Verizon's CEO at CES: High-IQ Networks and Smart Collaborations Will Spread Technology Innovation on a Global Scale

LAS VEGAS – January 6, 2011 –

Verizon Chairman and CEO Ivan Seidenberg and Verizon COO Lowell McAdam were joined on Thursday (Jan. 6) by three of the communications and entertainment industry's top executives to kick off the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show.

Seidenberg invited Jeff Bewkes, chairman and CEO of Time Warner; Dr. Sanjay Jha, co-CEO of Motorola and CEO of Motorola Mobility; and Mike Cleron, principal engineer of Google, to participate in his CES opening keynote address, which focused on how high-IQ networks and innovative content and applications are combining to fuel "one of the most innovative eras in the history of technology."

The five executives engaged in lively discussions of their companies' current collaborations and the future of communications and entertainment technologies.  The broad range of topics included multi-screen and mobile video, HD and 3D content, 4G smartphones and converged devices, evolution of the Android platform, and open development.

(Note: The entire keynote address and a transcript of the speech will be available for viewing later in the day. Visit http://www22.verizon.com/onecms/LeadershipTeam/Speeches/Speeches.htm)

During the keynote address, Seidenberg noted that today's more than 2 billion Internet users and 5 billion wireless users form the biggest market for technology the world has ever known.  He said that collaborations between hardware and software, computing and communications, technology giants and thousands of entrepreneurs will be crucial to the industry's ability to deliver relevant, personalized communications and entertainment services to billions of individuals.

"People are using technology to erase the boundaries between home and work, here and there, virtual and real," Seidenberg said.  "They imagine access to everything at their fingertips and they want it now, no matter where they are or what screen they have at hand.  They are challenging us to deliver better products, faster networks, more simplicity and more creativity."

Ultra-fast intelligent networks, including Verizon's advanced 4G LTE, fiber-to-the-home and global IP networks, will spread innovation on a global scale and help lead the way to the future, according to Seidenberg.

"The more we infuse consumer electronics with the power and intelligence of high-speed networks, the faster we'll create new demand and accelerate the cycle of innovation and growth that drives the industry forward," he said.

The CES is being held through Sunday (Jan. 9) at the Las Vegas Hilton Center.  For more information about Verizon at the CES, visit http://newscenter.verizon.com/verizon-at-ces-2011.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers.  Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 93 million customers nationwide.  Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world.  A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 195,000 and last year generated consolidated revenues of more than $107 billion.  For more information, visit www.verizon.com.

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Out of contract with Verizon - possible smart phone switch without adding data?

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Verizon made the change to require data plans after they had alot of bad press about peoples phones use background data, or their kids used data and generated $2,000 data charges.At&t did the same thing for the same reason. In the last year I was with At&t as a CS rep, I worked on a specialty team who applied those types of credits. Amazingly, in 1 month I applied over $400,000 in similar credits. Makes perfect sense why most major carriers now require data features on smart phones.

If I'm annoyed and you're annoyed, does that make us a paranoid ??

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"Don't believe everything you think"

It's not a matter of if you win or lose, it's how you assign the blame

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Of course, that was $400,000 in "funny money", at some pay-per-use like $20/MB or whatever rate, $1,000+ in charges covered by some $10-25 data plan.

Anyway, you don't need a IPod or tablet either. Android phone, go into airplane mode so it doesn't waste battery on the inactive cell service, turn on wifi. Put on Skype (not Skype Mobile, that relies on VZW voice, and is buggy as hell anyway) and you even have voice and texts back.

Yes, I agree, a smartphone that was not subsidized, a data block should be an option. But, T-Mobile is the only one that'll do this.

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Of course, that was $400,000 in "funny money", at some pay-per-use like $20/MB or whatever rate, $1,000+ in charges covered by some $10-25 data plan.No disagreement with you there. You would be surprised how large some credits were applied (even if I didn't agree they were deserved).

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Of course, that was $400,000 in "funny money", at some pay-per-use like $20/MB or whatever rate, $1,000+ in charges covered by some $10-25 data plan.You see it as funny money, the carrier sees it as lost revenue. That is $400k in money that they rightfully earned and now will not be collecting. If someone watches pay per view movies on cable all month long and racks up thousands in pay per view charges, is it the cable company's fault that they charge $4 per pay per view movie when their actual fees for the movie works out to be less than a penny per view? Should they not collect those fees owed to them? Or say you receive a letter from your employer stating that they will be doubling your salary. Then they come back to you after you ask why your paycheck didn't go up and they say "oops, the letter was sent to you in error, you didn't get a raise". Would you say ok, just pay me my regular salary?

Ignorance, or "we didn't know we were using data" is no excuse....just like "we didn't know the speed limit was only 30" is no excuse in traffic court when you're busted doing 55.

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