Get Inside the Storm at Times Square for a Chance to Win a Blackberry Storm From Verizon Wireless

NEW YORK, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ —

   WHO:          Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation’s largest wireless                 3G broadband network    WHAT:         Customers can step into an oversized BlackBerry(R) Storm(TM) for                 a chance to win the world’s first “clickable” touch-screen                 Smartphone.  Once inside the Storm, participants are                 surrounded by a flurry of tickets blowing around while they                 grab as many winning tickets as they can in 30 seconds.                 Prizes include the highly-anticipated BlackBerry Storm (and                 $50 Verizon Wireless gift card for activation) and Bluetooth                 headsets.    WHEN:         Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008                 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.    WHERE:        Manhattan – Father Duffy Square                 Located in the northern triangle of Times Square on Broadway                 between 46th Street and 47th Street    BACKGROUND:   The BlackBerry Storm, the world’s first “clickable”                 touch-screen Smartphone designed for both consumers and                 business customers, will be available later this fall                 exclusively to Verizon Wireless customers in the U.S. The                 BlackBerry Storm’s revolutionary technology delivers the                 full power of the BlackBerry(R) platform on Verizon Wireless’                 3G network.                  Verizon Wireless customers benefit from the nation’s most                 reliable wireless voice and high-speed 3G Evolution-Data                 Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A) data network for rich                 Internet browsing and multimedia applications.  To register                 to be notified when the BlackBerry Storm becomes available,                 visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/storm.    About Verizon Wireless  

Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 70.8 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 71,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit http://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 http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

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CONTACT: David Samberg of Verizon Wireless, +1-845-365-7212,David.samberg@verizonwireless.com; or Kim Ancin of Viviani PR,+1-845-429-3839, Kimberly.ancin@vivianipr.com

Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com/http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimediahttp://www.verizonwireless.com/storm

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