16th Oct 2007 14:00
Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless company with the nation'smost reliable wireless voice and data network, and AAA, NorthAmerica's foremost motoring and leisure travel organization, todayannounced AAA Mobile(R). A tool for travelers, both AAA members andnon-members, AAA Mobile enables Verizon Wireless customers to findAAA-rated points of interest and quickly access roadside assistance,right from their GPS-enabled Verizon Wireless phones. £ AAA Mobile subscribers can use their Verizon Wireless phones toreceive visual and audible directions to any travel destination in theU.S.; locate AAA Approved(R) points of interest (POIs), includingDiamond Rated(R) hotels and restaurants; and search more than 100,000locations that offer AAA member savings. Subscribers can reviewdetailed AAA descriptions for POIs on their phone, receive a mapshowing a destination on the mobile phone screen, and bookmarklocations as favorites for quick recall in future. £ If AAA members experience vehicle difficulties, AAA Mobilestreamlines access to AAA's member roadside assistance service. Thepress of a single button on their Verizon Wireless phones sends themembers' GPS location to AAA and connects callers with AAA for quickand reliable roadside assistance services. £ Verizon Wireless customers can purchase AAA Mobile in the Travel &Guides shopping aisle of the Tools On The Go section in the Get It Nowvirtual store for $9.99 monthly access. Customers can currently alsofind AAA Mobile in the Featured Application shopping aisle on selectGet It Now-enabled phones. Download charges for Get It Nowapplications vary and airtime charges apply when browsing, downloadingand using certain applications. Customers need a Get It Now-enabledhandset and Verizon Wireless digital service to access the Get It Nowvirtual store. £ AAA Mobile is powered by the Networks In Motion (NIM)location-based services platform, and is available for downloaddirectly from select GPS-enabled wireless phones. More information,including which phones are compatible with AAA Mobile, is available atwww.AAA.com/AAAMobile. For more information about Verizon Wirelessproducts 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 wirelessvoice and data network, serving more than 62.1 million customers. Thelargest U.S. wireless company and largest wireless data provider,based on revenues, Verizon Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge,N.J., with 67,000 employees nationwide. The company is a joint ventureof Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE:VOD) (LSE:VOD).Find more information on the Web at www.verizonwireless.com. Topreview and request broadcast-quality video footage andhigh-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to theVerizon Wireless Multimedia Library atwww.verizonwireless.com/multimedia. £ About AAA £ As North America's largest motoring and leisure travelorganization, AAA provides more than 50 million members with travel,insurance, financial and automotive-related services. Since itsfounding in 1902, the not-for-profit, fully tax-paying AAA has been aleader and advocate for the safety and security of all travelers. AAAclubs can be visited on the Internet at www.AAA.com. £ About Networks In Motion £ Networks In Motion(TM) (NIM), America's Favorite Way to Navigate,is the award-winning wireless navigation and local search company,with over one million paid users of its products in North America.Founded in 2000, the company is privately held and headquartered inAliso Viejo, Calif., with international offices in Sweden and Spain.More information is available at http://www.networksinmotion.com. Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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