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Sept. 2002/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Verizon Wireless, the largest wireless service provider in the U.S., and the leader in mobile data, today announced the national launch of Get It Now from Verizon Wireless and that its customers can now access financial information by downloading Forbes.com Wireless. Powered by SmartServ Online, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSOLC), Forbes.com Wireless can be downloaded over the air onto Get It Now phones.Read more

September 4, 2002 --When you don't have time to hit the links on a real golf course, try "teeing up" on the fly with Ultimate Golf Challenge, a new wireless game now offered on selected Verizon Wireless phones. Or when you can't get to the nearest pool hall to play a few games with your buddies or have some time to kill before that next business meeting, put NineBall in your pocket and rack up the fun!Read more

Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless' [FREEUP] prepay wireless service is clearly the better way to prepay with its new simplified pricing, extended expiration dates on prepay cards, the advantage of using Mobile to Mobile minutes and with Verizon Wireless' nationwide network, [FREEUP] customers can affordably call from virtually anywhere. Given its appeal to young adults, [FREEUP] also reinforces the important money management values parents hope to instill in their teens while helping young people make responsible choices about their wireless usage. Read more

July 10, 2002 - Verizon Wireless, the nation’s largest wireless service provider, today announced the availability of Vindigo, a personal navigation application for wireless phones that can be downloaded over the air onto select phones. Verizon Wireless, the first carrier in North America to offer downloadable applications to consumers nationwide, chose Vindigo because it offers its customers the ease of one-stop shopping. In more than 25 major metropolitan areas, Vindigo has comprehensive local information on where to eat, shop, and play.Read more

June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- From the SUPERCOMM exhibition and conference in Atlanta and the BREW 2002 Developers Conference in San Diego, Verizon Wireless today announced plans to launch a new suite of services that will transform the wireless phone into a mobile media station for consumers craving entertainment, up-to-the-minute information and fun distractions 24/7. The first wave of services will hit on June 17th with the company's national rollout of downloadable applications on QUALCOMM's Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW) platform. With BREW-enabled handsets, Verizon Wireless customers across the country have a virtual software store available at their fingertips. Customers will be able to download a variety of gaming, entertainment and productivity applications onto their phones, over the air, using BREW. Read more

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Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning today, Verizon Wireless customers in greater Denver, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins can enjoy Mobile Messenger(SM), the company's new two-way text messaging service. Read more