Wireless Broadband Arrives Today at Bay Area Airports; Verizon Wireless to Expand BroadbandAccess Wireless Internet Service and V CAST Consumer Multimedia Service to Include Bay Area, California

WALNUT CREEK, CA — Building on its successful strategy to provide customers superior wireless services in the United States, Verizon Wireless Regional President Rich Garwood today announced the launch of two award-winning services at three major airports serving the San Francisco Bay Area, one developed primarily for business customers, the other for the consumer market. BroadbandAccess, the fastest wide-area wireless Internet access service available in the nation, and V CAST, the nation's first wireless broadband multimedia service for consumers, are both available today for use by travelers at San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland international airports. Both services run on the company's high-speed EV-DO (Evolution Data-Optimized) wireless broadband network, the nation's largest and fastest wide-area wireless broadband network.

"The initial launch of our high-speed wireless broadband network in the Bay Area provides Verizon Wireless customers with the latest and greatest in mobile wireless technology," said Garwood. "BroadbandAccess provides mobile workers full access to their corporate information, just as if they were attached via a high-speed wired connection, but with the freedom of true mobility, and with V CAST, consumers can access the latest in multimedia programming to stay connected, informed and entertained via their wireless phones. Launch of both services in the greater Bay Area is on the horizon."

BroadbandAccess

The company's highly touted BroadbandAccess service, available to mobile professionals and enterprise customers, allows customers traveling through the three major Bay Area airports to connect wirelessly to Internet with a wireless card via their laptop at broadband speeds, a convenient way to conduct business. The nation's largest and fastest wireless broadband service, BroadbandAccess is faster than any competing widely available wide-area wireless data service. With BroadbandAccess, customers can download a 1 Megabyte email attachment (for example, a small PowerPoint presentation or a large PDF file), or receive three digital pictures (each 400 x 600 pixels) in less than 20 seconds. Because EV-DO technology is backward compatible — a distinct advantage to the company's CDMA technology — customers who travel outside a BroadbandAccess coverage area with an EV-DO device will seamlessly switch to Verizon Wireless' existing NationalAccess service, which runs on the company's 1xRTT network.

"Whether they live and work locally, or in other parts of the country, Verizon Wireless customers can use BroadbandAccess not only at the Bay Area airports, but in many metropolitan areas throughout the country," said Garwood. "The availability of BroadbandAccess gives business professionals the mobility to access the Internet at high speeds, whether they are waiting for a plane or sitting in a company lobby."

Working with virtual private network (VPN) connections, business customers can use BroadbandAccess as an extension of their corporate local area network (LAN) or intranet, allowing them to work from any location within the BroadbandAccess coverage area, as if they were in the office. BroadbandAccess, with typical user download speeds of 400-700 kilobits per second (Kbps), is ideal for downloading files and business-critical information residing behind corporate firewalls and for accessing e-mail, intranets and the Internet. BroadbandAccess' EV-DO technology has its own data protection and authentication and is designed to work with a business' existing IT infrastructure and security solutions.

BroadbandAccess is available for $79.99 monthly access for unlimited use with a one- or two-year customer agreement. For more information on BroadbandAccess from Verizon Wireless, visit www.verizonwireless.com/broadbandaccess.

V CAST

Verizon Wireless' V CAST service enables consumers to access short video content on-demand, viewing current news, weather, sports and entertainment programming. With V CAST, customers can also download and play cutting-edge 3D games, watch music videos and concert performances from favorite artists, view short programs specifically designed for mobile phones and other video content right on their phones. For a list of all videos and 3D game entertainment available on V CAST, visit www.getvcast.com.

For $15.00 monthly access added to their Verizon Wireless calling plan, customers can get the V CAST VPak which includes unlimited access to a wide array of more than 300 daily updated video clips from leading news, sports, weather and entertainment content providers. Unlimited basic short content is included, but application download fees apply for 3D games, premium video short content, and all other Get It Now® applications. There are no airtime charges to download, stream or watch V CAST content. Customers can also download, stream or watch premium short video content, available at additional cost, which includes video such as music videos, select sports clips and mobisodes. Verizon Wireless V CAST customers also receive monthly access and unlimited browsing on Verizon Wireless' Mobile Web 2.0^SM news and information service. For a limited time, customers who sign up for V CAST receive one month of service free.

EV-DO Network

BroadbandAccess and V CAST run on Verizon Wireless' EV-DO network, which began commercial operation in October 2003 in San Diego and Washington, D.C and is now the nation's largest and fastest wireless broadband network. Verizon Wireless' EV-DO network initially made its commercial debut with BroadbandAccess wireless Internet access service for business customers and mobile professionals. The company launched its V CAST wireless broadband multimedia service in February 2005.

Verizon Wireless expanded the EV-DO coverage area — the V CAST and BroadbandAccess service areas — covering more than one third of all Americans today. The company's expansion strategy includes adding new markets and expanding network coverage in existing markets to cover one half of all Americans by the end of this year.

In the Northern California/Nevada region, Verizon Wireless' EV-DO coverage area includes the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), and Oakland International Airport (OAK). The service will be expanded to the greater San Francisco Bay Area later this year.

Verizon Wireless has invested more than $4 billion annually on the build-out and enhancement of its networks since the company's inception in 2000, and last year alone it invested $5 billion, including build-out of the wireless broadband EV-DO network. In California, Verizon Wireless invested nearly $600 million in network enhancements in 2004.

V CAST and BroadbandAccess Accolades

Within weeks of the initial launch, Verizon Wireless' V CAST service won best "Mobile/Remote Service" at the fifth annual MobileFocus Awards, which were presented at CTIA in New Orleans and sponsored by Pepcom and LAPTOP magazine. The awards honor the best in mobile and wireless technology.

The company's BroadbandAccess wireless Internet service has received recognition as well. In May 2005, CMP Media LLC's Network Computing named Verizon Wireless as the Best Business Data Service for BroadbandAccess in the publication's 2005 Well-Connected Awards, beating out business data services of two other major wireless carriers.

LAPTOP Magazine awarded Verizon Wireless' BroadbandAccess service with the Editor's Choice Award in its December 2004 issue. According to the articled titled, "Be Your Own Hot Spot," BroadbandAccess is the only wide-area broadband service "that lives up to the hype." Reviewers concluded, "In short, Verizon Wireless' BroadbandAccess service lives up to its name. If you live or work in one of the current coverage areas, you'll be rewarded with a high-speed connection that's perfect for those of us with little patience. Which is just about every mobile worker we know."

V CAST Phones and BroadbandAccess PC Cards

Customers can access V CAST on three hot new phones. The featured phone is the new LG VX8000 phone — with its full-motion short content with audio streaming and downloading and playback capabilities, the LG VX8000 offers customers a rich and rewarding interactive experience. The LG VX8000 is available for $149.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year customer agreement. V CAST customers can also check out the latest in news, entertainment and sports on the Samsung 890, which is $149.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year customer agreement, and the CDM8940 from UTStarcom Personal Communications (formerly Audiovox Communications Corp.) for $179.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year customer agreement.

Verizon Wireless offers several PC Cards for BroadbandAccess customers. The Novatel V620 is available for $49.99 with a two-year customer agreement after a $100 mail-in rebate, and the Kyocera KPC-650 is available for $69.99 with a two-year customer agreement after a $100 mail-in rebate.

For more information on V CAST or BroadbandAccess from Verizon Wireless, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com. Business customers can contact a Verizon Wireless Business Sales Representative directly at 1-800-VZW-4-BIZ.

(EDITORS: Broadcast-quality B-roll footage featuring V CAST and BroadbandAccess is available online. Log on to www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia to preview and request video segments, which can be received in newsrooms digitally, by tape or via satellite.)

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable wireless network, serving 45.5 million voice and data customers. Headquartered in Bedminster, NJ, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

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