Customers Can Now Get High-Speed Wireless Access on Their Laptops and

   Download Full-track Songs, Watch Videos, Play Games and More on Their

                                   Phones



    CHAMBERSBURG, Pa., July 23 /EMWNews/ -- Franklin County residents

now have access to the Internet, e-mail and other data on their laptops at

faster speeds and can download music, watch videos, play 3D games and more

on their phones as Verizon Wireless rolls out its high-speed wireless

broadband network in Franklin County. Customers can now enjoy access to

Verizon Wireless' flagship services -- BroadbandAccess and V CAST -- in the

following areas:




    -- Shippensburg, Chambersburg, Waynesboro, Greencastle and St. Thomas

    -- Along Interstate 81 and Routes 30, 11 and 16 in Franklin County



    "Our high-speed wireless network gives our customers three key

advantages in wireless communication: speed, mobility and security," said

Christine Baron, president of Verizon Wireless' Philadelphia Tri-State

region. "With these advantages, business customers and mobile professionals

can increase productivity and see bottom-line business benefits. In

addition, our V CAST services, such as V CAST Music with Rhapsody, help

keep customers entertained while on-the-go -- on the same devices they

carry with them every day."



    BroadbandAccess



    The network expansion into Franklin County enables Verizon Wireless'

business customers to experience a truly mobile office experience with

BroadbandAccess, giving them access to their calendars, the Internet,

e-mail and critical business information residing behind their companies'

firewalls. BroadbandAccess was developed with a range of users in mind and

enables large enterprises, small- to medium-sized businesses and mobile

professionals to conduct business anytime, anywhere in the BroadbandAccess

coverage area via a secure, true high-speed data connection.



    Customers in wireless broadband coverage areas can expect average

download speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits and

average upload speeds of 500-800 kbps, which means customers can download a

1 Megabyte e-mail attachment -- the equivalent of a small PowerPoint(R)

presentation or a large PDF file -- in about eight seconds and upload the

same-sized file in less than 13 seconds. To help customers stay connected,

BroadbandAccess seamlessly switches over to the company's NationalAccess

service if a customer travels outside of the BroadbandAccess coverage area.



    V CAST Music with Rhapsody



    The company's network powers its V CAST Music with Rhapsody service,

which combines Verizon Wireless' world-class, over-the-air mobile music

service with Rhapsody's leading desktop solution. Delivering unlimited

monthly access to music on up to three V CAST Music with

Rhapsody-compatible mobile phones and players and online on multiple PCs

and Web browsers, V CAST Music with Rhapsody lets customers who purchase

music over-the-air download the master copy of the songs or albums to their

PCs free of digital rights management (DRM) software that restricts how and

where music can be played.



    V CAST



    The company's V CAST service offers customers the ability to play

cutting-edge 3D games and stream video clips straight to handsets. V CAST

offers content updated daily so customers can watch dozens of on-demand

videos, including breaking news, weather, sports highlights and the hottest

entertainment clips.



    Network Technology and Investment



    Verizon Wireless' broadband network is based on CDMA 1x Evolution-Data

Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A) technology and provides Verizon

Wireless customers in Franklin County with speeds significantly faster than

the company's NationalAccess service.



    The multi-million dollar expansion entailed installing high-tech

wireless hardware and software in wireless transmission sites throughout

the region. It is part of an ongoing network investment by Verizon

Wireless, which has invested more than $45 billion since it was formed --

$5.5 billion on average every year -- to increase the coverage and capacity

of its national network and to add new services. The company spent more

than $235 million in 2007 to enhance services and coverage in the

Philadelphia Tri-State region, which includes Central Pennsylvania and

Northeastern Pennsylvania, bringing the total network investment to more

than $1.5 billion since 2000.



    For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services,

visit the local Verizon Wireless Communications Store at 947 Wayne Avenue,

Chambersburg, PA 17201, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to

http://www.verizonwireless.com.

    About Verizon Wireless



    Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and

data network, serving 68.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking

Ridge, N.J., with 70,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint

venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE:

VOD). For more information, go to: http://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 http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.