Hot-selling BlackBerry Storm Back in Stock in Select Verizon Wireless Stores Friday - First Time Since November 21st Launch

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's first touch screen BlackBerry smart phone returns to select Verizon Wireless stores Friday in Washington, Oregon and Northern Idaho just in time for the Holidays. The new shipment of BlackBerry Storm devices is significant, but supplies will still be limited.

The Storm sold out on launch day (November 21) in nearly all U.S. stores, including Verizon Wireless retail outlets in WA and OR. To keep up with demand, Verizon Wireless has been filling orders by shipping the device directly to customers as new units become available. While orders can still be direct-shipped, the company made an extra effort to get limited quantities in stock Friday at the stores seeing the greatest demand.

The Storm -- with a large, clickable touch screen keyboard; multi-media capabilities like a full HTML browser, 3.2 megapixel camera for pictures and video; secure email; replaceable battery; document editing capability; and Rhapsody music service -- is the fastest-selling device Verizon Wireless has ever launched. A global device, it operates on the largest and most reliable 3G network in the U.S.

    The Storm returns to the following southern California stores tomorrow:

    Beverly Connection
    Brea
    Burbank
    Canyon Springs
    Carlsbad
    Carmel Mountain
    Chino Hills
    Del Mar
    El Cajon
    Glendale
    Glendora
    Hawthorne
    Hemet
    Huntington Beach
    Irvine
    La Habra
    Laguna Niguel
    Mission Valley Store
    Montclair
    Oxnard
    Panorama City
    Pasadena
    Porter Ranch
    Redlands
    Santa Clarita
    Santa Monica
    Thousand Oaks
    Victorville
    West Covina
    Woodland Hills
    Ynez

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 (NYSE: VZ) 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.

SOURCE Verizon Wireless