Single Password Offers Business Customers Easy, Online Link to Account and Payment Information

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Brian Wood
Brian.Wood@VerizonWireless.com
908-306-7901

09/29/2005

BEDMINSTER, NJ — Verizon Wireless, owner and operator of the nation’s most reliable wireless network, today announced that business customers now have a new way to manage their Verizon Wireless accounts by using My Business Account, a single source for online customer service and business account information.

My Business Account gives Verizon Wireless business customers instant access – with the convenience of a single password -- to useful details about their multi-line accounts, and allows them to review, print and pay bills, maintain accounts in a customized business format and utilize advanced reporting and analytics functions. Using My Business Account, customers can:

• Access Online Statements
• View multiple bills from a single interface
• Gain quick access to current statements
• Download and view previous statements
• Analyze Costs
• Organize costs based on a company organizational structure
• Check voice and data usage since the last statement
• View and download reports to scrutinize and manage costs
• Make Payments
• View real-time balance
• Store checking account and credit card information
• Set up automatic payments
• Make one-time payments
• View payment history

Verizon Wireless business customers can also enroll in paperless billing through My Business Account and elect to view their bills online. Customers who choose this option receive an e-mail notice that their bill is available for viewing online.

“At Verizon Wireless, we understand the demands on business to stay smart about managing the telecom budget, whether a small, medium or large company. Verizon Wireless continues to add value and help its business customers succeed by now providing a comprehensive online self-service offering to our business customers that includes quick, convenient and secure access to account information to help them better manage their company’s wireless needs and budget,” said Lowell McAdam, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Verizon Wireless.

My Business Account is available at no extra charge to all Verizon Wireless business customers. Customers can enroll for My Business Account by visiting www.verizonwireless.com/mybusinessaccount.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable wireless network, serving 47.4 million voice and data customers. Headquartered in Bedminster, NJ, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at 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.