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Verizon Wireless expands ring-back service in the West

DENVER-Verizon Wireless continues to gradually roll out its ring-back tone offering, announcing that the service is now available in Colorado, Idaho, Utah and southern Wyoming.

Ring backs are snippets of music that a caller hears instead of a traditional ring, and many believe the application may eventually outperform ringtones in terms of generating revenues. Verizon subscribers who pay a $1 monthly fee can spend $2 to use a ring-back tone for a year, and different tunes can be chosen based on the time of day and who is calling.

The carrier’s ring-back library includes more than 2,400 songs from 13 music genres. Verizon initially launched service in a handful of California markets late last year.

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