Verizon Wireless Supports Pennsylvania Efforts to Ban Texting While Driving

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless Director for Northeast
Government Affairs, Marissa Mitrovich, said the company supports action taken
by the Pennsylvania Legislature to effectively ban texting and e-mailing while
driving.

Mitrovich made the following statement:

"Verizon Wireless supports state efforts made today by Pennsylvania
legislators to ban texting and e-mailing while driving, and for championing
this important issue in a bipartisan way. As the largest wireless service
provider, we launched a national ad campaign just recently to bring forth this
same message. Drivers must stay focused on the road ahead to ensure safety
for others and themselves."

To see the new Verizon Wireless "Don't Text and Drive" ads, visit
http://aboutus.vzw.com/wirelessissues/driving.html or
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERYJkCqlI2o.

About Verizon Wireless

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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
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SOURCE Verizon Wireless

Sheldon Jones, +1-215-638-5668, Sheldon.Jones@VerizonWireless.com, or Natalie
Neyer, +1-717-231-5331, both of Verizon Wireless