Verizon Wireless Adds Ten New 3G Cell Sites to Stay Ahead of Growth |
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Wireless users in more
Northern California locations are now experiencing expanded voice and
broadband data coverage thanks to the addition of new cell sites from
Verizon Wireless.
The new sites improve 3G coverage and call capacity for customers in
and around:
-- The community of Byron
-- Southwest San Jose and Campbell border
-- Concord, Highway 242 to Willow Pass
-- Cotati, along Highway 101
-- Petaluma, US Coast Guard facility and surrounding area
-- Rodeo, near Highway 50 and Bayberry Road
-- Salinas, Along East Laurel Drive and North Sanborn Road
-- San Rafael, near San Pedro Road, including Peacock Gap Country Club
-- Santa Clara, near intersection of Saratoga Avenue and Pruneridge Avenue
-- Walnut Creek, along Hwy 680 to Main Street
The recent expansion adds to Verizon Wireless' $4.6 billion dollar
investment in California since 2000. Nationwide the company has invested
nearly $45 billion since it was formed -- $5.5 billion on average every
year -- to increase the coverage and capacity of its national wireless
network and to add services like BroadbandAccess, V CAST, VZ Navigator(SM)
and many more. The company now has the nation's largest 3G network.
Verizon Wireless is the most widely used brand of service in wireless.
The company now serves more than 68.7 million customers nationwide. In the
second quarter of 2008, the company delivered nearly 70 billion text
messages and completed 121 million downloads of music, videos, games,
ringtones, and exclusive content, including 36.5 million video and music
downloads.
"This consistent investment is a key reason Verizon Wireless has ranked
first in customer loyalty in the industry in each of the last 15
quarters,*" said Rich Garwood, regional president of Verizon Wireless.
Other examples of company leadership include being first to offer
nationwide plans with unlimited calling and the only provider to offer a
30-day network "Test Drive" pledge that pays for calls if a customer isn't
satisfied and switches to another carrier.
Verizon Wireless' reputation as the nation's most reliable wireless
network is supported by industry-leading redundancy and maintenance
measures. This has proven particularly valuable during natural disasters,
like the Northern California wildfires, and other emergencies across the
country. Standard Verizon Wireless network-reliability features include
battery back-up power at all facilities as well as generators installed at
all switching facilities and many cell site locations. Only one wireless
network is America's most reliable for calls, downloads and e-mails.
Verizon Wireless. It's the Network.(R)
For more information about the company's network coverage, Test Drive
from Verizon Wireless or any of our products and services, visit a Verizon
Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to
http://www.verizonwireless.com.
* Loyalty claims based upon publicly available churn (customer
turnover) figures.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and
data network, serving 68.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking
Ridge, N.J., with 70,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint
venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE:
VOD). For more information, go to: 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.
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