16th Jan 2007 18:36
Verizon Wireless announced today it invested more than $230million in 2006 to enhance its digital network in Pennsylvania. Theenhancements included building new cell sites and upgrading existingcell sites, increasing coverage area and expanding the company'shigh-speed wireless broadband network to many new markets. £ "Network reliability is the No. 1 reason that customers choose andstay with Verizon Wireless," said Roger Tang,president-Ohio/Pennsylvania Region, Verizon Wireless. "Getting throughon the first try and maintaining a connection are important to ourcustomers. We continue to optimize our network so that it remainsdependable." £ Verizon Wireless has invested more than $1.25 billion over thepast six years on improvements to its network in Pennsylvania,including the following upgrades made in 2006: \* T-- Forty-eight new cell sites were activated in western and central Pennsylvania to improve network coverage and capacity, enabling more customers to use their phones concurrently to make calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; and download games and ringtones while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls. -- Equipment on 255 existing cell sites throughout western and central Pennsylvania was upgraded. -- Forty-eight permanent backup generators were installed at western and central Pennsylvania cell sites to ensure network functionality during times of crisis. -- The company expanded its Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) third-generation (3G) wide-area network to Armstrong, Avis, Carlisle, Castanea, Harrisburg, Hershey, Jersey Shore, Lamar, Lancaster, Lebanon, Linden, Linglestown, Lock Haven, Muncy, Nippenose, Palmyra, Pennsdale, South Williamsport Weigelstown, Williamsport, Woodward and York. The EV-DO network enables two new services for Verizon Wireless customers: -- BroadbandAccess, geared toward mobile professionals and business customers, is the company's high-speed wireless service, offering these customers speed, mobility and security with average user speeds of 400-700 kilobits per second (kbps). -- V CAST is a consumer-oriented multimedia service that offers music and short content on demand, including cutting-edge 3D games, music videos, news, weather and sports.\* T £ About Verizon Wireless £ Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wirelessvoice and data network, serving 57 million customers. The largest U.S.wireless company and largest wireless data provider, based onrevenues, Verizon Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J.,with 60,000 employees nationwide. The company is a joint venture ofVerizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE:VOD)(LSE:VOD).Find more information on the Web at www.verizonwireless.com. Topreview and request broadcast-quality video footage andhigh-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to theVerizon Wireless Multimedia Library atwww.verizonwireless.com/multimedia. Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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