Consumers Can Get Verizon High Speed Internet at Price Comparable to Many Dial-Up Plans

New Online Offer Brings Affordable Internet Connections without

Frustrations of Slow Dialup or High Prices of Cable

    NEW YORK, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers now have another reason to
 shift gears away from slow dial-up Internet access or shed cable's
 high-priced service: a new offer from Verizon for high-speed Internet
 service for $14.99 a month.
     Fast Internet connections are vital for everything from photo and video
 sharing, multi-player gaming, blogging and video conferencing. Now, for the
 price of many dial-up plans, consumers can avoid the frustration of slow
 connections and high-priced cable service by signing up online for Verizon
 High Speed Internet.
     "Verizon is providing consumers the ability to make the Internet
 connections that are important to them at the speed and price of their
 choice," said Frank Nelson, director of Verizon Broadband Solutions Group.
 "They also have the security of knowing that our high-speed service is
 backed by the reliability of the Verizon network and the skilled Verizon
 employees who provide great customer care."
     Consumers who go online to order Verizon High Speed Internet for one
 year will get service with speeds up to 768 Kbps (kilobits per second) for
 $14.99 a month. This is a $30 annual savings over Verizon's previous online
 offer for its introductory 768 Kbps speed. In addition, Verizon is offering
 its service with speeds up to 3 Mbps (megabits per second) for an
 introductory price of $19.99 a month when ordered online.
     The 3 Mbps price of $19.99 is for the first six months of an annual
 plan; the price is $29.99 a month for the remainder of the plan.
     No matter what speed or plan customers choose, Verizon High Speed
 Internet includes 24/7 live customer support, a 30-day money-back
 guarantee, self- installation kit, a choice of MSN Premium or Verizon
 Yahoo! services, nine e- mail accounts and 10 MB (megabytes) of personal
 Web space. For additional information about Verizon high-speed Internet
 plans consumers can call 1-800- 742-5375 or can visit www.verizon.net/dsl
 to see if the service is available to their homes and to place orders.
     Verizon high-speed Internet customers can make the most of their
 broadband connections through access to a variety of great online
 experiences, including the most extensive collection of online content
 anywhere from Disney and ESPN Networks. This programming includes live
 breaking news from ABC News Now, family games and entertainment with Disney
 Connection, sports action and exclusive game broadcasts from ESPN360,
 full-screen film trailers and movie news from Movies.com MAX, and original
 soap opera programming and soap news from SOAPNETIC.
     Verizon Online DSL customers also have access to a variety of NFL
 Network programs, including weekly previews of NFL Network games and
 off-season programming.
     Verizon also has a number of high-speed Internet plans that offer
 excellent value for business customers, with maximum connection speeds
 ranging from up to 768 Kbps/128 Kbps to up to 7.1 Mbps/768 Kbps. For more
 information on business offerings, visit www.verizon.com .
     Verizon Communications Inc. ( VZ), headquartered in New York, is a
 leader in delivering broadband and other wireline and wireless
 communication innovations to mass market, business, government and
 wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable
 wireless network, serving more than 59 million customers nationwide.
 Verizon's Wireline operations include Verizon Business, which operates one
 of the most expansive wholly owned global IP networks, and Verizon Telecom,
 which is deploying the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network to
 deliver the benefits of converged communications, information and
 entertainment services to customers. A Dow 30 company, Verizon has a
 diverse workforce of approximately 242,000 and last year generated
 consolidated operating revenues of more than $88 billion. For more
 information, visit www.verizon.com.
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SOURCE Verizon