Fandango Becomes the Movie Information and Ticketing Provider for Verizon Wireless and Verizon Hub

Fandango Becomes the Movie Information and Ticketing Provider for Verizon Wireless and Verizon Hub

LOS ANGELES and BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Fandango, the nation's leading moviegoer destination, and Verizon Wireless, the nation's leading wireless service provider, announced today that Fandango ticketing, showtimes and other movie-related content will power the movie channel for the Verizon Hub. Available today from Verizon Wireless, the Verizon Hub is an easy-to-use system that puts a communications command center in the home. It bridges wireline and wireless connectivity and runs on any broadband connection -- whether supplied by Verizon (FiOS Internet or DSL) or any other high-speed Internet service provider.

The Verizon Hub gives busy families information at their fingertips from an easy-to-navigate touch screen with on-demand access to an array of services and information.

"We are pleased to be working with Verizon Wireless," says Ted Hong, vice president of marketing for Fandango. "Fandango content on the Verizon Hub helps further our goal of ubiquity on all platforms and providing consumers with the most relevant and convenient information to help them escape to the movies."

Pricing and Availability

Customers need a wireless line of service with Verizon Wireless in order to purchase the communications command center since all billing for the Verizon Hub will be consolidated onto customers' Verizon Wireless bills. In addition, customers need a Verizon Digital Voice plan for the Verizon Hub, which is $34.99 a month and offers unlimited calling in the U.S., Canada, and U.S. Territories, including Puerto Rico, as well as unlimited messaging to and from Verizon Wireless phones.

The Verizon Hub is available in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores across the country for $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year agreement; additional cordless handsets, which can be placed throughout the home, are available for $79.99 each. For customers who do not own a wireless router, Verizon Wireless also offers a router to work with the Verizon Hub for $69.99.

For more information on the Verizon Hub, visit www.verizonwireless.com/hub.

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.

About Fandango

One of the Web's top movie and entertainment destinations, Fandango sells tickets to more than 16,000 screens. Fandango entertains and informs consumers with reviews, commentary and trailers, and offers the ability to quickly select a film, plan where and when to see it, and conveniently buy tickets in advance. Fandango is available at www.fandango.com, 1-800-FANDANGO and via your wireless mobile device at mobile.fandango.com. Fandango is a unit of Comcast Interactive Media.

Source: Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Debra Lewis of Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7512,
Debra.Lewis@verizonwireless.com; or Harry Medved of Fandango, Inc.,
+1-310-954-0461, harry.medved@fandango.com

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

Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/094251.html

-------
Profile: intent