Verizon Wireless Connects New England Customers to Red Sox Dugout
22 April 2006
Verizon Wireless will connect Boston Red Sox fans directly to the team's dugout through a series of moderated mobile chats beginning this week. The initial chat session, scheduled for Thursday, April 20th at 2:00 p.m., will be hosted by Boston Red Sox Manager Terry Francona. To sign up for the 'Red Sox Text Chat Series,' Verizon Wireless customers need only text message the word 'SOX' to 2355. Once registered, participants can submit questions from their wireless phone during the moderated chat session. Verizon Wireless standard text message charges will apply. Additionally, each participating 'chatter' will be entered automatically into a drawing to win* two tickets to an upcoming Red Sox home game (date to be determined) and a baseball autographed by a Red Sox player. Verizon Wireless customers that participate in all six scheduled Red Sox text chat events will be automatically entered to win the Grand Prize consisting of two (2) tickets for the new State Street Pavilion seats for the Red Sox home game against the Minnesota Twins on September 30th, a $50 gift certificate to Game On! Restaurant, an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of Fenway Park, and six (6) autographed baseballs-one from each player participating in the text chat series.
Text chats will be held monthly from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. EDT on each scheduled date as listed below:
Terry Francona -- Thursday, April 20th
Manny Ramirez -- Friday, May 12th
David Wells -- Friday, June 9th
Trot Nixon -- Friday, July 14th
Kevin Youkilis -- Friday, August 11th
Jonathan Papelbon -- Friday, September 8th
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable network and invests more than $1 billion every 90 days to maintain and expand its high-quality network nationwide while making additional investments to deliver unique applications to enhance wireless experiences. Text messaging gives customers the ability to send and receive short e-mail style messages, up to 160 characters in length.
Non-subscribers to Verizon Wireless service can also take part in the text chat series by visiting http://www.upoc.com/soxchats to obtain official rules. Text message charges apply and vary by wireless carrier. No purchase necessary to win.
For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or visit http://www.verizonwireless.com.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable wireless network, serving 51.3 million voice and data customers. The company has invested $30 billion in the last six years -- $5 billion on average every year since the company was formed -- to increase the coverage and capacity of its national network and to add new services. Headquartered in Bedminster, NJ, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at http://www.verizonwireless.com. To receive broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
Source: prnewswire
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