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Corporate Social Responsibility
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1.12.2005 ET
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Motorola Aid to Tsunami Relief Efforts
− Company Mobilized Immediately to Provide Equipment, Other Support
− More Than $2.3M in Cash and Over $800k of Equipment Donated
(CSRwire) SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced
several initiatives to support disaster assistance and humanitarian relief
efforts related to the tsunami crisis in South Asia.
In the early hours of the evolving crisis, Motorola - as a major partner
with first-responders around the world - began working to deploy equipment
and technical support to meet critical communications needs in affected
areas.
Through commitment of equipment, a direct contribution by Motorola,
donations from its employees and a matching-fund program, Motorola
estimates the value of its contribution to this effort at upward of $3
million and growing.
A partial summary of Motorola disaster assistance efforts to date:
Substantial contributions of communications equipment to support
relief and recovery efforts, which have involved Indonesia, Sri Lanka,
India, Thailand and Malaysia. This has included subscriber radio sets,
repeater/base station units and mobile phones
Working with customers and others to re-establish emergency
communications throughout the region, including places where
infrastructure was destroyed. Motorola technical teams have been on-scene
in affected areas to restore mobile phone and other critical
communications services working with local operators to provide airtime
and coverage.
Approximately $250,000 in immediate aid requested by several nations
including India, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
An outright $1 million Motorola contribution to the International Red
Cross/Red Crescent.
A dollar-for-dollar matching-fund program for personal employee
contributions to international aid efforts (Red Cross/Red Crescent or
AmeriCares).
Motorola employees have devoted additional time, food, money and other
assistance through Motorola and their local communities.
Ed
Zander, chairman and CEO of Motorola, said, "I am very pleased with
the rapid and compassionate response of Motorola's dedicated employees to
the relief effort. Our employees are deeply concerned about the tragedy in
Asia, and thousands of them have donated their own time and money to
provide much-needed aid. Motorola has a long history of lending assistance
in situations where its technical expertise and people can be helpful. We
are proud to be part of this massive outpouring of support from around the
world."
About Motorola
Motorola is a Fortune 100 global communications leader that provides
seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded
systems and wireless networks. In your home, auto, workplace, and all
spaces in between, seamless mobility means you can reach the people,
things and information you need, anywhere, anytime. Seamless mobility
harnesses the power of technology convergence and enables smarter, faster,
cost-effective and flexible communication. Motorola had sales of US$27.1
billion in 2003. For more information: www.motorola.com.
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