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To assist states in building their DNA programs to solve and prevent such
crimes, Mrs. The growth of the
HopeLine program and its ever-increasing reach are extraordinary.

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R. H-E-A-R-T (Hope Exists After Rape Trauma) is a
non-profit organization founded by Debbie Smith. Nearly 750,000 Phones Collected and More Than $800,000 Donated
To Help Victims of Domestic Violence in 2004

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Title II of the bill
was named the Debbie Smith Act in honor of her efforts.
The gift will be matched dollar for dollar by the state of Kentucky
through its Research Challenge Trust Fund, which was established in 1997 to
promote research and allow the state's universities to attract and retain
renowned faculty and researchers in critical areas of science and economic
development.
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For more information about the HopeLine program please visit
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Smith to discuss how they
can promote all felons DNA legislation in 2005. Jordan, director of the
University of Kentucky Center for Research on Violence Against Women."
Verizon Wireless created its long-running HopeLine program to put wireless
products and services to work to combat domestic violence and raise awareness
of the issue.

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5107, the Justice For All
Act of 2004. These laws can
bring closure to victims and their families, and can prevent additional crimes
from occurring. Today, the multi-faceted program also includes a
successful phone recycling and re-use effort, financial support for regional
and national non-profit domestic violence organizations, community and
corporate awareness programs, and partnerships with law enforcement agencies,
professional sports teams, educational institutions and corporations
nationwide.

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Speaking
on this issue, Mrs." The twelve states without such laws
include: Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Vermont.verizonwireless.

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, Debbie Smith, an outspoken rape
survivor and advocate for the use of forensic DNA in investigations, sent a
letter to over 1,000 legislators in twelve states urging them to pass laws
expanding their state DNA database to include all convicted felons . If you wait any longer, your state will unnecessarily
allow rapes, homicides and other crimes to go unsolved.

"Over the past decade, the HopeLine program has grown significantly and
along the way has helped so many victims -- keeping them safe and helping them
rebuild their lives," said Denny Strigl, president and CEO of Verizon
Wireless.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable wireless
network, serving 43 .

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It
will be used by the University's Center to establish and endow a professorship
of studies on violence against women. The professorship
established by the Verizon Wireless endowment significantly advances our
efforts to better understand and one day end acts of violence committed
against women .

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The mission of H-E-A-R-T is
to provide HOPE for victims of sexual assault through the provision of
essential and therapeutic support, by affecting positive change in laws
influencing their lives , and by educating both the public and professionals
commissioned to serve victims.

Addressing an Issue that Affects Everyone
Domestic violence in the United States knows no social or economic
boundaries and can affect people in any community -- including friends, family
and co-workers .com.

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The legislation authorizes over $750 million to help states pay
for passing the all felons legislation, and to complete DNA casework on
hundreds of thousands of unsolved homicides and rapes .
Wireless phones and equipment donations can also be sent to:

Verizon Wireless HopeLine
c/o ReCellular Inc
2555 Bishop Circle W.com/hopeline. Find more information on the Web
at http://www.

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"From donating phones and airtime to funding direct service programs for
survivors, Verizon Wireless has a proven track record of supporting domestic
violence awareness and prevention," said Carol E.

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It can save lives. The gift is the largest amount pledged by Verizon Wireless to a
single organization to support domestic violence prevention and awareness.

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"We have no more dedicated and generous corporate partner in our work to
stop domestic violence than Verizon Wireless," said Family Violence Prevention
Fund President Esta Soler .

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States' Failure to Join Thirty-Eight States With Similar Laws Jeopardizes
Public Safety

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. Furthermore, waiting
to pass the law, allows criminals to remain on the street to commit more
crime. "Through
this gift, Verizon Wireless builds on its vital work of protecting women in
the present day by investing in the future of women. The Center
is dedicated to enhancing the welfare and safety of those impacted by these
crimes through research, scholarship and public service.

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"With this federal money available, states have no excuse for not moving
forward with this vital piece of public safety legislation. Across the country , Verizon Wireless has put its HopeLine
program to work and seen the program grow.

How to Donate
Wireless phones and equipment can be donated to the HopeLine program at
more than 1,200 Verizon Wireless Communications Store across the country. Headquartered in
Bedminster, NJ, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications
(NYSE: VZand LSE: VOD).

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Legislators in
several of these states have already contacted Mrs.

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When it began, the HopeLine program donated voicemail boxes to
victims living in shelters. The Center is committed to preparing students and advancing
scientific inquiry into the legal and clinical complexities presented by
domestic violence , rape, stalking and related crimes against women.

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Smith lobbied Congress to enact H.

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Additional milestones for the HopeLine program in 2004 include:

* More than $800,000 donated to shelters and organizations to support
domestic violence prevention programs and victims' services;

* More than 11,000 phones, along with airtime and other features,
provided to shelters to distribute for use by victims;

* More than 140,000 phones recycled in an environmentally safe way.

About The Center for Research on Violence Against Women
The Center for Research on Violence Against Women was created in 2002 as a
joint project of the University of Kentucky and the Office of the Kentucky
Governor.

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Smith pleads, "In the name of crime
victims throughout your state please introduce and pass the all felons DNA
database legislation.

Verizon Wireless Marks 10-Year Anniversary Of HopeLine(SM ) Program With $250 000 Gift to University of Kentucky Center for Research on Violence Against Women

"We're thankful to our customers and the countless other consumers,
organizations and businesses that have participated in the program and helped
make possible gifts like that pledged to the University of Kentucky Center for
Research on Violence Against Women."

HopeLine Highlights from 2004
In 2004, consumers donated three-quarters of a million phones to HopeLine,
up more than 35 percent from the previous year, and bringing the total to
nearly two million phones since the national phone collection and recycling
efforts began in 2001. "The company's long-term work has not only given
victims of domestic violence a way to call for help, it has also helped
countless women and children feel safer and more secure.

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Smith declares, "It is simply unacceptable that these
twelve states continue to jeopardize the public safety of their residents
through their failure to act.

, To mark the 10-year anniversary
of Verizon Wireless' HopeLine(SM) program, the company today announced a
$250,000 gift to The University of Kentucky Center for Research on Violence
Against Women."
The professorship established by the Verizon Wireless endowment will be
focused on innovative research on violence against women and women's health
and will be based in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. Our homes
and communities would be safer if more companies joined Verizon Wireless in
helping to stop violence against women. Since 2001, the key element of the program has been a national
recycling initiative -- taking no-longer used wireless phones and accessories
and turning them into help and support for victims of domestic violence and
the agencies and shelters committed to helping.

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footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to
the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at
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