has validated our efforts," said Jim Murphy, President of Phone Power. "We live in an increasingly mobile society. The ability to have two lines at home is nice... But people also find value in taking their number on vacation with the small travel adapter. It allows them to stay connected anywhere in the world."

Pricing

- Retail pricing for the Best Buy combo pack is $79.95 in-store or at BestBuy.com.

- A $79.95 instant service credit is applied when the customer activates service on an eligible one or two year service plan.

- Service plans start at $14.95 per month for unlimited calling in the US and Canada and include 1 hour Free International calling to select destinations.

About Phone Power

Phone Power is a next-generation telecommunications company, headquartered in Los Angeles, California. A privately-owned company founded in 2005, they provide telecommunications service to the continental US, and Canada. All customer service is based in the USA. Phone Power customers range from single-line residential service all the way to corporate call centers. For more information about Phone Power, visit www.PhonePower.com.

SOURCE: Phone Power

Phone Power 
Nicholas Fiorina, 888-607-6937 x4425 
media@phonepower.com

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