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T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc.
T. Rowe Price

Media & Telecommunications Fund

SUMMARY
Investment Objective
The fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth through the common stocks of media, technology, and telecommunications companies.
Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund

Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees (USD $)
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc.
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) none
Redemption fee none
Maximum account fee [1] 20
[1] Subject to certain exceptions, accounts with a balance of less than $10,000 are charged an annual $20 fee.
Annual fund operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a
percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc.
Management fees 0.65%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees none
Other expenses 0.16%
Total annual fund operating expenses 0.81%
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example (USD $)
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc.
83 259 450 1,002
Portfolio Turnover
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 39.2% of the average value of its portfolio.
Investments, Risks, and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies
The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in the common stocks of companies engaged in any facet of media and telecommunications, including the Internet, publishing, movies, cable/satellite TV, telephones, cellular services, and technology and equipment. Generally, the fund invests in companies in the large- to mid-capitalization range.

Stock selection is based on fundamental, bottom-up analysis that seeks to identify companies with good appreciation prospects. The portfolio manager may use both growth and value approaches to stock selection. When assessing opportunities among growth-oriented stocks, the portfolio manager generally seeks to identify companies with capable management, attractive business niches, sound financial and accounting practices, and a demonstrated ability to increase revenues, earnings, and cash flow consistently. In looking for value stocks, the portfolio manager will seek companies whose current stock prices appear undervalued in terms of earnings, projected cash flow, or asset value per share, and with growth potential temporarily unrecognized by the market. The portfolio manager also seeks to invest in companies whose stock prices may be temporarily depressed.

In pursuing its investment objective, the fund has the discretion to deviate from its normal investment criteria, as previously described, and purchase securities that the fund’s management believes will provide an opportunity for substantial appreciation. These situations might arise when the fund’s management believes a security could increase in value for a variety of reasons, including an extraordinary corporate event, a new product introduction or innovation, a favorable competitive development, or a change in management.

The fund’s portfolio may hold stocks of U.S. or foreign companies, and may at times consist of a relatively small number of holdings. Although the fund typically invests a greater portion of its assets in U.S. stocks than foreign stocks, there is no limit on the fund’s investments in foreign securities.

The fund may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into more promising opportunities.
Principal Risks
As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the fund will achieve its objective. The fund’s share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in this fund are summarized as follows:

Active management risk The fund is subject to the risk that the investment adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value, or potential appreciation of the fund’s investments may prove to be incorrect. If the securities selected and strategies employed by the fund fail to produce the intended results, the fund could underperform other funds with similar objectives and investment strategies.

Risks of stock investing Stocks generally fluctuate in value more than bonds and may decline significantly over short time periods. There is a chance that stock prices overall will decline because stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and falling prices. The value of a stock in which the fund invests may decline due to general weakness in the stock market or because of factors that affect a company or a particular industry. In addition, the relatively small number of holdings in which the fund invests could cause it to be more volatile than comparable funds with a more diversified portfolio.

Industry risk A fund that focuses its investments in specific industries or sectors is more susceptible to developments affecting those industries and sectors than a more broadly diversified fund. Because the fund invests significantly in media and telecommunications companies, the fund may perform poorly during a downturn in those industries. Media and telecommunications companies can be adversely affected by, among other things, changes in government regulation, intense competition, dependency on patent protection, and rapid obsolescence of products and services due to product compatibility or changing consumer preferences.

Foreign investing risk Since the fund can invest a sizable portion of its assets in foreign securities, it will be subject to the risk that some holdings may lose value because of declining foreign currencies, adverse political or economic developments overseas, illiquid trading markets, governmental interference, or regulatory practices that differ from the U.S. These risks are heightened for the fund’s investments in emerging markets.
Performance
The bar chart showing calendar year returns and the average annual total returns table indicate risk by illustrating how much returns can differ from one year to the next and how fund performance compares with that of a comparable market index. The fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future performance.

The fund can also experience short-term performance swings, as shown by the best and worst calendar quarter returns during the years depicted.
Media & Telecommunications Fund
Calendar Year Returns
Bar Chart
     Quarter
Ended
     Total
Return
Best Quarter       6/30/03      27.01%
Worst Quarter     12/31/08       -25.22%

The fund began as the New Age Media Fund, a closed-end fund, and converted to an open-end fund on July 25, 1997, operating under a different expense structure.
In addition, the average annual total returns table shows hypothetical after-tax returns to suggest how taxes paid by a shareholder may influence returns. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a 401(k) account or individual retirement account.
Average Annual Total Returns

Periods ended
December 31, 2012
Average Annual Total Returns
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc.
22.69% 7.01% 17.73%
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. Returns after taxes on distributions
21.30% 6.08% 17.04%
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares
16.51% 5.74% 15.94%
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
16.00% 1.66% 7.10%
T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. Lipper Telecommunication Funds Average
13.48% (1.47%) 7.82%
Updated performance information is available through troweprice.com or may be obtained by calling 1-800-225-5132.