06/16/2004

As of July 12 you now can add verizon to your onstar and share you
mins and night and weekends

BEDMINSTER, NJ and TROY, MI — Verizon Wireless, the nation’s leading
wireless service provider, and OnStar, the nation’s leading provider
of in-vehicle safety, security and information services, announced
today the availability of the America’s ChoiceSM with OnStar service
plan. With the new plan, customers can use their Verizon Wireless
phones outside the vehicle and send calls from their handheld phones
to OnStar-embedded in-vehicle phones. America’s Choice with OnStar is
the first calling plan that integrates handheld wireless service with
a fully embedded, voice-activated in-vehicle phone and gives customers
the convenience and simplicity of receiving one bill.

“The America’s Choice with OnStar calling plan lets our customers use
their Verizon Wireless minutes inside their OnStar-equipped vehicles,
giving them access to our award-winning wireless service with the
additional conveniences of hands-free voice-activated dialing and a
single bill,” said John Stratton, chief marketing officer for Verizon
Wireless.

“Through our relationships with the world’s largest automaker and the
nation’s leading wireless provider, we are able to respond to our
subscribers’ requests to offer increased mobile connectivity,” said
Chet Huber, president of OnStar, a wholly owned subsidiary of General
Motors. “The availability of this handheld option is a natural
extension of OnStar’s industry leadership in the delivery of safety,
security and communications inside the vehicle.”

The America’s Choice with OnStar plan lets customers use their Verizon
Wireless plan minutes to make and receive calls on their handheld
Verizon Wireless phones and OnStar in-vehicle phones and drivers can
simply transfer incoming calls from their Verizon Wireless handset to
the embedded phone in their OnStar-equipped General Motors vehicle.
Customers can select from two options:

   * Immediate Call Forwarding – Customers can forward all calls from
their Verizon Wireless handheld phones directly to their in-vehicle
OnStar phones.
   * Conditional Call Forwarding – Customers can select to have the
Verizon Wireless handheld phones ring four to five times before the
call is forwarded to the in-vehicle OnStar phone. With this option,
subscribers have the flexibility of answering either their handheld or
in-vehicle phone.

In mid July, Verizon Wireless’ America’s Choice with OnStar plan will
be available in the Atlanta, Kansas City, New York, San Francisco and
the greater metro Detroit markets. The service will continue to
rollout and should be available throughout the Verizon Wireless
service area in the following several months.

“Hands-free, cell phone communication in the automobile is one of the
top wireless applications vehicle owners are interested in,” said
Thilo Koslowski, lead automotive analyst and vice president, Gartner.
“A successful communication solution will focus on reliability,
flexibility and affordability by allowing customers to continue using
their existing cellular phones and service contracts when making calls
from their vehicles.”

The affordability of digital makes the America’s Choice with OnStar
calling plan possible. OnStar’s improved digital hardware allows for
more secure calling, improved voice recognition and faster, continuous
digit dialing. The embedded digital phone is compatible with CDMA
wireless service.

OnStar subscribers with new OnStar digital hardware can sign up for
the America’s Choice with OnStar service plan by updating existing
Verizon Wireless customer agreements or by obtaining a new Verizon
Wireless agreement. OnStar subscribers can learn more about the
calling plan by contacting OnStar at the toll-free number,
888-4-ONSTAR (888-466-7827). New OnStar subscribers will receive
information about the plan from OnStar during the first few months of
their subscription.

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 40 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 www.verizonwireless.com. To receive
broadcast-quality video footage of Verizon Wireless operations, log
onto www.thenewsmarket.com/verizonwireless.  

About OnStar
OnStar, available on more than 50 models from General Motors and
select models from six other auto manufacturers, is the nation’s
leading provider of in-vehicle safety, security and information
services using the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite network
and wireless technology. OnStar services include automatic
notification of air bag deployment, stolen vehicle location
assistance, emergency services, roadside assistance with location,
remote door unlock, GM Goodwrench remote vehicle diagnostics, route
support and convenience services. OnStar Personal Calling allows
drivers to make and receive hands-free, voice-activated phone calls
through a nationwide cellular network and access a wide range of other
information services. Additional information is available at
www.onstar.com .

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