It’s a no-frills cell phone that can withstand falls ... offer multiple senior-specific phone plans, Verizon offers only one designed for seniors: the Verizon 55+ Unlimited plan.

The Verizon Wireless plan, unveiled Thursday, paves the way for mobile professionals to use the network to access back-end data from notebooks and handhelds or receive e-mails on a phone.

The plan aims to expand Verizon services to customers in rural areas of the US with limited or no broadband outside the wireless ... most," said Frank Boulben, senior vice president of consumer ...