NEW YORK, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ --

    WHAT:        Verizon Wireless will open its 34th Street Communications
                 Store at midnight tonight (12 a.m. November 6, 2009) so New
                 Yorkers can be among the first in the nation to purchase new
                 Android smartphones.

    (Photo:      http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091105/NY06137 )

    BACKGROUND:  Bringing the power of the Android(TM) platform and the Verizon
                 Wireless network together, this special two-hour sale will
                 offer two Android devices and accessories only:

                 DROID by Motorola is the world's first smartphone with the
                 Android(TM) 2.0 operating system offering high-speed Web
                 browsing, voice-activated search, customizable large screen,
                 access to thousands of Android applications and hundreds of
                 widgets -- all on the Verizon Wireless network, the best 3G
                 mobile network in the country.

                 DROID ERIS(TM) by HTC combines the Android platform with HTC
                 Sense(TM), a user experience from HTC that makes it easy for
                 customers to stay close to one another and create an
                 individual mobile experience tailored specifically to their
                 needs.

    WHEN:        Friday, November 6, 2009
                 Midnight - 2 a.m.
                 34th Street and all stores in area will reopen Friday at 7 or
                 8 a.m.

    WHERE:       Verizon Wireless Communications Store
                 134 W 34th Street (between 7th and Broadway)

Broadcast-quality video and images available for download at the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library.

SOURCE Verizon Wireless