Verizon Wireless V CAST Customers Can Get Local Television Station News, Weather and Sports Video Clips From Local Wireless(R) TV From LSN

Verizon Wireless V CAST Customers Can Get Local Television Station News, Weather and Sports Video Clips From Local Wireless(R) TV From LSN

ATLANTA and BASKING RIDGE, N.J., June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Partnering with local TV affiliates in cities across the country, Atlanta, Ga.-based local content provider, Local Solutions Network, Inc. (LSN) and Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless company with the most reliable voice and data network, announced today that Verizon Wireless customers in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta and nearly 50 markets across the country now have access to the very latest in local news, weather and sports video -- right on their V CAST- enabled phones.

The new V CAST Video channel, Local TV Video, offers Verizon Wireless' customers with select V CAST-enabled phones easy access to news, weather and sports video stories from local television station affiliates. Local TV Video is the perfect resource for the on-the-go customer looking for immediate access to local information. For example, V CAST customers too busy to catch the evening news can stay abreast of the day's local news headlines directly from their wireless phones.

Local TV Video is available today from Verizon Wireless on newer V CAST- capable handsets with news from local stations in nearly 50 markets from coast to coast. V CAST is the first true wireless broadband consumer multimedia service in the country and gives customers access to video content on-demand, including news, weather and sports updates, clips from popular TV programs, music videos, movie trailers, 3D games and more. Verizon Wireless customers can find Local TV Video in the News section on select V CAST-enabled phones, including MOTORAZR V3c and V3m, MOTOSLVR L7c and MOTOKRZR K1m; Chocolate by LG, The enV by LG, LG VX8300, VX8600, VX8700 and VX9400; and Samsung SCH-a990 and SCH-u540.

To get V CAST, customers with select V CAST-enabled phones can check out V CAST whenever they want for just $3.00 for 24-hour use or by signing up for the $15.00 V CAST VPak monthly subscription. Customers get unlimited basic video -- including Local TV Video -- but application download fees apply for 3D games and premium video. There are no airtime charges to download, stream or watch V CAST content.

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

Local TV Video on V CAST from Verizon Wireless is available in the following markets (sized larger to smaller) on newer V CAST-enabled phones:

   City, State             Affiliate      Affiliate Mobile Site   New York, N.Y.          WABC           7ToGo   Los Angeles, Calif.     KABC           MYABC7   Chicago, Ill.           WLS            ABC7ToGO   Philadelphia, Pa.       WPVI           6abctogo   San Francisco, Calif.   KGO            ABC7 NEWS TO GO   Atlanta, Ga.            WSB            wsbtv.com Mobile   Houston, Texas          KTRK           abc13NOW   Seattle, Wash.          KIRO           kirotv MOBILE   Orlando, Fla.           WFTV           wftv.com mobile   Pittsburgh, Pa.         WPXI           WPXI mobile   Charlotte, N.C.         WSOC           wsoctv mobile   Raleigh, N.C.           WTVD           abc11 toGo   Nashville, Tenn.        WTVF           NewsChannel5 Wireless   Salt Lake City, Utah    KSL            My KSL   Las Vegas, Nev.         KLAS           mynews8   Fresno, Calif.          KFSN           myABC30   Little Rock, Ark.       KATV           7NEWS MOBILE   Dayton, Ohio            WHIO           NewsCenter 7 mobile   Knoxville, Tenn.        WVLT           VOLTV2GO   Lexington, Ky.          WKYT           27togo   Charleston, W.Va.       WSAZ           WSAZ Wireless   Flint, Mich.            WJRT           abc12 To Go   Wichita, Kan.           KAKE           KAKE On Your Cell   Omaha, Neb.             WOWT           6 On Your Cell   Madison, Wis.           WMTV           NBC15 Now   South Bend, Ind.        WNDU           16 News Now   Colorado Springs, Colo. KKTV           KKTV To Go   Waco, Texas             KWTX           KWTX To Go   Bryan, Texas            KBTX           Mobile KBTX   Lincoln, Neb.           KOLN           1011 On The Go   Greenville, N.C.        WITN           TV 7 On Your Cell   Tallahassee, Fla.       WCTV           WCTV Mobile   Reno, Nev.              KOLD           8 To Go   Lansing, Mich.          WILX           WILX10togo   Augusta, Ga.            WRDW           12 On Your Cell   Eau Claire, Wis.        WEAU           Mobile 13 Now   Rockford, Ill.          WIFR           23 to GO   Wausau, Wis.            WSAW           7 To Go   Topeka, Kan.            WIBW           13 On Your Cell   Panama City, Fla.       WJHG           7 On Your Cell   Sherman/Ardmore, Texas  KXII           KXII2go   Dothan, Ala.            WTVY           News 4 On Call   Harrisonburg, Va.       WHSV           TV 3 On The Go   Charlottesville, Va.    WSAZ           CBS 19 To Go   Bowling Green, Ky.      WBKO           WBKO To Go   Meridian, Miss.         WTOK           Newscenter11 Mobile   Grand Junction, Colo.   KKCO           KKCOmobile   Parkersburg, W.Va.      WTAP           WTAP NOW    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 and 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.

About LSN

LSN works with leading television stations and broadcast groups to deliver local content to mobile users across all U.S. wireless carriers. LSN has the nation's largest network of local television news content in both English and Spanish -- currently offering news, weather, sports and more in over 140 local market affiliates across the country. Visit www.lsnmobile.com for more information.

Source: Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Jeffrey Nelson of Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7519,
Jeffrey.Nelson@verizonwireless.com; or Lee Durham of LSN (Local Solutions
Network), +1-678-366-1302, ldurham@thelsn.com

Web site: http://www.verizonwireless.com/
http://www.lsnmobile.com/

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