Verizon Offers One Bill

TAMPA, Fla. -- Starting today, Verizon residential customers in Florida can consolidate charges for the company's local, long-distance, wireless, DSL and optional services on one bill. Customers will receive postcards this week telling them they may be eligible to consolidate their billing. To sign up for ONE-BILL®, customers need to have Verizon local service and Verizon Wireless service. Both accounts must be in the same name and have good credit records. Customers in 19 states and Washington, D.C., now have the ONE-BILL option. "We know our customers want the convenience of one bill for their telecommunications services," said Jill Wagner, vice president of consumer marketing for Verizon. "They want to be able to see charges for all services on one monthly statement, and they want to write one check. Verizon Communications Inc.