Verizon Invested More Than $525 Million in 2012 on Wireline Communications, IT Infrastructure in Pennsylvania

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Company's Innovation and Broadband, Internet Protocol Investments Are Platforms
for Economic Growth
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing to meet the growing
broadband, communications and information needs of Pennsylvania consumers and
businesses, Verizon invested more than $525 million in its Pennsylvania
wireline networks and information technology infrastructure in 2012.

"The economic health of Pennsylvania goes hand-in-hand with modern
communications networks, and Verizon's significant infrastructure investments
provide a platform for innovation and growth," said Tim Smith, Verizon region
president of consumer and mass business for Pennsylvania/Delaware. "Advanced
networks spur technological progress, commerce, business development, learning
and communication at an accelerated pace.

"Our infrastructure investment breaks down traditional technological boundaries,
empowering people and businesses here to connect however, whenever and wherever
they want. This creates opportunities that are borderless and that bring great
benefits to our customers, employees, suppliers and communities," said Smith.

More than half of U.S. consumers say Internet service is their home's most
important convenience, according to the Verizon FiOS Innovation Index - a
series of consumer research surveys. More than 50 percent of all survey
respondents also indicated an interest in remote health monitoring and virtual
medical visits, which are enabled by ultra-high-speed networks and innovative
applications.

"Whether it's taking an online class on your laptop, watching TV on your tablet,
or monitoring blood pressure online, our networks are removing technological
boundaries and giving consumers and businesses the reliability and the anytime,
anywhere access to the communications services they need," said Smith.

Innovation That Creates Consumer Choice, Delivers Rich Customer Experiences

Verizon's major wireline infrastructure programs in 2012 included:

* Continued deployment of the company's award-winning, 100 percent fiber-optic
FiOS TV and FiOS Internet services. At year's end, FiOS services were
available to more than 1.7 million Pennsylvania homes and businesses.
* The introduction of breakthrough speeds with FiOS Quantum Internet for
consumers and small businesses, featuring download/upload speeds of 50/25,
75/35, 150/65 and 300/65 megabits per second (Mbps). The two highest downstream
speed offers - 150 and 300 Mbps - and the new 65 Mbps upstream speed are some of
the nation's fastest mass-scale Internet speeds available. (This FiOS Internet
speed grid shows specific examples of the benefits of faster downstream and
upstream speeds.)
* Continued FiOS innovation:

* FiOS TV anytime, anywhere, on a variety of devices, including Flex View and
FiOS TV Online, to which Verizon added 12 new brands, representing more than 50
channels, including Showtime, FOX, VH1, NFL Network and NFL RedZone.
* TV beyond the set-top box, featuring 75 live, linear channels delivered via
Xbox, iPad and an array of Samsung and LG smart TVs and Blu-ray players.
* Content enhancement by adding 28 new channels, such as BBC HD and Cartoon
Network HD; more than 17,000 video-on-demand titles, including free VOD from NBA
TV; and a significant expansion to Verizon's free on-demand offerings from TBS,
TNT, Cartoon Network and Showtime. FiOS TV now offers more than 50,000 VOD
titles each month.

* Investing in superior customer experiences: More than 200,000 Verizon
customers nationwide who had repeat repair calls on their landline phone service
moved their service from Verizon's copper network to the company's all-fiber
infrastructure, which is less susceptible than copper to moisture and water
damage and offers a better service experience.
* Continued deployment of fiber-optic links to wireless providers' cell sites
throughout Pennsylvania as these carriers expand their infrastructure to meet
ever-growing demand for wireless broadband and advanced 4G services. In 2012,
Verizon deployed fiber optics to connect 498 of these sites in the state.

Next-Generation Business Solutions Delivered Today

Verizon Enterprise Solutions oversees all of Verizon's solutions for large
business and government customers in Pennsylvania and globally, including a
portfolio of cloud and IT, enterprise mobility, security and advanced
communications offerings. It also offers specialized solutions for key
industries such as health care, retail, energy and utilities, and financial
services. In addition, Verizon Enterprise Solutions includes the company's full
range of global wholesale offerings.

In 2012, Verizon acquired Hughes Telematics to further the company's delivery of
advanced automotive fleet telematics and machine-to-machine (M2M) services.
This acquisition is enabling Verizon to accelerate new industry-specific
solutions to the health care, automotive and transportation sectors.

The company also delivered new Terremark cloud services to enterprise customers,
including private and hybrid cloud solutions that offer enterprise clients more
flexibility, security and seamlessness in their cloud deployments. Verizon also
expanded its cloud-enabled data centers in Dallas; Denver; Bogota, Colombia;
Sao Paulo, Brazil; and London.

In Latin America, Verizon launched a comprehensive portfolio of managed and
professional security services aimed at helping enterprises and government
agencies to better manage and protect their data.

In addition, Verizon enhanced its enterprise video capabilities by deploying an
"Open Video" platform, where enterprises can conduct secure, high-quality video
meetings across private and public networks on multiple video platforms -
including telepresence and video conferencing - on desktops and tablets. This
innovative solution makes it possible to link video systems that were previously
incompatible.

The financial industry benefitted from Verizon's introduction of a service that
enables companies in New York and Chicago to execute trades, securely and
reliably, at some of the fastest possible speeds available today. This service
reduces latency - the time it takes for data sent from its entry point in the
network to reach its destination.

Providing a secure platform for conducting business, the company's multiprotocol
label switching-based (MPLS) private IP network expanded into six additional
African countries, as well as Bahrain and Qatar in the Middle East. The
expansion will make it possible for Verizon clients with locations in these
emerging markets to more effectively exchange data and run global business
applications.

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 consumer, business, government and wholesale
customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network,
with more than 98 million retail connections nationwide. Verizon also provides
converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's
most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business solutions to
customers in more than 150 countries, including all of the Fortune 500. A Dow
30 company with nearly $116 billion in 2012 revenues, Verizon employs a
diverse workforce of 183,400. For more information, visit www.verizon.com.

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SOURCE Verizon

Lee Gierczynski, +1-412-633-5574, lee.j.gierczynski@verizon.com, or Janet
Brumfield, +1-614-723-1060, janet.brumfield@verizon.com