exv99w1

Exhibit 99.1

"Your Business Communications Partner”


For Immediate Release		Contact: Bob Lougee (703) 721-3080
Monday, April 3, 2006

USA Mobility Reports Preliminary 2005 Operating Results

First Year Marked by Successful Merger Integration,
Repayment of Debt and Return of Capital to Shareholders

Alexandria, VA (Apri1 3, 2006) — USA Mobility, Inc. (Nasdaq: USMO), a leading provider of wireless messaging services, today announced preliminary and unaudited operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2005, its first full year of operations following the merger between Arch Wireless, Inc. and Metrocall Holdings, Inc. on November 16, 2004.

The company announced on March 31, 2006 that it delayed the filing of its 2005 Form 10-K and its amended Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2004, and amended Form 10-Q/A’s for the three interim quarterly periods for 2004 and 2005. The delay was the result of unforeseen time requirements in connection with completing its restatements of income taxes and deferred tax assets for the years 2003 and 2004, and interim periods of 2004 and 2005. The company is working diligently on completing this work and intends to file these statements as soon as practicable.

Upon completion of the audit and related filings, USA Mobility expects to report the following results: revenue of $618.6 million for 2005, with EBITDA of $155.9 million, or 25 percent of revenue; and operating income for 2005 of $2.5 million, as the company accelerated depreciation of the former Arch two-way paging system. Decommissioning of the system was completed in the fourth quarter of 2005. Additionally, the company recorded operating expenses in 2005 of $16.6 million for severance and contract termination costs associated with the integration of Arch and Metrocall.

The company said the merger integration, which is substantially complete, was the catalyst for significant improvements in 2005 operating results for the combined company.

Highlights of 2005 included:

	•		The company completed a new long-term contract with its largest tower landlord. In addition, subsequent to year end and effective January 1, 2006, the company completed a long-term contract with its second largest landlord. These contracts are expected to provide substantial cost savings compared to its previous site rent expense.

	•		In the fourth quarter of 2005, the company completed its planned decommissioning of the former Arch two-way paging system. The process included the decommissioning of more than 2,100 transmitters and will ultimately result in $21 million of annual savings by 2009 when all lease commitments expire.

	•		The company made substantial progress in rationalizing its one-way paging systems, decommissioning approximately 1,200 one-way transmitters during the year.

	•		Through new landlord contracts and network rationalization the company expects to reduce its total annual site rent expense $87 million, or 70 percent, by 2010.

	•		Integration and consolidation efforts reduced the number of employees from more than 2,800 at the time of the merger to 1,617 at December 31, 2005. This 43 percent reduction in workforce unlocked significant improvement in revenue per employee, which had been decreasing for both Arch and Metrocall over the four quarters leading up to the merger. Since the merger, revenue per employee has increased 40 percent and reached $343,000 of annualized revenue per employee as of the fourth quarter of 2005.

	•		The company streamlined its sales organization from three divisions, which included 15 regions, to a single nationwide sales organization with 11 regions. The consolidation included a significant reduction in management overhead.

	•		In total, all integration and cost consolidation efforts reduced the company’s operating expense, excluding depreciation and amortization, by $41.6 million per quarter, from $144.4 million on a pro-forma basis in the fourth quarter of 2004, to $102.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2005.

	•		The company repaid $140 million in debt, which it incurred to consummate the merger, within the first nine months of operations.

	•		The company paid a $1.50 per share dividend in December 2005, representing a $41 million return of capital to its investors.

	•		The company began exploring alternative revenue sources, including the execution of an agreement with Advanced Metering Data Systems (AMDS) in which USA Mobility would share revenue derived from its narrowband PCS meter reading network.

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USA Mobility strengthened and enhanced its executive management team, including the recruitment of its chief financial officer, general counsel and executive vice president for marketing, as well as filled the positions of chief operating officer and executive vice president of sales through internal promotions.

In addition to the benefits of the merger and subsequent integration, the company also experienced improved revenue and subscriber trends during 2005.

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The rate of revenue erosion continued to show improvement. In all four quarters since the merger the year-over-year rate of revenue decline improved on a pro-forma basis from 22.7 percent in first quarter, 22.4 percent in second quarter, 20.6 percent third quarter and finally to 20.3 percent in the fourth quarter.

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The quarterly loss in subscribers slowed significantly from over 500,000 in the first quarter of 2004 on a pro-forma basis to 230,000 in the fourth quarter of 2005. More importantly, the quarterly rate of erosion declined from 6.5 percent to 4.5 percent during the same period.

“We made excellent progress in our first year following the merger,” said Vincent D. Kelly, president and chief executive officer. “We substantially integrated the nation’s two largest paging carriers, achieving significant synergies and operational costs savings.” Kelly added: “In addition, while the paging and wireless messaging sector remains challenging, we were encouraged by the improvement in subscriber erosion during the year as well as the improving trends in the pace of revenue decline. As we move forward to complete the integration process and implement new sales and marketing initiatives in 2006, we anticipate even further financial and operational improvements that will allow us to better meet the needs of our customers nationwide.”

Thomas L. Schilling, chief financial officer, said: “We continued to strengthen our financial position since the merger. We significantly reduced our operating costs, paid off $140 million in debt, paid out $41 million in dividends and ended the year with $37.5 million in cash, and expect to end the first quarter of 2006 with a cash balance of approximately $73 million.” Schilling also outlined the company’s guidance for 2006, stating: “In 2006 the company expects revenue to be in a range from $480 million to $500 million, operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization, are expected to be in a range from $370 million to $380 million, and capital expenses in a range from $15 million to $20 million.”

Additional information on USA Mobility’s historical subscriber trends and operating efficiency is available at: http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/priv/usmo/USAM_Chart_Art3.pdf.

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USA Mobility plans to host a conference call for investors on its fourth quarter and year-end results at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, April 4, 2006. The call-in number is 800-262-1292 (toll-free) or 719-457-2680 (toll). The pass code for the call is 4879478. A replay of the call will be available from 3:00 p.m. on April 4 until 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18, 2006. The replay number is 888-203-1112 (toll-free) or 719-457-0820 (toll). The pass code for the replay is 4879478.

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About USA Mobility

USA Mobility, Inc., headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, is a leading provider of paging products and other wireless services to the business, government, healthcare and emergency response sectors. USA Mobility offers traditional one-way and advanced two-way paging via its nationwide networks covering more than 90% of the U.S. population. In addition, the company offers mobile voice and data services through Sprint Nextel and Cingular Wireless, including BlackBerry and GPS location applications. The company’s product offerings include wireless connectivity systems for medical, business, government and other campus environments. USA Mobility focuses on the business-to-business marketplace and supplies mobile connectivity solutions to over two-thirds of the Fortune 1000 companies. For further information visit www.usamobility.com.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: Statements contained herein or in prior press releases which are not historical fact, such as statements regarding USA Mobility’s expectations for future operating and financial performance, are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause USA Mobility’s actual results to be materially different from the future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expectations include, but are not limited to, declining demand for paging products and services, the ability to continue to reduce operating expenses, future capital needs, competitive pricing pressures, competition from both traditional paging services and other wireless communications services, government regulation, reliance upon third-party providers for certain equipment and services, as well as other risks described from time to time in periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although USA Mobility believes the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. USA Mobility disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Tables to Follow

Transmitter metrics


	2005		2006			2007			2008			2009			2010
Total End of Year Active Transmitters		15,521		14,245			11,645			8,950			8,450			7,995
Average Active Transmitters		17,019		14,883			12,945			10,298			8,700			8,223
Average Cost Per Transmitter	$	611	$	588		$	515		$	445		$	402		$	385
Rate of Decline in Average Cost				-4	%		-12	%		-14	%		-10	%		-4	%
Expected Total Cost ( $ in millions)	$	124.8	$	105.0		$	80.0		$	55.0		$	42.0		$	38.0
Rate of Decline in Expected Total Cost				-16	%		-24	%		-31	%		-24	%		-10	%

Note: The transmitter metrics presented above represent projections by USA Mobility and are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

USA MOBILITY, INC.
SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATING RESULTS
(unaudited and in thousands)


	For the year ended December 31,
	2004			2005
Revenues:
Service, rental and maintenance, net of service credits	$	470,751		$	592,690
Product sales		19,409			25,882

Total revenue		490,160			618,572
Operating expenses:
Cost of products sold		4,347			4,483
Service, rental and maintenance		161,071			218,160
Selling and marketing		36,085			43,145
General and administrative		130,046			177,438
Depreciation and amortization		113,000			153,403
Stock based compensation		4,863			2,832
Severance and restructuring		11,938			16,609

Total operating expenses		461,350			616,070

Operating income (loss)		28,810			2,502

Interest expense		(6,365	)		(2,412	)
Interest income		451			1,089
Loss on extinguishment of long-term debt		(1,031	)		(1,338	)
Other income, net		814			(1,004	)

Income (loss) before income tax expense	$	22,679		$	(1,163	)

Reconciliation of operating income to EBITDA:
Operating income (loss)	$	28,810		$	2,502
Addback:
Depreciation and amortization		113,000			153,403

EBITDA	$	141,810		$	155,905

EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes, and depreciation and amortization) is a non-GAAP financial measure that USA Mobility currently calculates according to the schedule above, using GAAP amounts from the Summary of Consolidated Operating Results. USA Mobility believes that EBITDA provides useful information regarding the potential cash generation of its ongoing business. EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income.

USA MOBILITY, INC.
SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS
(unaudited and in thousands)


	Year Ended December 31,
	2004			2005
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	114,265		$	139,254

Net cash used in investing activities	$	(133,722	)	$	(13,046	)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	$	31,870		$	(135,656	)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	12,413		$	(9,448	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		34,582			46,995

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	46,995		$	37,547

USA MOBILITY, INC.
SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATING RESULTS (a)
(unaudited and in thousands)


	For the year ended December 31,
	2004
	*Proforma*			2005
Revenues:
Service, rental and maintenance, net of service credits	$	754,696		$	592,690
Product sales		34,009			25,882

Total revenue		788,705			618,572
Operating expenses:
Cost of products sold		8,475			4,483
Service, rental and maintenance		257,687			218,160
Selling and marketing		65,847			43,145
General and administrative		216,317			177,438
Depreciation and amortization		150,321			153,403
Stock based compensation		6,401			2,832
Severance and restructuring		13,622			16,609

Total operating expenses		718,670			616,070

Operating income (loss)		70,035			2,502

Interest expense		(7,360	)		(2,412	)
Interest income		451			1,089
Loss on extinguishment of long-term debt		—			(1,338	)
Other income, net		163			(1,004	)

Income (loss) before income tax expense	$	63,289		$	(1,163	)

Reconciliation of operating income to EBITDA:
Operating income (loss)	$	70,035		$	2,502
Addback:
Depreciation and amortization		150,321			153,403

EBITDA	$	220,356		$	155,905


(a)		Pro forma amounts assume the merger of Arch Wireless, Inc. and Metrocall Holdings, Inc. as of January 1, 2004.

USA MOBILITY, INC.
SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATING RESULTS
(unaudited and in thousands)


	For the three months ended
	March 31, 2004			June 30, 2004			September 30, 2004			December 31, 2004			March 31, 2005			June 30, 2005			September 30, 2005			December 31, 2005
Revenues:
Service, rental and maintenance, net of service credits	$	119,546		$	111,174		$	104,785		$	135,246		$	159,150		$	151,483		$	145,014		$	137,043
Product sales		4,113			4,623			4,632			6,041			6,527			6,054			6,940			6,361

Total revenue		123,659			115,797			109,417			141,287			165,677			157,537			151,954			143,404
Operating expenses:
Cost of products sold		938			856			691			1,862			1,279			929			945			1,330
Service, rental and maintenance		38,988			36,988			36,904			48,191			56,648			56,429			54,490			50,593
Selling and marketing		9,068			8,757			7,862			10,398			10,402			11,156			11,276			10,311
General and administrative		31,304			29,150			27,615			41,977			48,427			46,491			43,260			39,260
Depreciation and amortization		26,309			31,071			22,302			33,318			42,312			39,005			33,277			38,809
Stock based compensation		2,267			1,908			1,865			(1,177	)		1,385			597			271			579
Severance and restructuring		3,689			602			1,228			6,419			5,136			9,904			855			714

Total operating expenses		112,563			109,332			98,467			140,988			165,589			164,511			144,374			141,596

Operating income (loss)		11,096			6,465			10,950			299			88			(6,974	)		7,580			1,808

Interest expense		(3,400	)		(1,770	)		(18	)		(1,177	)		(1,411	)		(734	)		(232	)		(35	)
Interest income		71			70			89			221			197			235			214			443
Loss on extinguishment of long-term debt		—			—			—			(1,031	)		(594	)		(432	)		(312	)		—
Other income, net		168			177			66			403			137			(73	)		76			(1,144	)

Income (loss) before income tax expense	$	7,935		$	4,942		$	11,087		$	(1,285	)	$	(1,583	)	$	(7,978	)	$	7,326		$	1,072

Reconciliation of operating income to EBITDA:
Operating income (loss)	$	11,096		$	6,465		$	10,950		$	299		$	88		$	(6,974	)	$	7,580		$	1,808
Addback:
Depreciation and amortization		26,309			31,071			22,302			33,318			42,312			39,005			33,277			38,809

EBITDA	$	37,405		$	37,536		$	33,252		$	33,617		$	42,400		$	32,031		$	40,857		$	40,617

USA MOBILITY, INC.
SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATING RESULTS (a)
(unaudited and in thousands)


	For the three months ended
	March 31, 2004			June 30, 2004			September 30, 2004			December 31, 2004			March 31, 2005			June 30, 2005			September 30, 2005			December 31, 2005
	*Pro forma*			*Pro forma*			*Pro forma*			*Pro forma*
Revenues:
Service, rental and maintenance, net of service credits	$	206,356		$	193,917		$	182,452		$	171,971		$	159,150		$	151,483		$	145,014		$	137,043
Product sales		8,016			8,997			9,027			7,969			6,527			6,054			6,940			6,361

Total revenue		214,372			202,914			191,479			179,940			165,677			157,537			151,954			143,404
Operating expenses:
Cost of products sold		1,878			2,199			2,124			2,274			1,279			929			945			1,330
Service, rental and maintenance		67,441			64,542			62,746			62,958			56,648			56,429			54,490			50,593
Selling and marketing		18,299			17,475			15,667			14,406			10,402			11,156			11,276			10,311
General and administrative		53,707			51,181			50,289			61,140			48,427			46,491			43,260			39,260
Depreciation and amortization		38,072			42,168			32,801			37,281			42,312			39,005			33,277			38,809
Stock based compensation		5,966			2,810			2,093			(2,784	)		1,385			597			271			579
Severance and restructuring		3,689			602			1,228			6,419			5,136			9,904			855			714

Total operating expenses		189,052			180,977			166,948			181,694			165,589			164,511			144,374			141,596

Operating income (loss)		25,320			21,937			24,531			(1,754	)		88			(6,974	)		7,580			1,808

Interest expense		(2,188	)		(1,971	)		(1,753	)		(1,448	)		(1,411	)		(734	)		(232	)		(35	)
Interest income		—			—			—			451			197			235			214			443
Loss on extinguishment of long-term debt		—			—			—			—			(594	)		(432	)		(312	)		—
Other income, net		110			201			17			(165	)		137			(73	)		76			(1,144	)

Income (loss) before income tax expense	$	23,242		$	20,167		$	22,795		$	(2,916	)	$	(1,583	)	$	(7,978	)	$	7,326		$	1,072

Reconciliation of operating income to EBITDA:
Operating income (loss)	$	25,320		$	21,937		$	24,531		$	(1,754	)	$	88		$	(6,974	)	$	7,580		$	1,808
Addback:
Depreciation and amortization		38,072			42,168			32,801			37,281			42,312			39,005			33,277			38,809

EBITDA	$	63,392		$	64,105		$	57,332		$	35,527		$	42,400		$	32,031		$	40,857		$	40,616.7


(a)		Pro forma amounts assume the merger of Arch Wireless, Inc. and Metrocall Holdings, Inc. as of January 1, 2004.

USA MOBILITY, INC.
PRO FORMA UNITS IN SERVICE ACTIVITY (a) (b)
units in thousands (unaudited)


	Three Months Ended
	March 2004			June 2004			September 2004			December 2004			March 2005			June 2005			September 2005			December 2005
Direct One-Way:
Beginning units in service		5,329			5,100			4,909			4,690			4,464			4,273			4,114			3,977
Gross placements		226			181			182			166			141			134			125			126
Disconnects		(455	)		(372	)		(401	)		(392	)		(332	)		(293	)		(262	)		(268	)

Ending units in service		5,100			4,909			4,690			4,464			4,273			4,114			3,977			3,835

Two-Way:
Beginning units in service		506			483			462			449			422			397			382			365
Gross placements		40			32			35			29			22			29			17			18
Disconnects		(63	)		(53	)		(48	)		(56	)		(47	)		(44	)		(34	)		(36	)

Ending units in service		483			462			449			422			397			382			365			347

Indirect One-Way:
Beginning units in service		1,716			1,474			1,253			1,101			987			859			762			685
Gross placements		157			145			160			143			107			92			26			26
Disconnects		(399	)		(366	)		(312	)		(257	)		(235	)		(189	)		(103	)		(107	)

Ending units in service		1,474			1,253			1,101			987			859			762			685			604

Two-Way:
Beginning units in service		131			123			121			115			94			91			90			89
Gross placements		20			16			20			7			7			7			3			18
Disconnects		(28	)		(18	)		(26	)		(28	)		(10	)		(8	)		(4	)		(7	)

Ending units in service		123			121			115			94			91			90			89			100

Total
Beginning units in service		7,682			7,180			6,745			6,355			5,967			5,620			5,348			5,116
Gross placements		443			374			397			345			277			262			171			188
Disconnects		(945	)		(809	)		(787	)		(733	)		(624	)		(534	)		(403	)		(418	)

Ending units in service		7,180			6,745			6,355			5,967			5,620			5,348			5,116			4,886




Adjusted Proforma ARPU Direct One-Way	$	9.10		$	8.96		$	8.89		$	8.75		$	8.65		$	8.61		$	8.48		$	8.27
Direct Two-Way	$	25.15		$	24.68		$	24.22		$	23.93		$	23.98		$	23.65		$	24.28		$	23.76
Indirect One-Way	$	4.06		$	4.26		$	4.12		$	4.26		$	4.07		$	4.11		$	4.36		$	4.66
Indirect Two-Way	$	12.89		$	12.07		$	11.30		$	10.41		$	9.16		$	8.71		$	8.42		$	7.80

Total	$	9.15		$	9.16		$	9.14		$	9.09		$	9.01		$	9.02		$	9.04		$	8.90


(a)		Assumes Arch and Metrocall combined as of January 1, 2004.
(b)		Amounts have been adjusted for rounding.