Verizon Wireless Expands Retail Presence In Norwalk, Connecticut

New "Store-within-a-Store" Kiosk Now Open at P.C. Richard & Son

NORWALK, Conn., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has expanded its
retail presence with the addition of a new store within the new P.C. Richard &
Son location in Norwalk, Connecticut. With the addition of the Verizon
Wireless kiosk, P.C. Richard & Son customers now have easy access to the
latest wireless phones, devices and accessories, plus a variety of service
plans on the nation's most reliable wireless network.

The new Verizon Wireless store at P.C. Richard & Son is located at:

-- 444 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, CT (formerly Circuit City) : Open
Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00
p.m.
and Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; can be reached at (203) 899-1813

"At P.C. Richard & Son, we have the largest display and selection of quality,
name-brand appliances and electronics," said Gregg Richard, president. "We're
excited to offer our customers the added convenience of an industry-leading
wireless store in our showrooms. Verizon Wireless offers cutting-edge products
and reliability our customers can count on."

"It's great to be back at this very familiar address, serving our Norwalk
customers once again with a second store option," said Tim Kallenbach,
district manager for Verizon Wireless. "Connecticut Avenue has always been a
very convenient location for our customers and we believe this new store will
be very well received."

Staffed by knowledgeable wireless professionals, the new kiosk offers
consumers a broad range of services and equipment, including popular devices
like the BlackBerry(R) Storm(TM) and new service features including Friends &
Family(R) that lets customers on eligible calling plans enjoy unlimited
calling to up to 10 numbers on any network anytime, anywhere in America
without using plan minutes.

Verizon Wireless customers in Connecticut have the advantage when it comes to
network speed, mobility and security at home, in the office and on vacation,
all due to Verizon Wireless' 3G high-speed wireless broadband network. Verizon
Wireless broadcasts a 3G signal from every one of its cell sites in
Connecticut, allowing customers to wirelessly access and download data and
multimedia content at broadband speeds.

The company's Mobile Broadband service provides average download speeds of 600
kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits per second and average upload
speeds of 500-800 kbps. That translates to downloading a 1 Megabyte e-mail
attachment - the equivalent of a small PowerPoint(R) presentation or a large
PDF file - in about eight seconds and sending the same-sized file in less than
13 seconds.

"Verizon Wireless' 3G network coverage across New England is unparalleled,"
said director for Network System Performance for Verizon Wireless, Richard
Enright. "We've invested billions of dollars into our New England network,
believing that even the most sophisticated cell phone is only as good as the
network it runs on. Our continued, aggressive network investments provide
customers with a 3G network advantage at home and at the shore."

The company has invested more than $50 billion 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. Regionally the company has invested
more than $2.4 billion into its New England network over the past nine years,
including $240 million in 2008 alone.

For a complete list of all new Verizon Wireless stores within P.C. Richard &
Son locations please visit www.pcrichard.com/vzw . More information about
Verizon Wireless products and services is available at www.verizonwireless.com
or by calling 1-800-2-JOIN IN.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless
voice and data network, serving more than 86.6 million customers.
Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 86,000 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

Michael Murphy of Verizon Wireless, +1-781-932-1213,
Michael.Murphy(at)verizonwireless.com, or Diane Fortier for Verizon Wireless,
+1-978-499-9250 ext. 225, Diane(at)matternow.com