Visa and DTE Energy Promotion Offers Fans Prizes for Using Their Visa Card to Pay Bills DETROIT, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- DTE Energy customer, Gustave Gunderson Jr., of Wyoming, Mich., won two tickets to the ultimate game on the ultimate stage, by simply using his Visa card. He has won tickets for two to Super Bowl XL in Detroit, MI, which takes place on February 5, 2006. From November 7, 2005 through January 4, 2006, fans were automatically entered into the promotion when they used their Visa card to pay their DTE Energy bill. Gunderson, 49, said he has been using DTE Energy's eBill option as long as it has been available. "I'm looking to pay all my bills on line and I started using eBill as soon as I found out about it," he said. He said he knew about the contest but figured his chance of winning the tickets was about one in a million. "I'm very excited," he said. "The Super Bowl is a once in a lifetime thing, something I wouldn't go to unless this happened to me." "The NFL drives fan passion and consumer loyalty in a way that no other American sports league can match," said Joyce Hayes-Giles, senior vice president, Customer Service, DTE Energy. "We are extremely excited to offer Gustave Gunderson this opportunity and to partner with Visa in celebrating the unpredictable nature of the NFL in a fun way that surprises and rewards our customers." About DTE Energy DTE Energy is a Detroit-based diversified energy company involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide. Its largest operating units are Detroit Edison, an electric utility serving 2.1 million customers in Southeastern Michigan, and MichCon, a natural gas utility serving 1.2 million customers in Michigan. The DTE Energy portfolio of businesses also includes non-utility subsidiaries supplying a broad range of project and energy management services, primarily to large industrial and commercial customers. In 2004, DTE Energy posted revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. Information about DTE Energy is available at http://www.dteenergy.com/ . About Visa USA Visa USA is the nation's leading payment brand and largest payment system, enabling banks to provide their consumers and business customers with a wide variety of payment alternatives tailored to meet their evolving needs. Visa USA is committed to increasing the choice, convenience, acceptance, and security of Visa payments for all stakeholders in the payment system -- Members, cardholders and merchants. Through its 13,500 Member financial institutions, more than 488 million Visa-branded cards have been issued to cardholders in the United States. Last year, U.S.-based financial institutions relied on Visa's processing system, VisaNet, to facilitate $1.3 trillion in transactions with unparalleled reliability. Worldwide, cardholders in over 150 countries carry more than 1 billion Visa-branded cards, accounting for more than $3 trillion in annual transaction volume. Visa offers a trusted, reliable and convenient way to access and mobilize financial resources -- anytime, anywhere, anyway. First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact: DATASOURCE: DTE Energy; Visa USA CONTACT: Michael Rolnick of Visa USA, +1-415-932-2384, ; Steve Hickok of Fleishman Hillard, +1-212-453-2353, ; or John J. Austerberry of DTE Energy, +1-313-235-8859, Web site: http://www.dteenergy.com/

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