Verizon Wireless Joins Forces With 7-Eleven® Stores Just In Time For Holidays

BEDMINSTER, NJ — Just in time for last-minute shopping, Verizon Wireless and 7-Eleven, Inc. announced an agreement making replenishment cards for Verizon Wireless' popular Prepay service available in the convenience chain's participating 5,200 locations nationwide.

The company's Prepay service makes giving the gift of wireless easy because the shopper simply chooses the amount they want to spend; and by paying in advance for wireless calling there is no long-term commitment.

Participating 7-Eleven stores now carry replenishment cards for Verizon Wireless' Local Prepay service, as well as its popular National Prepay service- which boasts no long distance charges and no roaming fees throughout most of the company's national network. The National Prepay cards come in denominations ranging from $30 for 60 airtime minutes, to $150 for 750 minutes.

"7-Eleven stores provide the ultimate in convenience. By selling our prepay replenishment cards in their stores across the country, consumers have a familiar place to regularly "fill-up" on additional wireless calling minutes," said Jeff Tennery, vice-president of national indirect sales for Verizon Wireless. "This agreement represents our continuing commitment to make wireless easy to buy and affordable to use."

"As the largest nationwide convenience store, we see a natural fit in teaming up with Verizon Wireless - the nation's largest wireless carrier," said Doug Woodward, category manager for prepaid services at 7-Eleven, Inc. "Being open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 7-Eleven is the destination of choice for prepaid wireless replenishment cards. The Verizon Wireless Prepay cards provide our customers with even more options when it comes to buying convenient prepaid wireless cards."

Prepay wireless is one of the fastest growing segments of the wireless industry. Verizon Wireless' National Prepay service is one of the best national prepay values available, with per-minute rates as little as 20-cents to 50-cents per minute, including long distance to anywhere in the United States and calling from most anywhere on the company's coast to coast network. Customers can replenish cards at all participating 7-Eleven stores nationwide, as well as at Verizon Wireless' 1,200 stores or web site @ http://www.verizonwireless.com.

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About 7-Eleven, Inc.

With more than 20,900 convenience stores worldwide, the operations of 7-Eleven, Inc. (NYSE: SE) include more than 5,700 7-Eleven and other convenience stores in the United States and Canada. In addition, licensees and affiliates operate more than 15,200 7-Eleven stores in the United States, its territories and 17 other countries. 7-Eleven stores' home page is located at http://www.7-eleven.com.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless is the largest wireless communications provider in the U.S.with 26.3 million wireless voice and data customers and 3.5 million paging customers. The new coast-to-coast wireless provider was formed by the combination of the U.S. wireless businesses of Bell Atlantic Corp. and GTE Corp -- now Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) -- and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). The new company includes the assets of Bell Atlantic Mobile, AirTouch Cellular, GTE Wireless, PrimeCo Personal Communications and AirTouch Paging. The company has a footprint covering nearly 90 percent of the U.S. population, 49 of the top 50 and 96 of the top 100 U.S. markets. Verizon Wireless, headquartered in Bedminster, NJ, is 32,000 employees strong. Reporters and editors can find more information about the company on the Web at http://www.verizonwireless.com.

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