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Droid Is Here -- Broadcast-Quality Video, High-Resolution Photos Available

Fri Nov 6, 2009 7:05am EST
 
Video, Photos Of Customers Lined Up Overnight To Purchase DROID Smartphones At
Special Midnight Pre-Sale Event in NYC


    WHO:            Verizon Wireless, the company with the nation's largest
                    and most reliable wireless voice and 3G network

    WHAT:           Broadcast-quality video and high-resolution images of
                    customers who purchased the DROID smartphone at special
                    midnight store openings is available now for use by the
                    media.

                    Additional video and images are being captured of
                    customers purchasing the DROID on its first day of sale at
                    Verizon Wireless Communications Stores across the country
                    and will be posted throughout the day.

    WHERE:          In the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at
                    www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia

                    Video will also be posted throughout the day on Verizon
                    Wireless' YouTube channel at
                    www.youtube.com/user/VerizonWirelessTV

    BACKGROUND:     Featuring access to thousands of Android applications and
                    hundreds of widgets and the best 3G mobile network in the
                    country, the DROID is exclusively available in the U.S.
                    beginning today at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores
                    and online at www.verizonwireless.com.

                    For more information, visit www.droiddoes.com.

    MEDIA CONTACT:  Tom Pica
                    Verizon Wireless
                    908.559.7516
                    Thomas.Pica@verizonwireless.com



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.

/PRNewswire -- Nov. 6/
SOURCE  Verizon Wireless


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