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IMO Announces Agreement with Verizon Wireless


Independent Mobile Retailer Creates New Sales Channel for Verizon Wireless Service and Plans

IMO, a new, national multi-carrier mobile retailer, today announced it is joining with Verizon Wireless as an authorized retailer to offer a full range of Verizon Wireless mobile devices and service plans at its first store in Columbus' Easton Town Center.

Customers can activate Verizon Wireless service at IMO and shop for the latest in wireless technology, including V CAST, text and picture messaging, and Get It Now® applications.

"Our authorized dealers are important sales vehicles for us, and IMO reflects our own value of providing service and convenience to the customer," said Roger Tang, president-Ohio/Pennsylvania Region, Verizon Wireless. "We build relationships with retailers whose innovative strategy best showcases our technology and who positively reflect our brand image. IMO offers a truly innovative retail concept for the wireless consumer."

Through relationships with major wireless service providers such as Verizon Wireless, IMO offers an extensive assortment of phones and plans under one roof. As an independent retailer, IMO's focus is on the customer, and sales are based on matching an individual customer's needs, not meeting internal quotas or pushing promotional offers. From proprietary technology designed to help them narrow down their choices, to hands-on training that explains a phone's features and functionality, all customers will leave the store with a full understanding of their phone and its capabilities.

"Verizon Wireless has been a champion of IMO from the beginning, based on its understanding of the value of delivering superior customer service and satisfaction," stated Wynn Grubbs, vice president, Business Development at IMO. "Our strategy is to team with the best wireless providers to ensure that each customer's purchasing experience is rewarding. Verizon Wireless has worked tirelessly with IMO during the past several months to make this vision a reality in Columbus."

About IMO
IMO, short for "Independent Mobile," is an entirely new retail experience. IMO takes the confusion and frustration out of cell phone and plan selection by helping customers make informed decisions. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, IMO offers a full spectrum of plans and phones from Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, Nextel, Virgin and Boost. For more information please visit www.imowireless.com.