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Verizon Wireless Brings BroadbandAccess to New BlackBerry 7130e

Monty Solomon (monty@roscom.com)
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 21:59:26 -0500

Verizon Wireless Brings BroadbandAccess to New BlackBerry 7130e
With Tethered Modem Capabilities

BEDMINSTER, N.J. & WATERLOO, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21,
2005--

New BroadbandAccess Connect Service Bundles Tethering Option in
Verizon Wireless' Voice, Data Plans

Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq RIMM)(TSX:RIM),
today introduced the BlackBerry 7130e(TM), the first BlackBerry(R)
handset that takes advantage of Verizon Wireless' BroadbandAccess
service on the company's Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO)
network. Coupled with Verizon Wireless' new BroadbandAccess Connect
pricing, the BlackBerry 7130e delivers all the popular e-mail and data
capabilities available with the BlackBerry wireless platform and can
also serve as a modem for customers who want to use the device to
connect their laptop with Verizon Wireless' BroadbandAccess service.

With BroadbandAccess Connect, customers can use their BlackBerry 7130e
as a modem for downloading large documents to a laptop at speeds
averaging 400 to 700 kbps on Verizon Wireless' BroadbandAccess service
that covers more than 140 million Americans in 171 major metropolitan
areas. BroadbandAccess Connect is available for $15 with any Verizon
Wireless BlackBerry voice and unlimited data plan beginning at $79.99;
or $30 with the purchase of a BlackBerry data-only plan for $49.99.

- http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=53335335

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