TALKS For Verizon Wireless Offers Mobile Accessibility To Blind And Visually Impaired Customers

Available Initially on the MOTO Q 9c, TALKS for Verizon Wireless Gives Blind and Visually Impaired Customers Audio Feedback Support for Writing and Reading Text Messages, E-Mail and Notes

BASKING RIDGE, NJ � The owner and operator of the nation�s most reliable wireless network announced today the availability of TALKS� for Verizon Wireless � a new assistive technology that converts displayed text into highly intelligible speech for Verizon Wireless customers who are blind or visually impaired. Available initially on MOTO� Q 9c smartphones beginning March 15, TALKS for Verizon Wireless supports audio feedback for writing and reading text messages, e-mail and notes.

Powered by Nuance Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAN), TALKS for Verizon Wireless uses ETI-Eloquence text-to-speech software � similar to other screen-reading packages on Windows� PC platforms � to offer visually impaired and blind customers instant familiarity and the highest intelligibility. With the TALKS application, the MOTO Q 9c from Verizon Wireless can:

�Read the caller ID of an incoming call
�Dial a number from the phone�s Contacts directory
�Add and edit entries in the Contacts directory
�Read and write text messages and e-mail
�Read and write documents using Mobile Office
�Access and compose multimedia message service (MMS) messages
�Use Mobile Internet Explorer to access the Internet
�Control speech volume and rate of speech
�The TALKS application helps Verizon Wireless provide the best wireless experience for our customers who are visually impaired,� said Jeffrey Dietel, vice president � marketing operations for Verizon Wireless. �TALKS for Verizon Wireless turns the MOTO Q 9c smartphone into a communications tool that will help customers with impaired vision stay connected to family, friends and colleagues through methods beyond voice calls.�

The MOTO Q 9c with TALKS for Verizon Wireless will be available online at www.verizonwireless.com on Sunday for $249.99 after a $70 online instant rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Existing MOTO Q 9c customers who wish to add the TALKS application should contact Verizon Wireless Customer Service at 800-922-0204.

Customers can learn more about TALKS for Verizon Wireless by visiting www.verizonwireless.com/accessibility. For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation�s most reliable and largest wireless voice and data network, serving more than 80 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 85,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). 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.