Surprise The One You Love With Strawberry Chocolate

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Just in time for Valentine's Day, Verizon Wireless customers can purchase the iconic Chocolate by LG in luscious Strawberry Pink. The new Strawberry Chocolate features the same sleek, ultra-thin minimalist style, glowing red, touch-sensitive keypad and silky-smooth slider design as the traditional black, Cherry, Mint and White Chocolates, but with a sweet Strawberry Pink finish.

Part phone, part mp3 player, Strawberry Chocolate comes fully-equipped with all the features and capabilities Verizon Wireless customers have come to expect, including V CAST and V CAST Music, a 1.3 megapixel camera, speakerphone, Bluetooth^® capabilities for stereo headsets, VZ Navigator^SM and Chaperone Family Locator capabilities, and a microSD^TM memory expansion slot that supports the newest SanDisk 2GB cards. The busy professional can even purchase a Mobile Office Kit and use Strawberry Chocolate as a modem to connect a laptop to the Verizon Wireless high-speed EV-DO network for quick and easy access to e-mail and the Internet.

Wrap Your Chocolate in a Hershey's Pouch
Custom made for Chocolate by LG and branded with the most recognizable name in chocolate, the Hershey's Carrying Pouch is the perfect accessory for Valentine's Day. The Hershey's Carrying Pouch is a fun, fashionable phone pouch that is a perfect size for all flavors of Chocolate by LG, as well as the LG VX8600, and comes with a Hershey's Hugs Chocolates Charm and a strap so that it can be attached to any purse or bag. The Hershey's Carrying Pouch also includes coupons for a free Special Dark^® chocolate bar and $1.00 savings on selected Hershey's Packaged Chocolates.

Pricing
Strawberry Chocolate is available only at the Verizon Wireless online store for $99.99 after a $50 instant online rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. The Hershey's Carrying Pouch is available exclusively from Verizon Wireless and can also be purchased online at www.verizonwireless.com for $24.99.

For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving more than 59 million customers. The largest US wireless company and largest wireless data provider, based on revenues, Verizon Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 65,000 employees nationwide. The company 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.

About LG Electronics, Inc.
LG Electronics, Inc. (KSE: 06657.KS) is the global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile communications, employing more than 72,000 people working in over 120 operations including 80 subsidiaries around the world. Comprised of four business units: Mobile Communications, Digital Appliance, Digital Display and Digital Media with global sales at USD 34.7 billion (consolidated USD 43.4 billion) as of 2005, LG Electronics is the world's leading provider of CDMA handsets, residential air conditioners, plasma panels, optical storage products, DVD players and home theatre system. For more information, please visit www.lge.com.

About LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company
LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company is the world's leading provider of UMTS (WCDMA), CDMA and GSM handsets, which have been designed to improve the value of customer life. With a total range of wired and wireless solutions, the company is rapidly establishing a global presence and growing its international market share in 3G handsets. For more information please visit www.lgusa.com. 

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