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Hawaiian Telcom officially launched its wireless service on May 2, 2005.com/reports/c17936 ) has announced the addition
of 2005 Latin American - Telecommunications Markets to their offering .com/reports/c17936

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets .
Additionally, Sankyo discovered, developed, manufactures and markets
pravastatin sodium and olmesartan medoximil, an angiotensin II receptor
blocker (ARB).

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According to Jon Gelman, Hawaiian Telcom Vice President + General Manager,
Wireless, "We selected Brightstar to support this important part of our
business because of their responsiveness, flexibility and willingness to help
us successfully launch our services.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040820/RESEARCH )
This annual report offers a wealth of information on the
Telecommunications Market in Latin America covering:

- Infrastructure Issues
- Regulatory issues and government policies re infrastructure
- Datacomms Infrastructure , Leased Lines, ISDN
- Public and Value Added Data Services
- Leased Lines, ISDN, Frame Relay, ATM
- Brief overviews on all of the major telecommunications carriers and
service providers in 26 Latin American countries

Latin America's economic woes, which peaked in 2001 -2002, began to lift in
mid-2003, and 2004 proved to be a year of exceptional growth.

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In
fact, in terms of GSM, Latin America is the fastest growing region in the
world, soaring by 151% in one year. The two most
outstanding deals in 2004-2005 involved BellSouth's sale of all its Latin
American assets to Spain's Telefonica, and AT+T Latin America's sale of its
operations to Telmex. In addition , Schering-Plough and Sankyo will
co-market the product in Mexico, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, El
Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. The second component of the
combination product, hydrochlorothiazide, is in a class of drugs called
thiazide diuretics .

Sankyo Co.

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Hawaiian Telcom Selects Brightstar for Logistics Expertise

Under the terms of this agreement, Brightstar provides Hawaiian Telcom
with complete forward and reverse logistics solutions including: product
procurement, collaborative forecasting, inventory management, packaging ,
programming and customization as well as delivery of both wireless handsets
and accessories.

The company, founded more than 120 years ago,
serves residents and businesses statewide.com .brightstarcorp .

Many ISPs in the region are terminating and
originating international long-distance traffic despite not having government
approved licences. Brazil
7. Caribbean Countries
8. Puerto Rico
24.

Schering-Plough and Sankyo Enter License Agreement for Olmesartan in Select Latin American Territories

Schering-Plough's vision is to earn the trust of the physicians,
patients and customers served by its more than 30,000 people around the world. Beginning with its discovery of the
first statin, mevastatin, and the co-discovery of lovastatin, the first statin
to be marketed , Sankyo has been a pioneer in the cardiovascular disease arena.

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Executive Summary
2. Overview of The Fixed Voice, Infrastructure And Data Markets
3. Panama
21.

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There is a marked trend towards the use of alternative systems, especially
WLL and VoIP, and fixed -line operators are looking to Digital Subscriber Line
(DSL) services to increase their revenue potential . Regulators are undecided as to
how to regulate (or not regulate) these services and as a result , the
situation in each country is different. Telecom Italia, on the other hand,
agreed to sell two of its Latin American operations: Venezuelan Digitel and
Entel Chile. Belize
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GSM has become the most popular mobile technology for Latin Americans. The key issue is whether VoIP should be classified as a
telecom service or as a value-added service. Suriname
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DISCLOSURE NOTICE: The information in this press release includes certain
"forward-looking statements " within the meaning of the Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, including the market for olmesartan , the discovery
capabilities of Schering-Plough and the timing of the anticipated turnaround. Actual results may vary materially from forward-looking statements
due to many factors, including competition , market conditions and regulations.

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"We are extremely pleased to be working with their team to ensure
Hawaiian Telcom's wireless division enjoys long term success. All telecom
sectors benefited most especially mobile telephony and the broadband market. When it
comes to fixed lines, it is not easy for new entrants to build out a network
that can compete with the incumbent's.
Olmesartan medoxomil and the olmesartan medoxomil/hydrochlorothiazide
combination are both indicated for the treatment of hypertension and are
currently available in many countries, including the United States ., Ltd.

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Additionally, Brightstar provided consultation, training and
planning services to assist Hawaiian Telcom in preparing to launch wireless
services in the Hawaii market.

About Hawaiian Telcom
Hawaiian Telcom is the state's leading telecommunications provider,
offering a wide spectrum of telecommunications products and services that
includes local and long distance service , digital subscriber line (DSL)
broadband for Internet use, wireless services, and print directory and
internet directory services.
Headquartered in Miami, FL, Brightstar has operations in Argentina , Bolivia,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El
Salvador, Guatemala , Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, the U. For more information, visit
http://www.com .

Infrastructure
Latin America has a low teledensity with only around 17% of the population
having a telephone line in early 2005.
While most telecom markets in Latin America are both privatised and
deregulated, liberalisation has mostly advantaged the mobile sector.
Under the terms of the agreement, Schering-Plough will assume
responsibility for compiling and filing regulatory applications for both
olmesartan medoxomil and an olmesartan medoxomil/hydrochlorothiazide fixed
combination in the exclusive territories and for its own brands of the two
products in the co -marketing territories.

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Fax: +353 1 4100 980

KENILWORTH, N.
"The addition of olmesartan will strengthen our cardiovascular portfolio,
which already includes our cholesterol-lowering products ezetimibe and
ezetimibe/simvastatin combination.schering-plough.

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Customers can select high
quality handsets from Kyocera, UTStarcom /Audiovox or LG through the Hawaiian
Telcom service offering. Argentina
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The company is based in Kenilworth, N.sankyo.

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Besides AT+T, Telmex also acquired Brazilian Embratel,
Argentine Techtel and Chilean Chilesat. Chile
9.

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As in the rest of the world, VoIP is one of the most important convergence
issues facing regulators.

Fixed network operators in Latin America
In terms of revenue, the five leading fixed-line telcos in Latin America
are: Telmex (Mexico), Telemar (Brazil), Telesp (Brazil), Brasil Telecom
(Brazil), Telecom Argentina (Argentina ).

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of Tokyo, one of Japan's largest pharmaceutical
companies, has a long history of discovering new classes of drugs, including
the statin class of lipid-lowering drugs.

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Colombia
10. El Salvador
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DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
(http://www.
Although economic growth in 2005 is expected to ease compared with 2004, the
prospects are still highly promising . In broadband, the most popular technology
is ADSL, which grew by 104% in 2004.

Contents are as follows:

1. for olmesartan for the treatment of
hypertension. Schering-Plough will undertake
marketing and sales activities for its own brands of the two products in all
of the territories referenced above.

Schering-Plough is a global science-based health care company with leading
prescription, consumer and animal health products. For
further information about Sankyo and its products, log on to
http://www.jp/english/ .

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Research and Markets: Latin America Has Low Teledensity With Only Around 17% of the Population Having a Telephone Line in Early 2005

researchandmarkets . Telecommunication infrastructure varies
from nonexistent to rudimentary and from adequate to well advanced in some
major cities. Paraguay
22. Financial terms
have not been disclosed. Sankyo will carry out similar activities
for its own brands in the co-marketing territories.com .

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For more information, visit
http://www.

About Brightstar
Brightstar Corp. Nicaragua
20.J. Sankyo's early stage
pipeline focuses on oral therapies to satisfy key unmet needs in six major
fields - cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease, respiratory and immune
disease , bone and joint disease, infectious disease, and oncology.

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and Venezuela with its most recent distribution operations located in
Australia. So, fixed-line growth is stagnating
even in the major economies such as Brazil, where operators have reached their
service goals for line installation and consumers are increasingly favouring
mobile. Haiti
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For further details about these factors and other risks and uncertainties that
may impact Schering-Plough's forward-looking statements, see Schering -Plough's
Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the company's first
quarter 2005 10-Q., and its Web site is
http://www.

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CHICAGO, Hawaiian Telcom, Hawaii's premier
telecommunications provider, has appointed Brightstar, a leading logistics and
supply chain management company for the wireless industry, to provide
logistics services to support its new wireless service in Hawaii. "
"Hawaiian Telcom's commitment to provide customers with the highest valued
services in Hawaii is further strengthened with the addition of wireless to
their service portfolio," said Denise Gibson , Chief Operating Officer of
Brightstar. is a leading distributor and provider of value added
supply chain services to the wireless telecom industry, and also designs and
manufactures products under licensing agreements with leading manufacturers.S.
(Logo: http://www.
The drive towards consolidation in the region is continuing. Costa Rica
11. Jamaica
18. Mexico
19 . Glossary Of Abbreviations

For more information visit
http://www.
Olmesartan medoxomil is in a class of anti-hypertensive drugs called
angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs).
Schering -Plough does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking
statement. Through internal research
and collaborations with partners, Schering-Plough discovers, develops,
manufactures and markets advanced drug therapies to meet important medical
needs.co.

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The company operates eight company owned stores and also sells services
through 22 authorized dealers throughout Hawaii. During the year ending 2004,
Brightstar's revenues exceeded $1. Guatemala
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7 billion. Honduras
17. Peru
23. Olmesartan will make us even more relevant
to doctors and patients in these countries," said Alfredo Blanco, president,
Latin America and Far East Region, Schering-Plough Corporation.J. Sankyo also developed and launched the first glitazone, which
revolutionized long -term control of type 2 diabetes, and has a number of other
potentially promising compounds in the diabetes arena.

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Bolivia
6. Uruguay
26. Venezuela
27., Schering-Plough
Corporation (NYSE: SGP) today announced that it has entered into a license
agreement with Sankyo Company Ltd . Under the terms of the agreement, Sankyo has granted Schering-
Plough exclusive rights to market olmesartan in Bolivia, Peru, Chile,
Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

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The company serves over 160 network operators and 15,000
resellers, retailers and agents around the world and also represents many of
the world's leading wireless manufacturers.