Customers Across the Country Line Up as BlackBerry Storm Blows into Verizon Wireless Communications Stores

Long lines formed outside Communications Stores up and down the East Coast and the Midwest, includingToledo, Ohio;Washington, D.C.;New York;Miami;Tampa, Fla.; and across New England. One customer inToledo camped out Thursday at 5:50 a.m. so he could be first to buy a Storm today. His story and picture, as well as downloadable photos and broadcast-quality video, which will be updated throughout the day, can be found at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

The world's first "clickable" touch screen BlackBerry is available starting today -- and selling quickly -- at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com for $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate debit card and a new two-year customer agreement with a data plan or feature. For additional details and specifications about the BlackBerry Storm, please visit www.verizonwireless.com/storm.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 70.8 million customers. Headquartered inBasking Ridge, N.J., with 71,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit 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.

SOURCE Verizon Wireless

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