Verizon EVP and CTO Dick Lynch Appointed to GSMA Board

LONDON, June 21, 2010 - The GSMA today announced that Dick Lynch, EVP and CTO of Verizon, a
leading telecommunications operator in the U.S., has been appointed to the
GSMA's Board. Lynch's appointment follows Verizon gaining full membership to
the GSMA as a result of its commitment to deploy commercial services based on
Long-Term Evolution (LTE), the next-generation technology for Mobile
Broadband and part of the GSM family of technologies, in 2010.

"We are delighted to welcome Dick and Verizon to the GSMA Board," said
Rob Conway, CEO and Member of the Board of the GSMA. "A leader in the
worldwide mobile communications industry through its delivery of innovative
new services and as an early adopter of advanced technologies such as LTE,
Verizon brings additional depth and experience to the GSMA Board. Dick's
expertise and leadership will be a tremendous asset as we work to identify
and capitalise on new opportunities for our industry."

Lynch, who has nearly 40 years experience in the mobile communications
industry, said: "It is an honour to serve on the GSMA board. I expect that
our new relationships with the broad global family of wireless companies will
bring benefits to the American marketplace. This collaboration and outreach
is significant as we build a full ecosystem around LTE, bringing together
partners to build and grow our network, design new products, and put together
the incredible new services that will make our lives better."

Under Lynch's leadership, Verizon Wireless* is on track to deploy LTE
commercially in 25 to 30 markets across the US this year. The number of
markets is expected to double within 15 months of the initial launch, and by
the end of 2013, Verizon's entire 3G footprint, covering 285 million
Americans, is expected to be covered by the next-generation Mobile Broadband
technology. Verizon Wireless is simultaneously working with other companies
serving less-populated areas to bring the benefits of a coordinated LTE
service to rural Americans quickly.

More than 100 operators from around the world have so far committed to
plans, trials or deployments for LTE. The world's first commercial LTE
network was launched in Sweden in 2009 by TeliaSonera, with NTT DoCoMo and
China Telecom on track to join Verizon Wireless in deploying commercial LTE
services by the end of this year. LTE is expected to experience substantial
growth over the coming years with Infonetics Research predicting the number
of global LTE connections to exceed 72 million by 2013**.

The GSMA Board consists of thirteen of the largest operator groups in the
world and twelve other operator members that are nominated to reflect the
needs of smaller, independent organisations within the mobile industry and to
ensure global representation. Members include America Movil, AT&T, Axiata,
Bharti Airtel, China Mobile, China Unicom, France Telecom, Hutchison Whampoa,
KT Corporation, MTN, MTS, NTT DoCoMo, Orascom Telecom, Singapore Telecom, SK
Telecom, Smart, Softbank, Telecom Italia, Telefonica, Telekom Austria,
Telenor, T-Mobile International, Verizon, VimpelCom and Vodafone.

Notes to Editors

*Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., Verizon Wireless is a joint
venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD).

** LTE Infrastructure and Subscribers Report, Infonetics Research, 2009.

About the GSMA

The GSMA represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications
industry. Spanning 219 countries, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world's
mobile operators, as well as more than 200 companies in the broader mobile
ecosystem, including handset makers, software companies, equipment providers,
Internet companies, and media and entertainment organisations. The GSMA is
focused on innovating, incubating and creating new opportunities for its
membership, all with the end goal of driving the growth of the mobile
communications industry.

For more information, please visit Mobile World Live, the new online
portal for the mobile communications industry, at
www.mobileworldlive.com or the GSMA corporate website at
www.gsmworld.com.

GSMA, Daniel Lowther, +44-7747-636-687, press at gsm.org