Verizon Adds Weather Radar Imagery and Expanded Customized Forecasts With New WeatherBug Widget for FiOS TV

Verizon Adds Weather Radar Imagery and Expanded Customized Forecasts With New
WeatherBug Widget for FiOS TV
Subscribers Can Stay Up to Date on Weather at any Time While Watching Their
Favorite TV Shows

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- FiOS TV customers now can quickly access
real-time, personalized weather information - and forecasts for days to come
-- while they watch TV, with Verizon's new interactive WeatherBug Widget.

Subscribers can use the new widget, which is launching this week, to customize
weather reports by any ZIP code, and pull up hourly or seven-day forecasts and
radar weather imagery to see how local conditions are developing. They also
can create a favorites list of up to 10 frequently checked ZIP codes for
additional convenience in accessing local weather information from around the
country. The reports and information appear on-screen without interfering
with the television show that a subscriber is watching.

"Whether you're traveling, getting the kids ready for school, or attending an
outdoor event, you can use the WeatherBug Widget to easily plan ahead without
having to wait for a broadcast weather report or go online to a weather site,"
said Shawn Strickland, vice president, marketing, Verizon Telecom. "We're
again taking FiOS TV customers where cable can't, with one-touch access to
real-time information that makes life easier and TV more interactive."

In addition to forecasts and radar imagery, the WeatherBug Widget also
provides localized information about high and low temperatures, chance of
precipitation and level of humidity for the day or week. The WeatherBug Widget
is a free service located in FiOS TV's Widget Bazaar applications marketplace.
All FiOS TV subscribers have full access to the widget's forecasts. FiOS TV
customers who also subscribe to FiOS Internet service can access the on-screen
radar imagery. The application is displayed on the right side of the screen
or can be viewed in full-screen mode.

For screenshots and a full description of Verizon's new WeatherBug Widget,
visit http://verizon.mediaseed.tv/Story.aspx?story=37043 .

Verizon is the only company in the U.S. to bring 100 percent fiber optics
straight to the home, delivering America's top-rated broadband with download
connections speeds of up to 50 megabits per second, more pure HD TV channels,
amazing picture-and-sound quality, and interactive capabilities that cable
can't match.

FiOS TV offers a broad collection of programming, with more than 500
all-digital channels, including more than 118 HD channels, and more than
16,000 monthly VOD titles. FiOS provides next-generation interactive services
including an advanced interactive media guide; social TV, news and
entertainment widgets; remote DVR management; multi-room DVR, and more.

For the latest news, updates and information about FiOS TV, visit
www.verizon.com/newscenter and http://www.verizon.com/athomeblog.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: 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 87 million customers nationwide. Verizon's Wireline operations
provide converged communications, information and entertainment services over
the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network. Wireline also includes
Verizon Business, which delivers innovative and seamless business solutions to
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workforce of more than 235,000 and last year generated consolidated operating
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WeatherBug (http://www.WeatherBug.com and
http://www.WeatherBugprofessional.com) observes, organizes and distributes the
most precise global weather intelligence. As a trusted source of dynamic
weather information, WeatherBug empowers society to make more informed
weather-related decisions. Millions of consumers and professional
organizations, including the National Weather Service, rely on WeatherBug to
plan daily activities, safeguard lives and improve business operations.
WeatherBug is a brand of AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc.
(http://www.aws.com).

SOURCE Verizon

Bobbi Henson, +1-972-718-2225, bobbi.henson@verizon.com, or Deidre Mulcahy
Hart, +1-908-559-3483, deidre.m.hart@verizon.com, both of Verizon