MEDIA ADVISORY: Verizon Wireless Hosts V CAST Music News Conference at SXSW (South by Southwest)

MEDIA ADVISORY: Verizon Wireless Hosts V CAST Music News Conference at SXSW (South by Southwest)

WHO: Verizon Wireless, owner of the first wireless broadband network
in the country

WHAT: Verizon Wireless hosts a news conference, introducing expanded
catalog of independent music for its V CAST Music service,
featuring:
* Ted Casey, associate director of music programming and
business development for Verizon Wireless
* Richard Gottehrer, founder and chairman of The Orchard
* Kevin Arnold, chief executive officer for IODA (Independent
Online Distribution Alliance)
* Gray Gannaway, head of digital distribution for CD Baby
* Tuhin Roy, managing director for DRA (Digital Rights Agency)

WHERE: Press Suite: Room 14 (Floor 4)
Austin Convention Center
500 East Cesar Chavez Street
Austin, TX 78701

WHEN: 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2006

RSVP: Kelly Crummey
Weber Shandwick for Verizon Wireless
617.520.7263
kcrummey@webershandwick.com

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable wireless network, serving 51.3 million voice and data 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/. 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 http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

PRNewswire -- March 15

Source: Verizon Wireless

Web site: http://www.verizonwireless.com/

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