Verizon Wireless Phones And Accessories Will Receive High Honors With The Class Of 2008

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — This graduation season, Verizon Wireless customers can choose from a variety of phones and accessories. Whether entering college or the job market, Verizon Wireless has cool new phones, PDAs, smartphones, and stylish and fun accessories for the graduating Class of 2008:

- Music and Video Fans – The new enV(2)™ by LG is perfect for grads who love listening to music, watching videos and sending text messages. V CAST Music offers access to more than 3 million songs from both well-known and independent artists that can be downloaded over-the-air. With V CAST Video, grads can also catch video clips from the best names in news, sports and entertainment on their phones.
- Job Hunters – The new Verizon Wireless XV6900 will keep grads connected, organized and up-to-date for job interviews. This touch-screen phone’s luxurious white design and fast Internet and e-mail connectivity will offer the perfect combination of style and function. For grads looking for jobs in an unfamiliar city, the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 8330 smartphone from Verizon Wireless with VZ Navigator(SM) capabilities is a natural choice. Verizon Wireless’ location-based service offers customers mapping, audible turn-by-turn navigation and access to information on more than 14 million points of interest, so grads will never get lost on their way to an interview.
- Globetrotters – For grads planning to study or travel abroad, Verizon Wireless offers two great options for placing and receiving calls internationally: the MOTO™ Z6c and the BlackBerry® 8830 World Edition smartphone. The MOTO Z6c is a sleek slider phone with global roaming capabilities that lets grads stay connected while traveling outside the U.S. In the States, grads can take advantage of Verizon Wireless’ multimedia services such as V CAST Music and Video. The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition smartphone, coupled with Verizon Wireless’ Global BlackBerry service, lets grads access e-mail in more than 100 countries and make calls in more than 185 countries, allowing grads to stay connected wherever their travels take them.
- Fashionistas – Any fashion-forward grad will appreciate a stylish way to protect and carry their Verizon Wireless phone with fashionable and fun cases including the Crocs o-Dial™ mobile phone cases or designer pouches by Dooney & Bourke®. The Crocs o-Dial cases come in bold, bright colors including pink, purple, red, turquoise and black. These fun cases also have an adjustable strap for additional security and a strong plastic clip so grads can easily attach it to a purse or backpack. The Dooney & Bourke pouches are available in patterns that include their signature white “it” fabric, pink crossword print, black and white anniversary print, and fun plaid.

Device prices range from $99.99 to $349.99 after $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. The enV(2) by LG is $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and new two-year customer agreement until June 15. On some devices, an additional $100 credit is available for customers who sign up for qualifying voice and data plans at the time of purchase. Fashionable phone accessories including the Crocs o-Dial cases and the Dooney & Bourke pouches are available with prices ranging from $16.99 to $59.99, depending on style.

For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or visit www.verizonwireless.com.

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FLO TV Brings Its Most Extensive Fall Season Lineup of Primetime Shows for Live Mobile TV to AT&T and Verizon Wireless Phones

CBS, FOX, MTV Networks and NBC Universal Allow Consumers to Enjoy Daring New Shows, Returning Hits and A-list Stars Wherever They Go

SAN DIEGO - MediaFLO USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), is serving up the most comprehensive and star-studded fall lineup ever available to mobile TV viewers. The fall season on FLO TV™ features eagerly awaited series debuts, such as NBC's “My Own Worst Enemy” starring Christian Slater and CBS' “The Ex List,” as well as new episodes of audience favorites such as “CSI” on CBS Mobile, “Prison Break” on FOX Mobile, MTV Networks' “The Hills” on MTV, and “South Park” on COMEDY CENTRAL. MediaFLO USA's award-winning FLO TV service is available to AT&T subscribers as AT&T Mobile TV and to Verizon Wireless customers as V CAST Mobile TV.

“FLO TV brings the best of broadcast and cable television to a mobile environment while also providing an outstanding consumer experience,” said Jonathan Barzilay, senior vice president, programming and advertising at MediaFLO USA. “We are excited to bring our subscribers this compelling programming lineup from our world-class content partners.”

The 2008 fall season features an impressive array of drama, comedy and reality shows, many of which will air simultaneously on FLO TV and traditional TV. Among the highlights of the fall season on CBS Mobile are “The Ex List,” “Gary Unmarried,” “Harper's Island,” “Worst Week” and “Million $ Password,” as well as hit series such as “How I Met Your Mother,” “Numb3rs,” “CSI: Miami,” “NCIS” and “The Unit.”

COMEDY CENTRAL brings mobile viewers the comedy series “Sarah Silverman” and “Lewis Black's Root of All Evil,” and FOX Mobile has added “Do Not Disturb” and “Hole in the Wall” to returning favorites such as “24,” “American Dad,” “Bones” and “Kitchen Nightmares.”

On NBC 2Go, eagerly anticipated new shows “My Own Worst Enemy,” “Knight Rider,” “Kath & Kim” and “Crusoe” have joined acclaimed hits such as “30 Rock,” “Chuck,” “ER,” “Heroes,” “Life” and “Lipstick Jungle.” On MTV, “Busted,” “Buzzin,” and “From G's to Gents” air alongside established shows such as “The Hills” and “Run's House.”

All programming on the FLO TV service is subject to change. Complete programming details are available on the FLO TV Program Guide at www.flotv.com/guide.

All programs are available to AT&T and Verizon Wireless subscribers in 58 major metropolitan areas nationwide, including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, Seattle and Washington, D.C., among others. Consumers can learn more about the service by visiting www.flotv.com, www.mediaflousa.com, www.att.com/mobiletv or www.verizonwireless.com/mobiletv, or by stopping by local AT&T stores or Verizon Wireless Communications Stores.

About MediaFLO USA Inc.
MediaFLO USA Inc. unleashes the power of TV for mobile consumers, combining the best content, an intuitive user interface and a superior multicast network to deliver a true TV experience. The award-winning FLO TV service from MediaFLO USA offers full-length simulcast and time-shifted programming from the world's best entertainment brands, including CBS, CBS College Sports, CBS News, CNBC, COMEDY CENTRAL, ESPN, FOX, FOX News, FOX Sports, MSNBC, MTV, NBC 2Go, NBC, NBC Sports, NBC News, NickToons and Nickelodeon. Based in San Diego, Calif., MediaFLO USA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated. Further information is available at both www.mediaflousa.com and www.flotv.com.

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Smartphones, iPhone, and Messaging Driving ARPU Gains for AT&T Mobile Business Customers

Mobile messaging revenues are driven by smartphone penetration, occupation segmentation and pricing. AT&T has the best combination of these variables resulting in the highest mobile messaging revenues from the mobile business customer. A new study from ABI Research analyzes customer demographics and mobile services usage to create profiles of mobile business customer ARPUs for Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile.

Principal analyst Dan Shey says, ”AT&T ARPU figures demonstrate that personal use of the mobile phone across mobile services domains is also greatly benefiting AT&T business customer revenues. This is not only a smartphone phenomenon, it is also an iPhone phenomenon.”

But the demographic profile differences that explain operators’ customer services usage include more than age, income, and vertical/occupation representation. For instance, customer profiles also include an analysis of customer mobility based on time spent at home, in transit, and in different work locations. This data, and that showing customers’ adoption of particular device features, help explain not only total ARPUs but also messaging services usage for each carrier.

Customers’ demographics as well as their expressed interests in handset device features provide a snapshot of the future opportunities for operators when launching new services and expanding existing ones.

Says Shey, “Wi-Fi and location based service features are two device capabilities of high interest in our customer analysis. But the differences among operators in customer demographics, services adoption and device interests suggest that operators must pursue different technology strategies if they expect to be successful.”

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Samsung SGH-A637: a simple 3G phone with support for navigation services

The company Samsung officially presented its simple mobile phone model A637, made in the form-factor "monoblock". Deepening the simplicity of the phone is visible at a glance - from the rounded forms of body and keys, and ending with the color of the phone - white bylym. In the same vein, functional phone is not available against the backdrop of such models, except that support for GPS navigation services and opportunities to work in third-generation networks. It added that the phone will be distributed among the North American mobile operator AT & T.

Other specifications Samsung SGH-A637:

• Support for communications standards: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, GPRSRS / EDGE Class 10; UMTS 1900/850 MHz
• Dimensions: 86.6 h45h20, 6 mm
• Weight: 92 gr.
• Display: 1.9-inch, a resolution QCIF, TFT, displaying more than 262 thousand colors
• Camera: 1.3 MP with support for video
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, E-Mail, IM
• Support for the music service operator
• Built in MP3 player
• Integrated Internet browser
• Support for Java applications
• Sound: 64-tone polyphonic ringtones, MP3-ringtones
• Support memory card format microSD (up to 8 GB)
• GPS Navigation
• Other applications: Calendar, Calculator, Notes, Tasks, values and conversion rates, Voice Alarm Clock, World Clock

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Apple and AT&T prepare for holiday iPhone onslaught

iPhone 3G You can bet that there are lots of iPhone fans out there counting down the days until Christmas hoping ol’ St. Nick will be stuffing an iPhone in their stocking. Last year there was a glut of holiday purchases for the original iPhone along with problems finding devices in some areas and crowded stores.

AT&T has announced that it is already gearing up for holiday sales of the iPhone 3G by streamlining the buying process and allowing shoppers to do the glut of the work online. AT&T has started a system that allows customers to pre-qualify for the iPhone online.

With the system shoppers can get the credit check out of the way and verify that they can port an existing number from another provider to AT&T. Existing AT&T customers can also verify their eligibility for an upgrade. Once the process is complete, the only thing left is to go to the store, pay, and get the activated iPhone 3G.

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