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Use SMS Soccer-Speak to Root for Your Favorite World Cup(TM) Teams
Verizon Wireless' Mobile Messenger(SM) Text Messaging Lets Fans Communicate
BEDMINSTER, N.J., May 21, 2002 - The 2002 FIFA World Cup(TM) brings cultures and languages together as soccer
fans from around the globe unite to watch their national teams battle for the World Championship title. The United States is home to people from every nation
who will be cheering for their favorite teams and stars during this anticipated event, which starts on May 31 and goes through June 30, 2002. Soccer-speak is
international, so Verizon Wireless customers in the United States can "talk" about the games with friends across the country -- regardless of what language
they speak -- thanks to Verizon Wireless' Mobile Messenger(SM) short text messaging.
To help soccer fans communicate easily and quickly in any language, Verizon Wireless offers these text messages to help fans from every nation share their
love of the game:
Goal/Score IOI Penalty XX
Miss OII Player #
Kick --O Referee I
Pass -O- Goalie 8
Save IXI Offense/Defense >/<
Win :) Flag I>
Loss :( Dropped Ball T
Hero PELE Kick-off X-O
Injury -/- Ball in Play LO
And use these universal abbreviations to cheer for favorite teams:
Argentina ARG Nigeria NGA
Belgium BEL Paraguay PAR
Brazil BRA Poland POL
Cameroon CMR Portugal POR
China PR CHN Republic of Ireland IRL
Costa Rica CRC Russia RUS
Croatia CRO Saudi Arabia KSA
Denmark DEN Senegal SEN
Ecuador ECU Slovenia SVN
England ENG South Africa RSA
France FRA Spain ESP
Germany GER Sweden SWE
Italy ITA Tunisia TUN
Japan JPN Turkey TUR
Korea Republic KOR Uruguay URU
Mexico MEX USA USA
Mobile Messenger is Verizon Wireless' short text message service. Mobile Messenger is fast, fun, discreet and inexpensive. Customers can get Mobile
Messenger in several ways. They can pay as they go for $0.02 per message received and $0.10 per message sent or select from three bundled plans: 100 sent
or received messages for $2.99 per month; 200 sent or received messages for $3.99 per month; and 600 sent or received messages for just $7.99 per month.
Extra sent messages are $0.10 each and received messages are $0.02 each. Customers need a two-way messaging-capable wireless phone and Verizon
Wireless digital service.
Verizon Wireless Mobile Messenger subscribers can also sign up for We've Got Scores to automatically receive customized wireless alerts for scores for
soccer's biggest tournament, statistics and player information. The Every Change in Score with Summary alert keeps Verizon Wireless customers on the ball
with immediate updates sent to their handsets as the action happens. To activate the alerts, simply log on to the Verizon Wireless Web site at
http://www.vtext.com and follow instructions to set up the World Cup alerts they want to receive.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless is the nation's leading provider of wireless communications. The company has the largest nationwide wireless voice and data network and
30 million customers. Headquartered in Bedminster, NJ, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE
and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at http://www.verizonwireless.com.
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