Verizon Wireless Offers Football Fans New Ways To Keep Up With Their Favorite Teams All Season Long

College, NFL apps provide real-time scores, news and fantasy information

• Press Release
• Source: Verizon Wireless
• On 3:55 pm EDT, Wednesday October 14, 2009

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Missing the big game this weekend? Want to be the first to know when college and NFL news breaks? Wondering who to pluck off the waiver wire for your fantasy team? No problem. Verizon Wireless and its exciting suite of mobile phone apps have football fans covered all season long, no matter where they are.

When real life prevents fans from being in front of the TV or inside the stadium on fall Saturdays and Sundays, it's possible to keep up with all the action with apps like ESPN MVP, Fox Sports Ultimate and College Superfans. Verizon Wireless, the nation's leading wireless company with the largest and most reliable 3G network, offers customers a wide range of football-related apps for use on Verizon Wireless handsets. They include:

• ESPN MVP gives users instant access to the most in-depth mobile sports content with V CAST V Pak - including live gamecasts, exclusive commentary and video alerts sent right to your phone
• Fox Sports Ultimate shows users scores, stats, schedules, team news, fantasy information and league standings whenever and wherever you want. It also allows users to update fantasy league information
• College Superfans provides real-time access to favorite college teams, with up-to-the-minute scores, news stories, schedules, AP & BCS polls, conference standings, game previews and summaries at your fingertips. Select your favorite team, pick the sports you want to follow and you're ready to go!

Additional Verizon Wireless apps offer sports fans unmatched access to athletes and provide excellent personalization options.

View video blogs, receive signed sports memorabilia and even chat live with your favorite athletes across the country with Playmaker Mobile, show your school spirit with College Fan Zone, or pledge your NFL allegiance with NFL Pix & Tones.

With all the technology that allows fans to follow their favorite teams in real-time when they can't get to a TV or to the game, it's a great time to be a sports fan.

For more information, visit http://products.vzw.com/.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and data network, serving 87.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 87,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ - News) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD - News News). 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.

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