8th May 2007 16:00
Verizon Wireless, the only major carrier with a 30-day networktest-drive pledge that pays for calls if a customer isn't satisfiedand switches to another carrier, announced today that it has activateda new cell site in Corry, enhancing coverage in portions of ErieCounty. £ This network enhancement enables more Verizon Wireless customersto use their wireless phones to make calls; send and receive email andtext, picture and video messages; and download games and ringtoneswhile enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls. £ The new cell site improves network coverage from State Route 89east along U.S. Route 6 to just east of the Warren County line andalong State Route 426 from the New York state line south to StewartRoad. Visitors to the Corry State Fish Hatchery, the Corry-LawrenceAirport and Mead Park also will benefit from this improvement. £ "This network enhancement reflects our ongoing commitment to meetthe growing needs of our customers and to provide them with thereliable, high quality service they expect from Verizon Wireless,"said Roger Tang, president-Ohio/Pennsylvania/West Virginia Region,Verizon Wireless. £ Reliable service is fundamental to customer loyalty, and VerizonWireless boasts the highest customer loyalty in the industry. Duringthe first quarter of 2007, only 1.13 percent of its customersdisconnected their service, a figure well below the industry average. £ "The value we offer our customers is closely tied to ourindustry-leading customer retention," Tang said. "Wireless consumerstoday understand that value is not defined by price alone. A majorreason our customers choose Verizon Wireless and stay with us isbecause we offer the nation's most reliable network." £ This new cell site in Corry is part of Verizon Wireless' continualeffort to expand coverage, improve capacity and enhance the quality ofits wireless voice and data network in Pennsylvania and throughout thecountry. Verizon Wireless has invested $35 billion in the last sevenyears--$5 billion on average every year since the company wasformed--to increase the coverage and capacity of its national networkand to add new services. More than $230 million of this investment wasspent in Pennsylvania in 2006 to maintain and enhance its network. £ About Verizon Wireless £ Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wirelessvoice and data network, serving 60.7 million customers. The largestU.S. wireless company and largest wireless data provider, based onrevenues, Verizon Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, NJ, with66,000 employees nationwide. The company is a joint venture of VerizonCommunications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find moreinformation on the Web at www.verizonwireless.com. To preview andrequest broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills ofVerizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless MultimediaLibrary at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia. Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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