Verizon Expands FiOS TV's Suite of Mobile Applications to More Devices

NEW YORK – October 19, 2010 –

Verizon is bringing the FiOS experience inside and outside the fiber-optic-powered digital home to more customers, with FiOS TV's Mobile Remote application, an advanced capability, now available on more than forty devices.

The FiOS TV Mobile Remote app can be downloaded to Apple's iPhone and iPod devices and will soon be available for download on tablet devices. Mobile Remote - which launched in February, on DROID by Motorola - is also available on every device running Android software v.2.1 or above that supports Wi-Fi. 

Verizon's suite of applications is available for download - at no additional cost - in the Verizon Wireless Media Store, the Android Market, Apple's App Store and BlackBerry App World.  After just one year in the market, both Verizon's DVR Manager, which lets customers manage DVR settings via their smartphone, and Mobile Remote have been downloaded more than 500,000 times. 

"Verizon continues to personalize and enhance FiOS TV by rapidly expanding our suite of mobile applications, delivering an entertainment experience far beyond what cable can offer," said Eric Bruno, vice president of product management for Verizon. "We offer choice and flexibility for our customers, with applications on multiple devices and platforms that provide a unique TV experience, available only with FiOS."

Mobile Remote lets FiOS TV high-definition subscribers use their mobile phones as a television remote control, dynamically changing the TV experience. FiOS TV subscribers can change channels, manage parental controls, pause, rewind and fast forward or record a TV show.  The application - which automatically personalizes options based on the specific smartphone connected to the set-top box, enabling customized favorites and other preferences - has virtually the same functionality as the standard FiOS TV remote. 

In addition, customers can use their mobile devices to flick stored photos from the mobile device to the TV, one photo at a time.  Customers also can access FiOS TV Video on Demand (VOD) and return to live FiOS TV programming.  Subscribers simply click on the VOD button and browse, search or purchase on-demand titles; or click on the FiOS TV button and jump to live TV when watching recorded programs, or respond to interactive prompts.

DVR Manager lets FiOS TV customers review, change or add recording requests; record an entire series; delete recorded programs; browse and search TV and VOD listings; set parental controls; check their DVR recorder status; and more - all through their mobile device, anytime, anywhere.

(For screen shots of the Mobile Remote application, visit http://newscenter.verizon.com/kit/mobile-remote/).

Verizon offers these applications across multiple carriers and mobile platforms. To see if an application is available on a particular mobile device, consumers can go to the mobile application store on the device and search "FiOS." Once set up, FiOS Mobile Remote offers features including My Photos, My Favorites, Tele-TV Mute and My Remote.

To register an Apple device, customers simply go to the FiOS TV Widget's main menu, click on Mobile Remote, find the mobile device in the list of supported phones and follow the instructions for pairing it to the HD set-top box. The customer will be prompted to install the Mobile Remote application through the Apple App Store.

FiOS provides next-generation interactive services including an advanced interactive media guide; social-networking, news and entertainment widgets; Internet videos on TV; streaming of personal videos, photos and music from home computers to the TV; and many  others.

FiOS TV offers a broad collection of programming that includes more than 520 all-digital channels with up to 140 HD channels and 18,000 monthly video-on-demand titles. FiOS Internet offers the country's top-rated broadband service, with download speeds of up to 50 Mbps (megabits per second) and upload speeds of up to 35 Mbps.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers.  Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 92 million customers nationwide.  Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world.  A Dow 30 company, Verizon last year generated consolidated revenues of more than $107 billion.  For more information, visit www.verizon.com.

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Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network In Dallas, Pennsylvania

Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network In Dallas, Pennsylvania

? Improves coverage and capacity along Route 309, Lower Demunds Road and Main Street
? Provides access to 3G wireless broadband service
? Part of $1.5 billion overall investment since 2000

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06/28/2011

DALLAS, PA — To continue to stay ahead of rising demand for wireless voice, 3G multimedia and Internet access in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Verizon Wireless has expanded its local network.

Consumer Advantages

New cell site provides increased wireless voice and 3G data coverage for the Dallas area north along Route 309, south along Lower Demunds Road, east along Route 309 and Lower Demunds Road and west along Route 309 and Main Street.Within the past year, the company activated several new cell sites that increased coverage in Luzerne County, including a site that increased coverage and capacity throughout the Plains area north along River Street to Main Street, south along River Street to Plains Township, east along North Main Street to Hilldale and west along River Street. Coverage was also improved in the Pittston area north along Route 92 to Slocum Avenue, south along Route 11 to 8th Street and South Main Street to East 8th Street, east along North Main Street to Phoenix Street, Route 11 to Center Street and throughout the borough of West Pittston and west along Schooley Avenue to West 8th Street. An additional cell site also enhanced coverage and capacity in Luzerne County along Bunker Hill Road in the village of Shavertown, as well as along Route 309 in all directionsExpanded 3G data coverage in Dallas lets more customers using notebook computers or smartphones: Download and use cool apps, from mobile social networking platforms to GPS-enabled mapsRapidly browse the web to keep up with news, sports, stock quotes, Hollywood gossip and moreWork on-the-go with fast file sharingQuickly download and play music favorites from Top 40 to ClassicalSend e-mails to friends, family and co-workers with picture and video attachmentsDownload and play vivid 3D gamesStream must-see video and customized radio stations

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"We've always believed even the most advanced cell phone is only as good as the network it runs on," said Mario Turco, president of Verizon Wireless’ Philadelphia Tri-State Region. "Our 3G high-speed Mobile Broadband network is the largest and most reliable in the United States, and we are the first wireless company on the globe to launch a sizeable LTE 4G footprint, covering 110 million people.”

Harnessing the Capabilities of a Robust 3G Network

Verizon Wireless’ 3G network powers many leading mobile multimedia services, including:

Mobile Broadband Internet Access: Notebook computer users can access e-mail, download files and browse the Internet at broadband speed, downloading a one megabyte e-mail attachment – the equivalent of a small PowerPoint® presentation or a large PDF file – in about eight seconds and uploading it in less than 13 seconds. V CAST Video: V CAST multimedia services offer customers the ability to play cutting-edge 3D games and stream video clips straight to their phones, as well as to watch dozens of on-demand videos, including breaking news, weather, sports highlights and the hottest entertainment clips.

In addition to enhancing its 3G network, Verizon Wireless has deployed its 4G LTE Network in 74 metropolitan areas and 76 commercial airports coast to coast covering one-third of all Americans. During 2011, the company will continue to expand its 4G footprint to include more than 175 markets by year-end. Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE wireless network is the fastest and most advanced 4G network in America and offers speeds up to 10 times faster than the current 3G network.

Sustained Wireless Investment

The company has invested more than $65 billion – $6.0 billion on average every year – since its inception to increase the wireless voice and data coverage of its national network and to add new 3G services like Mobile Broadband and V CAST. As the carrier with America's largest and most reliable wireless network, Verizon Wireless cell sites in the Philadelphia Tri-State Region provide 3G wireless data connectivity. The company’s ongoing network investment in the region now totals more than $1.5 billion.                                                                     

Engineering America’s Most Reliable Wireless Network

The company’s ‘America’s most reliable wireless network’ reputation is based on network studies performed by test men and test women throughout the country. By traversing more than one million miles annually on Interstate, U.S. and state highways, as well as major roads and surface streets in high-population areas – the equivalent of two roundtrips to the moon or 40 trips around the world – the test men and women confirm that voice calls and data connections are successful on the first attempt and stay connected. Vehicles are equipped with computers that automatically make more than 3.5 million voice call attempts and more than 19 million data tests annually on Verizon Wireless' network and the networks of other carriers. In 2011, the company earned recognition from J.D. Power and Associates for “Highest Call Quality Performance among Wireless Cell Phone Users in the Mid-Atlantic Region.”

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.

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