Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network Expands In The Greater Rochester Area And Activates New Site In Victor, New York

WHO:                                    
Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation’s largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network

WHAT:                                 
Verizon Wireless recently activated new 4G LTE coverage on 11 sites in the Greater Rochester area – including a newly activated site in Victor – expanding and filling in coverage on the high-speed data network it launched locally in October 2010. 4G LTE lets Verizon Wireless customers use their 4G LTE-enabled devices to surf the Web, post status updates and photos, share music, and download files at speeds up to 10 times faster than customers on 3G networks.                                   

WHERE:                              
New 4G LTE sites are located in Canandaigua, Clarendon, Holley, LeRoy, Naples, North Rose (2 sites), Nunda, Stafford, Victor and Wolcott. The new Victor site improves coverage and capacity in the Eastview Mall area. For street-level detail of coverage and more, please visit www.verizonwireless.com/4GLTE.                                                       

BACKGROUND:                
Two years after its launch, the Verizon 4G LTE network is available to more than 287 million people across the U.S representing more than 95 percent of our 3G network.

For additional details on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network visit http://verizonwireless.com/lte. To see how the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network is impacting customers and businesses across the country, visit the Verizon Wireless News Center.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 98.9 million retail customers, including 93.2 million retail postpaid customers.  Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 73,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD).  For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com.  For the latest news and updates about Verizon Wireless, visit our News Center at http://www.verizonwireless.com/news.html or follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/VZWNews. 

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