Verizon Wireless has announced a new Friends & Family feature that allows customers to identify five or 10 numbers in a calling group, including landlines and non-Verizon customers. Calls placed or
received from that group will not be counted against a customer's monthly minute plans.
"For the first time, our customers can take control over their personal calling plans, [and] build it
to suit their needs," said Mike Lanman, vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless, in a statement. "And since there are no long distance charges, those numbers can be anywhere in
the country."--Aaron Baar