Worldfund Founder and Executive Director and NII Holdings (NIHD) Executive Chairman to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell


ADVISORY, June 9, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Luanne Zurlo, Founder & Executive Director of Worldfund, and Steve
 Shindler, Executive Chairman of NII Holdings (NIHD), will preside over  
 the Opening Bell in support of education in Latin America.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Tuesday, June 10 at 9:30 a.m. EDT

 Contacts:
 Claudia E. Restrepo
 (786) 251-7020
 claudia.restrepo@nii.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Robert Madden
 (646) 441-5045
 Robert.Madden@NASDAQOMX.com

Feed Information:

The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 26 - uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the Opening Bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Opening Bell, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About Worldfund:

Worldfund is a New York based 501(c)(3) charity whose mission is to raise education levels in Latin America. For more information about Worldfund and its current projects, please visit www.worldfund.org or call (212) 228-5353.

About NII Holdings, Inc. (NIHD):

NII Holdings, Inc., a publicly held company based in Reston, Va., is a leading provider of mobile communications for business customers in Latin America. NII Holdings, Inc. has operations in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Chile offering a fully integrated wireless communications tool with digital cellular voice services, data services, wireless Internet access and Nextel Direct Connect(R) and International Direct Connect(R), a digital two-way radio feature. NII Holdings, Inc., a Fortune 1000 company, trades on the NASDAQ market under the symbol NIHD and is a member of the NASDAQ 100 Index. Visit the Company's website at http://www.nii.com.