ISIS Launches In Austin

                           ISIS Launches In Austin

Launch Represents Milestone for Mobile Commerce in Austin

PR Newswire

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 22, 2012

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ISIS, the mobile commerce joint
venture created by major wireless providers, today announced the availability
of the ISIS Mobile Wallet in Austin and Salt Lake City.

To celebrate the milestone in mobile commerce in Austin, Verizon Wireless
hosted a store event at its Great Hills location on Monday, October 22. 
Taking place at one of Verizon Wireless's concept stores, dubbed Evolution
2.0, the event allowed guests to experience the mobile wallet technology
first-hand through "The ISIS Experience" game and store demonstrations of
ISIS-ready smartphones.

"Mobile commerce is an area of growing interest to our customers," said Frank
Antonacci, Central Texas region president, Verizon Wireless. "We are excited
to gather in Austin today to celebrate the launch of ISIS. Verizon Wireless is
not only bringing a convenient and secure way of mobile payment to our
customers in Austin, but also letting them enjoy the service with the fast
speeds of the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network."   

Also at the store event, Verizon Wireless presented two HopeLine grants to The
Texas Advocacy Project and ADVANCE-Austin to commemorate October, the national
domestic violence awareness month. Both non-profit organizations are dedicated
to the education and prevention of domestic violence. The HopeLine from
Verizon program has been supporting domestic violence survivors and serving
the community for more than a decade.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest,
most reliable 3G network. The company serves 94.2 million retail customers,
including 88.8 million retail postpaid customers.  Headquartered in Basking
Ridge, N.J., with 78,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint
venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE,
NASDAQ: VOD).  For more information, visit 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.

SOURCE Verizon Wireless

Website: http://www.verizonwireless.com
Contact: Audrey Lundy, Verizon Wireless, +1-972-444-5516,
Audrey.Lundy@verizonwireless.com