Verizon customers connect with friends and family in Bermuda for free in anticipation of Hurricane Nicole

NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 160,000 verizon employees want to help you connect with friends and family in anticipation of Hurricane Nicole. Verizon is offering free wireless and wireline calling from the U.S. to Bermuda to connect with family and friends.

• Home wireline telephone customers will incur no charges to Bermuda from their U.S. landlines from October 13 through 15, 2016 (applicable taxes and surcharges will apply).
• Wireless users will incur no charges for texts or international long distance calls originating from the U.S. to Bermuda from October 13 through 15, 2016 (applicable taxes and surcharges will apply).

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York City, has a diverse workforce of nearly 162,700 and generated nearly $132 billion in 2015 revenues. Verizon operates America's most reliable wireless network, with 113.2 million retail connections nationwide. The company also provides communications and entertainment services over mobile broadband and the nation's premier all-fiber network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers worldwide.

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Media contact:
Jessica Shih
908-559-1741

Jeffrey Nelson
908-559-7519

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