An Open Letter to Verizon Wireless, From Yours Truly (and David Letterman)

Dear Verizon Wireless,

I know it’s maybe been a tough year, breaking ground on your new 3G network, losing some traction to Sprint and T-Mobile, watching competitor Cingular make inroads towards stealing some of your high-speed data thunder.

What you need is some hip, edgy marketing to lift you spirits, and I think Dave Letterman’s crew has just the right idea:

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HDL5fb7TTI]

I sincerely hope you take this into consideration, as it certainly caught my attention when I saw it last night.

Hope all is well, and I’ll make sure to say “Hi!” to Bluetooth functionality for you, I’m sure you miss it.

Love,

Matt Hickey

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