Mobile Cell Site Aids Firefighters at Antelope Complex Fire.

Verizon Wireless' Cell On Light Truck (COLT) Sent to Plumas County to Help Emergency Crews

Verizon Wireless:

What:         Verizon Wireless tapped its fleet of emergency mobile
              equipment to respond to a request from California
              Department of Forestry to boost wireless coverage for
              emergency crews battling the blaze in Antelope Valley,
              near Highway 395 in Northern California.

              The COLT, known as "Mr. Ed," is a self-contained mobile
              cell site bred specifically for rapid and short-term
              network response.  The COLT rides out to enhance
              wireless coverage so that emergency response teams and
              other Verizon Wireless customers can make more calls.

When:         COLT deployed from Folsom, California on July 10, 2007

Where:        Members of the news media may contact Heidi Flato at
              925.324.8692 for details on the COLT's location.

Why:          Verizon Wireless uses the COLT to charge up its network
              when there is a natural disaster or other unplanned
              event that calls for additional cell coverage and
              capacity.

Network
investment:   Verizon Wireless has invested more than four billion
              dollars in its wireless network in California over the
              past six years.

Reliability:  In addition to its fleet of mobile equipment, Verizon
              Wireless' nationwide network reliability is supported by
              industry-leading redundancy and maintenance measures.
              This has proven particularly valuable during natural
              disasters and other emergencies.

              Standard Verizon Wireless network-reliability features
              include battery back-up power at all facilities as well
              as generators installed at all switching facilities and
              many cell site locations.
B-roll
available:    B-roll and high-quality still photographs of Verizon
              Wireless' fleet of COLTs can be found at
              www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving more than 60.7 million customers. The largest US wireless company and largest wireless data provider, based on revenues, Verizon Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 66,000 employees nationwide. The company is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE:VOD)(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.