Voicestream Wireless Corporation To Join Nasdaq-100 Index Beginning

VoiceStream Wireless Corporation (Nasdaq:VSTR), of Bellevue, Washington, will become a component of the Nasdaq-100 Index® (NDX), effective at the beginning of trading Wednesday, October 27, 1999. Shares of VoiceStream will also be included in the Nasdaq-100 Index Shares,SM (Amex:QQQ), and the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking StockSM, which are securities that represent ownership in the Nasdaq-100 Trust. The Trust holds a portfolio of equity securities that compose the Nasdaq-100 Index and aims to provide investment results that generally correspond with its performance. VoiceStream will replace Corporate Express, Inc., which is being acquired by Buhrmann NV. With a market capitalization of $6.4 billion, VoiceStream is a leading provider of wireless communication services in the western United States. VoiceStream currently provides personal communications services using Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) technology. The Nasdaq-100 Index, launched in January 1985, has risen over 25 percent in the first nine months of 1999, although past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance and Index performance does not represent the performance of Nasdaq-100 Shares. The Nasdaq-Amex Market GroupSM, which operates The Nasdaq Stock Market and the American Stock Exchange® (Amex®), is a subsidiary of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®), the largest securities-industry, self-regulatory organization in the United States. For more information about The Nasdaq-Amex Market Group, visit its Web site at www.nasdaq-amex.com or the Nasdaq-Amex NewsroomSM at www.nasdaq-amexnews.com.