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"Athletes need to choose protective eyewear because eye injuries can be
devastating," said Monica L.
This past regular season, NBA games were broadcast on 15 television
networks and watched by more than 30 million viewers per week.

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Expanding the partner relationship with the NBA is the core part of
Nokia's youth marketing strategy," said Colin Giles, Nokia Senior Vice
President, Customer + Market Operation, Great China Area.6 billion USD, (which
represented 44% increase over 2003) and exports of 3.

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D. Beginning the second
half of this year, Nokia is expected to offer NBA team logos and NBA
Java games in its mobile phones, allowing the youth segment to enjoy
the exciting and entertaining content anytime and anywhere.com, with more than half of all visits
to the site coming from fans outside the United States, has nine
language-specific international destinations for fans around the
world.

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These include:
basketball, baseball, hockey, football, lacrosse, fencing, paintball , water
polo, racquetball, soccer and downhill skiing.aao. NBA. The NBA is a recognized leader in global sports marketing with
13 offices around the world.

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Eyewear properly fitted and worn does not hinder
performance in any way, and can prevent most sports eye injuries. Polycarbonate
can withstand impact from a ball or other projectile traveling at 90 miles per
hour.

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American Academy of Ophthalmology Urges Athletes to Wear Protective Eyewear

Protective eyewear lenses should be made of polycarbonate . From June to November 2004, the NBA
conducted 36 events with 30 partners on six continents.

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some of these young athletes end up with permanent vision loss and blindness.

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An estimated 300 million people play basketball throughout the
region.3 billion USD
(56% higher than 2003).6 billion RMB) and Nokia's accumulated investment in China by
2004 is 2.

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They will also partner with NBA. The deal marked the first time fans in the U.S.

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Children can incur injuries
ranging from abrasions of the cornea and bruises of the lids to internal eye
injuries such as retinal detachments and internal bleeding.
NBA.com/China, launched in 2002, averages more than 3 million
page-views per day.

About NBA

Since its founding in 1946, the NBA has truly become a global
phenomenon that transcends national boundaries.

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BEIJING----The National Basketball
Association and Nokia have reached a multi-year agreement to expand
their U.com/China, in
which the top ten plays of the week will be highlighted through the
Nokia "Courtside Countdown.1 billion
USD (25. Nokia-initiated Xingwang
(International) Industrial Park has introduced investment of 10
billion RMB. Nokia provides
equipment, solutions and services for network operators and
corporations.

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or other eye care professional. More than one-third of the
victims are children .D. It is the ophthalmologist, or Eye M.
The cooperation between Nokia and the NBA will help Nokia position
itself in the youth segment and strengthen our brand image of
innovation, leadership and fashion.
"Nokia's selection of the NBA to help grow its business in its
largest market in the world demonstrates our connection with a
passionate, youthful fan base in China and will help us meet the
growing demand of these fans to connect with the game," said Mark
Fischer, Managing Director, NBA China.9 billion USD, including net sales of 3.18 billion USD (18 billion RMB).

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"Eye injuries are one of the
leading causes of visual impairment in children.S.
This summer, Nokia will participate in China's first-ever NBA Jam
Van, an NBA touring fan event featuring various basketball activities
and NBA-themed attractions." Additionally, Nokia will conduct a gift
with purchase promotion across China throughout the summer.
Nokia will support Basketball without Borders, the international
basketball and community relations outreach program for young people
that promotes healthy living, friendship and education."
"Nokia's position as an industry leader in China, combined with
our relevance among young, tech savvy basketball fans across the
region, makes for a perfect opportunity to unite our global brands,"
said Heidi Ueberroth, NBA Executive Vice President, Global Media
Properties and Marketing Partnerships.
In May 2004, the NBA and Nokia agreed on a multi-year alliance
making Nokia the Official Mobile Phone of the NBA and WNBA in the
United States. In recent surveys, 75% of Chinese males ages 15-24 said they
were NBA fans, more than 40% stated that basketball is their favorite
sport to play and four of their top five athletes are NBA players. With 30 teams in the
United States and Canada, NBA games and related programming are
broadcast to 214 countries in 43 languages via 157 telecasters; they
are one of the largest suppliers of sports television and Internet
programming in the world.

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The American Academy of Ophthalmology is the world 's largest association
of eye physicians and surgeons -- Eye M. in your area, visit the Academy's Web site at http://www. relationship into Greater China, marking the first time
video content of a North American based sports league will be made
available on mobile phones in the region.

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Eye health care is provided by the three "O's" -- opticians,
optometrists and ophthalmologists. Local purchases in China reached 3.

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Because many children's sports leagues, schools and teams don't require
children to wear eye protection, parents must insist that children wear eye
protection every time they play and set a good example by wearing eye
protection themselves when playing sports .

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Approximately 40,000 sports-related
eye injuries occur in the United States each year. Athletes today can choose from
various types of lightweight and sturdy protective eyewear that look and fit
better than in the past. Contact lenses offer no protection, and street wear glasses are
inadequate to protect against any type of eye injury.s -- with more than 27,000 members
worldwide.org.
As the Official Mobile Phone of the NBA in Greater China, Nokia
will enable their mobile users to access embedded NBA video highlights
of the 2004-05 NBA season and 2005 All-Star Game. Nokia will further showcase their new
products to the league's fans in the region through nationally
televised NBA games and programming on Central Chinese Television
(CCTV), 16 regional broadcasters in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan and on
NBA TV in Hong Kong. Nokia also wins more young consumers' attention by
continuously launching fashion products with cutting-edge technology.

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"The youth is the future and represents the market trends. were
able to receive daily video content from a major sports league to
their wireless phones.

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The first-ever
Basketball without Borders Asia will take place July 14-17 at the
Beijing Olympic Training Facility in Beijing, China. NBA merchandise is available in more than 20 ,000
retail locations throughout the region.

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SAN FRANCISCO, In recognition of April's
designation as Sports Eye Safety Month, the American Academy of Ophthalmology
urges all athletes -- and especially young athletes -- to wear appropriate
sport-specific protective eyewear as recommended and properly fitted by an
Eye M. Monica, MD, PhD, MHA, an ophthalmologist and
Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.D.

About Nokia

Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the
growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. The league
opened the 2004-05 season with 81 international players from 35
different countries and territories.

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While many sports put participants at high risk for eye injury, eye
protection is available for many of these same activities. In addition, parents can get
involved to help pass local ordinances requiring children to wear protective
eyewear when engaging in sports., who
can treat it all -- eye diseases and injuries, and perform eye surgery.

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Nokia total sales and exports in China for 2004 is greater than
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"As a symbol
of energy , passion and dreams, the NBA is very popular among young
consumers in China. Nokia
connects people to each other and the information that matters to them
with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices
and solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses.