Redesign of Mobile Web 2.0 Provides Smoother Navigation and Easier Access
to Information for Customers On-the-Go
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon
Wireless, the leading wireless company with the most reliable wireless
voice and data network, and USA TODAY, the nation's top-selling newspaper,
announced today that USA TODAY Mobile is even easier for Verizon Wireless
customers to access, thanks to the latest redesign of Verizon Wireless'
Mobile Web 2.0(SM) service. Customers can still access popular content and
signature features of USA TODAY through Mobile Web 2.0 -- including top
stories and breaking news, weather, sports scores, stock quotes, and much
more -- but the new design and improved navigation of Mobile Web 2.0 makes
it easier for customers to get the news and entertainment they want while
on-the-go.
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USA TODAY Mobile is located in the News category of Mobile Web 2.0 and
allows Verizon Wireless customers to access real-time news and information
from America's best-selling newspaper and award-winning Web site,
including:
-- Top stories and breaking NEWS
-- Stocks quotes, market reports and financial coverage in MONEY
-- Scores, stats and detailed coverage across all major SPORTS
-- Entertainment news, celebrity photo galleries and user polls in LIFE
-- Product reviews and expert columnists in TECH
-- Flight stats, destination news and city guides in TRAVEL
-- Current condition by city name or zip code in WEATHER
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
Mobile Web 2.0 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. For more information about USA TODAY
Mobile products and services go to http://mobile.USATODAY.com.
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 USA TODAY
USA TODAY, the nation's top-selling newspaper, will be celebrating its
25th anniversary on September 15th, 2007. It is published via satellite at
36 locations in the USA and at four sites abroad. With a total average
daily circulation of 2.3 million, USA TODAY is available worldwide. USA
TODAY is published by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI). The USA TODAY brand
also includes: USATODAY.com, an award-winning news and information Web site
that is updated 24 hours per day; USA TODAY Sports Weekly, a magazine for
enthusiasts of professional football and baseball; USA TODAY Mobile,
offering up-to-the minute news and information on a variety of mobile
platforms and devices; and USA TODAY LIVE, the television arm of the USA
TODAY brand that brings the spirit and quality of the newspaper to
television.
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