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Georgia's Largest and Most Reliable 3G Network Now Even Stronger
Verizon Wireless Invested More than $55 Million in the Company's Statewide Network in the Second Quarter of 2010 to Further Enhance 3G Service
ALPHARETTA, Ga., Aug. 9 -- In its ongoing effort to provide the best wireless service, Verizon Wireless announced today that it invested more than $55 million in the second quarter of 2010 to enhance its network in Georgia. This network enhancement is part of Verizon Wireless' consistent, aggressive multi-billion dollar network investment each year to stay ahead of the growing demand for the company's voice and data services.
Verizon Wireless has invested more than $60 billion nationally since it was formed - $5.7 billion on average every year - to increase the coverage and capacity of its premier nationwide network and to add new services. Since 2003, the company has invested over $1 billion in Georgia.
"Our focus has been and always will be on network quality. The network is what enables our customers to truly enjoy the features of their devices," said Jeff Mango, president, Georgia/Alabama Region for Verizon Wireless. "It's not just about making calls and sending and receiving email anymore. People are using their mobile devices to search the web, navigate using GPS applications, connect to social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, and much more. At Verizon Wireless we strongly believe in empowering our customers to do all of these things no matter where they are in the state. "
Faster, Expanded Coverage Statewide
The Verizon Wireless network was upgraded and enhanced during the second quarter of 2010 in 88 counties statewide and in the Atlanta area including near Georgia Institute of Technology, Hartsfield-Jackson Airport and Coca-Cola Headquarters. The towns of Albany and Macon also both received multiple 3G network enhancements, in addition to network upgrades in the following areas:
Allentown Americus Augusta Armuchee Berner
Blairsville Blakely Blue Ridge Dunwoody Bonaire
Franklin LaGrange Hazelhurst Cumming Albany
Nashville Attapulgus Adel Midway Brooklet
Hayesville Brunswick Ellijay Reidsville Macon
Bainbridge Big Canoe Whitesville Cordele Cedartown
Baxley Unadilla Pinehurst Jasper St. Simons
Carlton Sumner Metter Alpharetta Celeste
Cecil Toccoa Athens Nicholson Cleveland
Perry Danielsville Hephzibah Dudley Climax
Calhoun Elberton Chatsworth Baconton Comer
Hamilton Leslie Pine Mountain Sparks Cooktown
Helen Danville Henderson Dawson Covington
Crestwood Dalton Dexter Dublin Eastman
Springfield Savannah Arabi Toombsboro Ocilla
Eatonton Washington Irwinville Culloden Lake Blackshear
Sycamore Sandersville Sylvania Warner Robins Euharlee
Rebecca Statesboro Tennille Ellaville Elmodel
Fitzgerald Taylorsville Summerville Thomasville Faceville
Woodstock Beaverdale Ivy Log Buena Vista Coolidge
Thomaston Manchester Irwinton Douglas Five Springs
Vienna Riverdale Byron Skipperton Flowery Branch
Fort Valley Fortson Gainsville Gay Geneva
Gray Grovetown Hawkinsville Hinesville Hopeulikit
Jeffersonville Laconte Lake Park Madison Marietta
McCaysville Milledgeville Moody AFB Newton Neyami
Nuberg Pearson Pine Log Putney Register
Roberta Rockledge Sandy Springs Sasser Shady Dale
Social Circle Sterling Suwanee Talking Rock Twin City
Villa Rica Waynesville Westwood Hills Woodbury Wrightsville
Legacy Alltel Sites
The company also finalized the integration of legacy Alltel cell towers in the residential and commercial areas of LaGrange, Newnan, Logansville and Peachtree City. Legacy Verizon Wireless customers now enjoy the immediate benefit of 8 new area cell sites, while legacy Alltel customers are now able to take advantage of over 50 Verizon Wireless cell sites. The integrated network is 100 percent 3G.
Trusted Wireless Connectivity
Verizon Wireless invests more in its network than any other wireless service provider in the United States and tests its network and those of its competitors to ensure the Verizon Wireless network remains the nation's most reliable. Using sophisticated testing equipment in specially equipped company vehicles, Verizon Wireless network systems performance engineers drove 497,700 miles to conduct 1.69 million voice call attempts and 9.7 million data tests on the Verizon Wireless network and the networks of major competitors across the United States during the first six months of 2010.
Currently, 97 percent of Georgia's population is covered by Verizon Wireless' 3G network, providing customers with the ability to browse the Web faster for quick page-loading times, quick downloads for music and 3D games, streaming video, e-mails with attachments, video conferencing and more.
"Our focus is on providing the best customer experience, which we know is largely driven by our network," says Mango. "Our test men and women in Georgia enable us to not only understand our customers' experiences today, they also allow us to make decisions on network investments that will provide the best service in the future. A superior and reliable wireless network is no longer measured by 'bars' or new cell towers. Our investment is largely focused on adding power and capacity to our existing statewide 3G network."
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 92 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 79,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ)(NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD). For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
Source: Verizon Wireless
CONTACT: Kate Jay, +1-678-339-4828, Kate.jay@VerizonWireless.com
Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com/
Georgia's Largest and Most Reliable 3G Network Now Even Stronger
Verizon Wireless Invested More than $55 Million in the Company's Statewide Network in the Second Quarter of 2010 to Further Enhance 3G Service
ALPHARETTA, Ga., Aug. 9 -- In its ongoing effort to provide the best wireless service, Verizon Wireless announced today that it invested more than $55 million in the second quarter of 2010 to enhance its network in Georgia. This network enhancement is part of Verizon Wireless' consistent, aggressive multi-billion dollar network investment each year to stay ahead of the growing demand for the company's voice and data services.
Verizon Wireless has invested more than $60 billion nationally since it was formed - $5.7 billion on average every year - to increase the coverage and capacity of its premier nationwide network and to add new services. Since 2003, the company has invested over $1 billion in Georgia.
"Our focus has been and always will be on network quality. The network is what enables our customers to truly enjoy the features of their devices," said Jeff Mango, president, Georgia/Alabama Region for Verizon Wireless. "It's not just about making calls and sending and receiving email anymore. People are using their mobile devices to search the web, navigate using GPS applications, connect to social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, and much more. At Verizon Wireless we strongly believe in empowering our customers to do all of these things no matter where they are in the state. "
Faster, Expanded Coverage Statewide
The Verizon Wireless network was upgraded and enhanced during the second quarter of 2010 in 88 counties statewide and in the Atlanta area including near Georgia Institute of Technology, Hartsfield-Jackson Airport and Coca-Cola Headquarters. The towns of Albany and Macon also both received multiple 3G network enhancements, in addition to network upgrades in the following areas:
Allentown Americus Augusta Armuchee Berner
Blairsville Blakely Blue Ridge Dunwoody Bonaire
Franklin LaGrange Hazelhurst Cumming Albany
Nashville Attapulgus Adel Midway Brooklet
Hayesville Brunswick Ellijay Reidsville Macon
Bainbridge Big Canoe Whitesville Cordele Cedartown
Baxley Unadilla Pinehurst Jasper St. Simons
Carlton Sumner Metter Alpharetta Celeste
Cecil Toccoa Athens Nicholson Cleveland
Perry Danielsville Hephzibah Dudley Climax
Calhoun Elberton Chatsworth Baconton Comer
Hamilton Leslie Pine Mountain Sparks Cooktown
Helen Danville Henderson Dawson Covington
Crestwood Dalton Dexter Dublin Eastman
Springfield Savannah Arabi Toombsboro Ocilla
Eatonton Washington Irwinville Culloden Lake Blackshear
Sycamore Sandersville Sylvania Warner Robins Euharlee
Rebecca Statesboro Tennille Ellaville Elmodel
Fitzgerald Taylorsville Summerville Thomasville Faceville
Woodstock Beaverdale Ivy Log Buena Vista Coolidge
Thomaston Manchester Irwinton Douglas Five Springs
Vienna Riverdale Byron Skipperton Flowery Branch
Fort Valley Fortson Gainsville Gay Geneva
Gray Grovetown Hawkinsville Hinesville Hopeulikit
Jeffersonville Laconte Lake Park Madison Marietta
McCaysville Milledgeville Moody AFB Newton Neyami
Nuberg Pearson Pine Log Putney Register
Roberta Rockledge Sandy Springs Sasser Shady Dale
Social Circle Sterling Suwanee Talking Rock Twin City
Villa Rica Waynesville Westwood Hills Woodbury Wrightsville
Legacy Alltel Sites
The company also finalized the integration of legacy Alltel cell towers in the residential and commercial areas of LaGrange, Newnan, Logansville and Peachtree City. Legacy Verizon Wireless customers now enjoy the immediate benefit of 8 new area cell sites, while legacy Alltel customers are now able to take advantage of over 50 Verizon Wireless cell sites. The integrated network is 100 percent 3G.
Trusted Wireless Connectivity
Verizon Wireless invests more in its network than any other wireless service provider in the United States and tests its network and those of its competitors to ensure the Verizon Wireless network remains the nation's most reliable. Using sophisticated testing equipment in specially equipped company vehicles, Verizon Wireless network systems performance engineers drove 497,700 miles to conduct 1.69 million voice call attempts and 9.7 million data tests on the Verizon Wireless network and the networks of major competitors across the United States during the first six months of 2010.
Currently, 97 percent of Georgia's population is covered by Verizon Wireless' 3G network, providing customers with the ability to browse the Web faster for quick page-loading times, quick downloads for music and 3D games, streaming video, e-mails with attachments, video conferencing and more.
"Our focus is on providing the best customer experience, which we know is largely driven by our network," says Mango. "Our test men and women in Georgia enable us to not only understand our customers' experiences today, they also allow us to make decisions on network investments that will provide the best service in the future. A superior and reliable wireless network is no longer measured by 'bars' or new cell towers. Our investment is largely focused on adding power and capacity to our existing statewide 3G network."
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 92 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 79,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ)(NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD). For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
Source: Verizon Wireless
CONTACT: Kate Jay, +1-678-339-4828, Kate.jay@VerizonWireless.com
Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com/