Verizon Business Offers Wholesale Customers New Tiered Routing Options for Calls...

Verizon Business Offers Wholesale Customers New Tiered Routing Options for
Calls Terminating Outside U.S.
Different Levels of Routing Provide Flexibility and Choice

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Business is introducing a
new way for wholesale customers to choose among different levels of routing
options for voice calls terminating outside the U.S., providing new standards
of flexibility and choice.

The new routing choices give customers the ability to select the option that
fits not only their business plan, but their cost structure. Each routing
choice is associated with specific destinations.

International tiered routing for outbound service offers standard, premium and
premium-plus routing options for traditional voice calls, with mobile roaming
and fax capabilities where possible. Customers can also choose a different
tier for each dedicated access line, providing even further delineation of
route and cost structures.

"International tiered routing gives our wholesale customers the ability to
exercise choice when it comes to both meeting their customers' demands as well
as fulfilling their business requirements," said Jim Tyrrell, vice president
of marketing for voice solutions for Verizon Business. "This new option is
another way Verizon Business gives wholesale customers the tools they need to
stay viable in today's competitive market."

Premium plus routing is the highest level of tiered routing, using direct
routing where possible. Premium routing provides high-quality delivery in a
cost-effective manner, while standard routing supports quality tiered routing
at competitive rates.

Verizon Business, whose predecessor companies entered the wholesale market in
1985, continues to support this market with a wide range of products and
services as well as specialized tools that offer choice and flexibility.

Wholesale products are sold by Verizon Partner Solutions and Verizon Business
International Partner Solutions.

About Verizon Business
Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), is a global
leader in communications and IT solutions. We combine professional expertise
with the world's most connected IP network to deliver award-winning
communications, IT, information security and network solutions. We securely
connect today's extended enterprises of widespread and mobile customers,
partners, suppliers and employees -- enabling them to increase productivity
and efficiency and help preserve the environment. Many of the world's largest
businesses and governments -- including 96 percent of the Fortune 1000 and
thousands of government agencies and educational institutions -- rely on our
professional and managed services and network technologies to accelerate their
business. Find out more at www.verizonbusiness.com.

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Lynn Staggs, Verizon Business, +1-918-590-2403,
c-lynn.staggs@verizonbusiness.com