BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, October 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- Ethernet Access to Private IP Now Available in Canada and Latin
America; Ethernet Private Line Coverage Increased in Central and Eastern
Europe; Increased Speeds Available in Europe and Asia-Pacific Regions

Verizon Business has further expanded the global availability of its
market-leading Ethernet capabilities, enabling even more enterprise customers
to benefit from high-speed, secure, easily scalable connectivity. Verizon
Business Ethernet access is now available in almost 40 countries worldwide -
nearly double the availability since the start of 2007.

Ethernet Access to Verizon Private IP has been extended to Canada and
Latin America, and European availability has been enhanced. In Latin America,
access is now available to Verizon Business customers in Argentina, Brazil,
Chile and Columbia; and in Europe to customers in the Czech Republic, Greece,
Hungary, Portugal and Slovakia.

Support for access speeds up to GigE (1,000 Mbps) is now available in
select countries in Europe and Asia Pacific, providing granular access to
Verizon's IP and Private IP Services from 1 Mbps all the way to 1,000 Mbps
using a single-access technology.

In addition, European availability of Verizon Ethernet Private Line (EPL)
has also been expanded in Europe to the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary,
Portugal and Slovakia, with support for speeds of up to GigE as standard.

Mike Marcellin, vice president of global product marketing, Verizon
Business, said: "Multinational corporations are increasingly turning to
high-bandwidth Ethernet connectivity to cost-effectively transport their
mission-critical data. Ethernet enables both existing and new business
applications to be easily delivered and managed across the business' wide
area network. It is therefore an ideal solution for companies wishing to
migrate to a converged IP environment, or enhance application availability to
their global network of offices."

Verizon Business is also extending its Converged Packet Architecture
(CPA) to Asia Pacific and Europe. CPA converges all services, whether IP or
traditional data, onto a single-packet access connection via an Ethernet
interface at speeds of up to GigE, allowing customers to more easily and
efficiently scale bandwidth or make other adaptations. It supports a full
range of legacy and next-generation services including IP, Private IP,
Ethernet, Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL) and Virtual Private LAN
Service (VPLS). All services supported over CPA are designed to support a
variety of applications including mission-critical data, voice and video.

CPA is now available in five locations in Asia Pacific and 46 locations
in the United States and is being expanded to 19 key cites in Europe during
the remainder of 2007.

The Metro Ethernet Forum, a leading Ethernet authority, recognises
Verizon Business as a leading provider of global Ethernet services. Verizon
Business has been awarded the 2007 European Carrier Ethernet Service Provider
of the Year Award for Service Innovation from the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF),
recognising its comprehensive and robust Ethernet portfolio, European
geographic coverage, and ongoing industry innovation. Verizon also received
the MEF's 2007 Carrier Ethernet Service Provider of the Year - US Category
award.

Verizon Business' Ethernet portfolio includes:
    -- Ethernet Private Line (EPL) - available in 21 European countries, with
       metro, national and international connections to/from the U.S.
    -- Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL) - available in the U.S., six Asia
       Pacific countries and to and from 16 European countries.
    -- Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) - Currently available in the U.S.
       and planned for Europe and Asia Pacific in 2008.
    -- Ethernet Access to Private IP- available in 21 European countries, 12
       Asia Pacific countries, four Latin American countries as well as
       Canada and throughout the U.S.
    -- Ethernet Access to Internet - available in 29 countries.

About Verizon Business

Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), is a
leading provider of advanced communications and information technology (IT)
solutions to large business and government customers worldwide. Combining
unsurpassed global network reach with advanced communications, security and
other professional service capabilities, Verizon Business delivers innovative
and seamless business solutions to customers around the world. For more
information, visit www.verizonbusiness.com.

Web site: http://www.verizonbusiness.com