Redesign of Mobile Web 2.0 Makes it Easier for Wireless Customers to Manage
Their Finances While On-the-Go
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ --
Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless company with the most reliable
wireless voice and data network, and Bank of America, the nation's leader
in online banking, today announced that Verizon Wireless customers now have
easier access to mobile banking services with the latest redesign of
Verizon Wireless' Mobile Web 2.0(SM) service. Customers can now access the
Bank of America mobile site from within the Mobile Web 2.0 service more
quickly.
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Verizon Wireless customers can find Bank of America in the new Money
category under More in Mobile Web 2.0. Customers log on with their Online
Banking ID and passcode to access their accounts. With Bank of America on
Mobile Web 2.0, customers are able to check account balances, view
transactions, pay bills, and transfer money between accounts and to other
Bank of America customers. Customers can locate Bank of America ATMs and
Banking Centers, view location hours and get directions from their Verizon
Wireless phones.
Mobile Web 2.0 can be self-provisioned, eliminating the need for
customers to call customer service or visit a Verizon Wireless
Communications Store to sign up for the service. Verizon Wireless customers
with Mobile Web 2.0- capable handsets automatically view the new redesigned
portal when they navigate to Mobile Web 2.0. Customers simply register for
the service on their Mobile Web 2.0-capable handsets by visiting the News
and Info category under the Get It Now(R) menu on their phones.
Mobile Web 2.0 is available for $5.00 monthly access, plus airtime, if
purchased as a standalone service from the phone, or as a part of the V
CAST VPak, which also includes unlimited basic V CAST Video clips and
access to ESPN MVP for $15.00 monthly access. Subscribers to the V CAST
VPak do not incur airtime charges when using V CAST Video or Music, Mobile
Web 2.0 or Get It Now applications.
For more information about Mobile Web 2.0 from Verizon Wireless, visit
http://www.verizonwireless.com/mobileweb.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and
data network, serving 62.1 million customers. The largest U.S. wireless
company and largest wireless data provider, based on revenues, Verizon
Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 67,000 employees
nationwide. The company is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:
VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at
http://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
http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
About Online Banking
Bank of America is a leading provider of online financial services, and
its online site, http://www.bankofamerica.com, has received widespread
recognition. Bank of America has the most online bankers in the world,
according to Financial Insights. The site is among the top 50 of all
U.S.-based Internet properties in terms of unique visitors monthly, and No.
1 among business and finance sites, according to comScore Media Metrix.
Bank of America has ranked No. 1 in Javelin Strategy & Research's safety
scorecard three years in a row. BusinessWeek called the SiteKey(TM)
security service one of the best products of 2005. Bank of America won the
Webby Award and Webby People's Choice Award in 2006 in the online
banking/bill pay category. Global Finance magazine named bankofamerica.com
the best consumer online banking site in the U.S. and ranked the bank No. 1
for its online investment management services, bill payment and
presentment, information security initiatives and integrated consumer bank
site. In 2006, Nielsen/NetRatings said Bank of America is the top online
full- service bank destination in terms of audience, page views and active
reach on the site.
About Bank of America
Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions,
serving individual consumers, small and middle market businesses and large
corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and
other financial and risk-management products and services. The company
provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving 57 million
consumer and small business relationships with more than 5,700 retail
banking offices, more than 17,000 ATMs and award-winning online banking
with more than 22 million active users. Bank of America is the No. 1
overall Small Business Administration (SBA) lender in the United States and
the No. 1 SBA lender to minority-owned small businesses. The company serves
clients in 175 countries and has relationships with 98 percent of the U.S.
Fortune 500 companies and 80 percent of the Fortune Global 500. Bank of
America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange.
http://www.bankofamerica.com
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