25th Sep 2006 15:27
Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site in Indiana,increasing network coverage and capacity in the town and portions ofIndiana County. £ The network enhancement enables more Verizon Wireless customers touse their wireless phones to make calls, send and receive email andtext, picture and video messages, and download games and ringtones. £ The new cell site improves network coverage along State Route 286between the towns of Indiana and Clarksburg and from Jacksonvillesouth to Blairsville along State Route 217. £ "Verizon Wireless is committed to improving our premier wirelessvoice and data network," said Roger Tang, president-Ohio/PennsylvaniaRegion, Verizon Wireless. "Our customers join us and stay with usbecause they are confident they'll receive reliable service." £ Reliable service is fundamental to customer loyalty, and VerizonWireless boasts the highest customer loyalty in the industry. Duringthe second quarter of 2006, only 1.1 percent of its customersdisconnected their service, which is well below the industry average. £ This recent enhancement in Indiana is part of Verizon Wireless'continuous effort to increase capacity and enhance the quality of itswireless voice and data network in Pennsylvania and across thecountry. Verizon Wireless has invested $30 billion in the last sixyears--$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 $81 million of this investment wasspent in Pennsylvania in the first half of 2006. £ About Verizon Wireless £ Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliablewireless network, serving 54.8 million voice and data customers.Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., Verizon Wireless is a jointventure of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE:VOD)and (LSE:VOD). Find more information on the Web atwww.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-qualityvideo footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wirelessoperations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library atwww.verizonwireless.com/multimedia. Copyright Business Wire 2006Related Shares:
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