"The new Nationwide Small Business SharePlan will offer customers the best value in wireless for small businesses," said Michael Ross, director - small business marketing for Verizon Wireless. "Small business customers will have more control over their wireless dollars plus access to specialized features and services to help support their business goals, all while benefiting from the reliability of the Verizon Wireless network."

Small business customers who select a Nationwide Small Business SharePlan with 1,400 monthly Anytime Minutes or more can reign in wireless spending with Friends & Family(R) for Business, which lets businesses create a calling group of up to 10 numbers the business calls most. Minutes used when placing or receiving calls from the numbers in the calling group do not count against a small business' plan minutes. Small business customers can include the landline or wireless numbers of colleagues, clients and vendors who have yet to switch to the nation's largest, most reliable network, and they can add or remove any of the numbers as often as needed.

As a customer's small business grows, the Nationwide Small Business SharePlan can adapt to meet changing wireless needs. Customers can add up to 50 lines and Verizon Wireless will automatically adjust their service to the next price plan should they exceed the usage allowance on their plan.