unlimited text, picture and video messaging to more than 67 million Verizon Wireless customers nationwide, plus get an additional 250 text, picture and video messages a month for just $10 a month.

"The addition of our new messaging bundle for prepay gives our customers the freedom to send and receive messages at an affordable monthly rate," said Jeff Dietel, vice president -- marketing operations for Verizon Wireless. "Messaging has become a natural and effective form of communication for our customers, and by offering these bundles we can offer our prepay customers access to the benefits of Verizon Wireless' messaging services which, like their voice calls, run on the nation's most reliable wireless network."

INpulse prepaid wireless plans from Verizon Wireless offer customers many of the same service options enjoyed by customers who sign annual contracts. With rates as low as 2 cents per minute for voice calls and text messages, customers can choose from three plans:

INpulse Core
INpulse Plus
and INpulse Power.

The plans charge customers an access fee only on the days of use and include Unlimited IN Calling to Verizon Wireless customers in hundreds of major metropolitan areas. INpulse customers also have the ability to pay for songs downloaded over-the-air through V CAST Music and purchase ringtones, ringback tones, Mobile Web, games and other applications, such as VZ Navigator(SM), using funds in their INpulse accounts.

Current prepay customers who wish to add the new messaging bundle to their existing prepay plan can do so in any of the following ways:

-- From their handsets by pressing the "Up" directional key to access My Verizon
-- Online at http://www.verizonwireless.com and accessing My Verizon
-- Any Verizon Wireless Communications Store or authorized retailer
-- Prepay Customer Service by dialing *611 from their Verizon Wireless phone or calling 888-294-6804

Information Source:    PRNewswire