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Verizon Wireless Deploys Resources to Minot, N.D. to Assist Residents Impacted by Flooding

The Verizon Wireless Crisis Response Team has been active in the area, and the company has deployed the following resources:

    --  The network team has added 55 percent capacity to cell sites in the
        Minot area and is monitoring the network 24/7.
    --  The company has staged a temporary cell site, known as a Cell on Wheels
        (COW), and will activate the COW once a site is finalized to further
        augment network capacity.
    --  The team has distributed more than 125 wireless devices to the North
        Dakota National Guard and American Red Cross serving the area.
    --  Employees are staffing a Crisis Communications Center in a 16-foot
        trailer in the parking lot at the Wal-Mart, located at 3900 S. Broadway
        St., in Minot.  The Crisis Communications Center will be open from 9
        a.m. to 9 p.m. offering free Internet access, phone calls and charging
        stations for customers to charge their wireless devices.

The Verizon Wireless Crisis Response Team works closely with emergency management officials to support recovery efforts. The company's commitment to network reliability, business continuity and disaster preparedness has proven critical during and after past hurricanes and other disasters. For tips for preparing disaster communications plans and videos with details about Verizon Wireless' preparations before, during and after an emergency are available at www.verizonwireless.com/emergencypreparedness.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's fastest, most advanced 4G network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 104 million total wireless connections, including more than 88 million retail customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 85,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: 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