VERIZON EXPANDS VCAST/BROADBANDACCESS SERVICES.

Building on its successful strategy to provide customers superior wireless services in the United States, Verizon Wireless Regional President Marni Walden has announced the expansion of two award-winning services into San Bernardino and Ventura Counties, one developed for the consumer market, the other primarily for business customers. V CAST -- the nation's first wireless broadband multimedia service for consumers -- and BroadbandAccess, the fastest wide-area wireless Internet access service available in the nation, are both available today throughout San Bernardino, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Diego Counties. Both services run on the company's high-speed EV-DO (Evolution Data-Optimized) wireless broadband network, the nation's largest and fastest wireless wide-area broadband network.

"Today's launch of our high-speed wireless broadband network across 3,500 square miles in San Bernardino, Ventura and Riverside Counties provides the latest and greatest in mobile wireless technology to more Southern California customers," said Walden. "With V CAST, consumers can access more than 300 daily updated videos on demand, including news, entertainment, weather and sports updates, as well as music videos and 3-D games, from leading content providers. Just as important, 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."

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 3-D 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 3-D game entertainment available on V CAST, visit http://www.getvcast.com.

For $15 monthly access added to their Verizon Wireless calling plan, customers in Southern California 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 3-D games, premium video short content, and all other Get It Now(R) 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.

BroadbandAccess

The company's highly touted BroadbandAccess service, available to mobile professionals and enterprise customers, allows customers in Southern California to connect wirelessly to Internet 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 e-mail 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.

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 1- or 2-year customer agreement.

For more information on BroadbandAccess from Verizon Wireless, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/broadbandaccess.

EV-DO Network

V CAST and BroadbandAccess 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 -- to cover 75 million Americans by the end of 2004. The company's expansion strategy includes adding new markets and expanding network coverage in existing markets and the company is on track to cover half of the U.S. population by the end of 2005.

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 2-year customer agreement. V CAST customers can also check out the latest in news, entertainment and sports on the Samsung a890, which is $149.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a 2-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 2-year customer agreement.

Verizon Wireless offers several PC Cards for BroadbandAccess customers, including the Kyocera KPC-650 and Novatel V620 cards. For a limited time, Verizon Wireless customers with unlimited use data plans can buy the BroadbandAccess Novatel V620 card for $49.99 after $100 rebate with a 2-year customer agreement or $99.99 after $100 rebate with a 1-year customer agreement.

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 http://www.verizonwireless.com.

Business customers can contact a Verizon Wireless Business Sales Representative directly at 1-800-VZW-4-BIZ.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable wireless network, serving 45.5 million voice and data customers. With headquarters in Bedminster, N.J., Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE:VOD)(LSE:VOD).