Verizon Waives Charges for All Residential Long-Distance and Verizon Wireless Calls From U.S. to Haiti, From Jan. 12 to Jan. 31

To expand its support of Haiti following last week's devastating earthquake, Verizon will waive all long-distance usage charges for calls from its residential landline and Verizon Wireless phones to Haiti, from Jan. 12 through Jan. 31.*

"We want to help alleviate some of the agony being experienced by our customers trying to reach loved ones in Haiti," said Susan Retta, vice president of consumer products for Verizon. "Waiving the calling charges will help our customers focus on tracking down and keeping in touch with their family and friends without having to also worry about the cost of the call." 

Beginning Wednesday (Jan. 20), all calls made from a Verizon residential landline or a Verizon Wireless phone to Haiti will be rated at $0.00 per minute. Verizon and Verizon Wireless will also provide credit in future bill statements for long-distance charges for calls to Haiti that were made since Jan. 12.**  (For more information on Verizon Wireless, visit http://news.vzw.com/.)

Additionally, customers with the Verizon International Single Rate plan who have either 300 or 500 minutes of long-distance calling can call Haiti without using any minutes from their time-allotment blocks.

** If long-distance calling fees were charged, credits will be issued in a future bill statement.

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