Wake Up, Humans: DROID by Motorola Goes on Sale Early

Extended Hours, In-Store Demos, Unique Times Sq. Billboard, Other Events
Planned For Nationwide Debut at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Many of Verizon Wireless' more
than 2,000 Communications Stores will open early Friday (Nov. 6) to give
customers the earliest opportunity to purchase the DROID by Motorola on its
first day of sale. Some stores will open at 7 a.m. and others at 8 a.m.
Customers should check local stores for their opening hours. (Mall stores
will not open early.)

Customers visiting Verizon Wireless Communications Stores on or after Friday,
Nov. 6, will not only be able to purchase the world's first smartphone with
Android(TM) 2.0, they can also learn about its variety of advanced features
and functions. Verizon Wireless will host demonstrations at select locations
to help customers get the most from their new DROID by Motorola devices.

Also on Friday, Verizon Wireless will create a first-of-its-kind interactive
experience in New York City called, "DROID Does Times Square." This
experience will let callers control two of Times Square's largest digital
billboards -- the NASDAQ and Reuters signs -- using only voice commands.

The digital billboards will instruct passersby to call a toll-free number
(1-888-376-4336) to search locations in the Times Square area. Participants
can search for practically anything (e.g. their favorite cuisines, plays,
movies, stores), and the search results will be displayed on the digital
billboards using Google Maps. This activity takes place from Nov. 6 through
Nov. 20, daily from 12:30 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. and from 6:30 p.m. to 8:10 p.m.
and from 6:00 a.m. on Nov. 27 through 2:00 a.m. on Nov. 28. Beginning Nov. 6,
Internet fans worldwide can also view the experience in real-time by visiting
www.droiddoes.com/timessquare.

DROID by Motorola will be available in the United States exclusively at
Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online on Friday, Nov. 6, for
$199.99 with a new two-year customer agreement after a $100 mail-in rebate.
Customers will receive the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt,
customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted.

The DROID by Motorola features high-speed Web browsing, voice-activated
search, a customizable large screen, access to thousands of Android
applications and hundreds of widgets, and the largest 3G mobile network in the
country. To learn more, visit
http://news.vzw.com/news/2009/10/pr2009-10-27.html. Experience the all-new
DROID by Motorola at www.droiddoes.com.

For a list of Verizon Wireless Communications Store locations, visit
www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/storelocator/index.jsp.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless
voice and 3G data network, serving 89 million customers. Headquartered in
Basking Ridge, N.J., with 85,000 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

Tom Pica, Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7516, Thomas.Pica@verizonwireless.com