Watch the Feb 11 episode and you can win a Verizon cell phone...

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ABC’s “8 SIMPLE RULES FOR DATING MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER” AND
VERIZON WIRELESS GIVE VIEWERS “THE SIMPLE WAYS TO WIN SWEEPSTAKES”

- Viewers Can Win by Watching Upcoming Episode of Hit ABC Comedy
- Prizes Include $8,000 of Verizon Wireless Service

The ABC Television Network and Verizon Wireless, the nation’s largest wireless provider and a leader in mobile data, today announced “The Simple Ways to Win Sweepstakes,” which will be tied to an upcoming episode of the popular ABC comedy series and People’s Choice Award-winning “8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter.” Viewers will be rewarded, simply for watching the show, with the chance to win one of eight grand prizes – a new LG VX4400 Get It NowSM-enabled color wireless phone, plus $8,000 of Verizon Wireless service – or one of 80 first-place prizes.
Verizon Wireless Get It NowSM services allow users to do much more than talk on their wireless phones, including play games, send text messages and download ring tones. Some of these hot new services will be integrated into the storyline of the February 11 episode of “8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter.” To enter “The Simple Ways to Win Sweepstakes,” viewers must watch the show to see the different ways the characters use their Verizon Wireless phones and submit their answers on abc.com. Those who correctly identify all the ways the show’s characters use their phones will have the chance to win one of the more than 80 prizes.
“No one uses their cell phones more or is as savvy about the new services they provide than teens,” says Meredith Momoda, vice president, Integrated Marketing & Promotion. “‘8 Simple Rules’ is
the perfect environment to capture how teens rely on their cell phones, and how their parents also depend on them to keep track of their kids. This allows for a completely natural product integration, complemented by a sweepstakes that adds an element of fun for our viewers.”
“’The Simple Ways to Win Sweepstakes’ presents a fun, effective and unique opportunity for Verizon Wireless to reach the youth segment,” said Marvin Davis, vice president, Advertising, for
Verizon Wireless. “We especially like how the interactive approach gets viewers involved on several levels.”
“The Simple Ways to Win Sweepstakes” is open to residents of the 50 United States and Washington DC, 18 and older. Entries must be received by February 21, 2003. One entry is allowed per
person, and the chance of winning is based on number of entries received. Winners will be chosen at random from all correct eligible entries. Subject to complete official rules at www.abc.com. No purchase is necessary to enter. Drawing for the prizes will be on or about March 3, 2003, and winners will be notified by March 7, 2003. For more information, viewers can also visit
www.verizonwireless.com and click on Contests & Sweepstakes.

About Get It NowSM
Get It Now service from Verizon Wireless expands a wireless phone into an entertainment device that can also increase personal productivity. Customers with Get It Now-capable phones can download applications over the air and purchase them from their phones. Get Games and Get Fun keep customers
entertained, while Get Going applications, made for today’s mobile lifestyle, offer restaurant location services with maps, directions and more. View and share digital photos with Get Pix or identify incoming callers by assigning a unique ring with Get Tones. A variety of license-pricing options from a free demonstration to single use to monthly subscriptions are available.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless is the nation’s leading provider of wireless communications. The company has the largest nationwide wireless voice and data network and 31.5 million customers. Headquartered in Bedminster, NJ, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at www.verizonwireless.com .

About “8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter”
John Ritter (“Three’s Company”) and Katey Sagal (“Married…with Children”) return to series television in this charming family comedy about a loving, rational dad who suddenly discovers that his two darling daughters have unexpectedly morphed into hormonally-charged, incomprehensible teenagers. The hit
comedy was the recent winner of the People’s Choice Award for Favorite New Television Comedy Series.

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i wish they had Canadian contests too!