VERIZON WIRELESS AND VERIZON DELIVER TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL SHORTS, TRAILERS, INTERVIEWS, AND MORE TO V CAST VIDEO AND VERIZON FI

Verizon Wireless, builder and
operator of the nation’s most reliable wireless network, and Verizon
today announced the companies will offer exclusive video from the Tribeca Film
Festival on Verizon Wireless’ V CAST Video service and on Verizon’s
FiOS TV video-on-demand (VOD) service.  Starting today, customers will be
able to view trailers, short films and more on their mobile phones and for the
first time, in their own homes.  In addition, customers will have access
to three commissioned short films that are exclusively available on FiOS TV VOD
and V CAST Video. 

 

Verizon Wireless customers will also be able to view mobile
shorts, red carpet coverage and celebrity interviews on their mobile
phones.  Full-feature films will be made available on Verizon’s FiOS
TV VOD service.  Customers can learn more online at www.verizon.com/tribeca [1].

 

Customers with select V CAST-enabled phones can check out V
CAST whenever they want for just $3.00 for 24-hour use or by signing up for the
$15.00 V CAST VPak monthly subscription, which also includes access to Verizon
Wireless’ ESPN MVP, Get It Now^{®} and Mobile Web^SM
services.  With a VPak subscription, customers get unlimited basic video
– including Tribeca Film Festival video – but application download
fees apply for 3D games and premium video. There are no airtime or megabyte
charges to download, stream or watch V CAST content with any V CAST
subscription.

 

For more information about Verizon Wireless products and
services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN
or go to www.verizonwireless.com [2].
To learn more about Verizon FiOS TV, customers can visit www.verizon.com/fiostv [3] or call their
local Verizon sales office or 888-438-3467.  For more information about
the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, visit www.tribecafilmfestival.org [4].

 

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable
wireless voice and data network, serving 65.7 million customers. Headquartered
in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 69,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a
joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE:
VOD).  For more information, go to: www.verizonwireless.com [2]. 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 [5].

 

About Verizon Communications

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), headquartered in New
York, is a leader in delivering broadband and other wireline and wireless
communication innovations to mass market, business, government and wholesale
customers.  Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless
network, serving nearly 66 million customers nationwide.  Verizon's
Wireline operations include Verizon Business, which delivers innovative and
seamless business solutions to customers around the world, and Verizon Telecom,
which brings customers the benefits of converged communications, information
and entertainment services over the nation's most advanced fiber-optic
network.  A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of nearly
235,000 and last year generated consolidated operating revenues of $93.5
billion.  For more information, visit www.verizon.com [6].