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NEWARK, DE — In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for residents and commuters in New Castle County, Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's most reliable wireless network, has expanded its network with a new cell site in Newark. The new site increases coverage and capacity along Routes 7 and 72.
This expansion is part of the company's aggressive multi-billion dollar network investment each year (more than $1 billion every 90 days) to stay ahead of the growing demand for Verizon Wireless voice and data services like two-way TXT Messaging, Picture Messaging and the new V CAST service, which brings TV and other multimedia services to wireless phones over the company's high-speed broadband wireless network. In the Philadelphia Region, the company has invested more than $150 million in network expansion and enhancements so far this year.
Verizon Wireless' BroadbandAccess data network is the largest high-speed wireless broadband network in the United States. BroadbandAccess service, now available in much of the Philadelphia Tri-State Region and in more than 171 major metropolitan markets, provides customers with Internet access, access to corporate intranets and traditional e-mail functionality via laptop computers and personal digital assistants (PDAs).
Demand for Verizon Wireless services continued during the third quarter as the company added a record 1.9 million net new customers, the largest quarterly customer gain in the history of the industry. The company now serves 49.3 million customers nationwide.
The company's investment in its wireless network is also part of Verizon Wireless' commitment to offer customers the most reliable service available in the nation. The company's 'most reliable network' claim is based on network studies performed by real-life test men and test women throughout the country who inspired the company's national advertising campaign. These engineers conduct more than 300,000 call attempts monthly on Verizon Wireless' and other national carriers' networks while traveling over 100,000 miles a month in specially equipped, company-owned test vehicles.
Editor's Note: If you are interested in setting up an interview or ride-along test drive with your local Verizon Wireless test man or woman, please contact Pam Boyd or Carla Reinas at 856-642-6226.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable wireless network, serving 49.3 million voice and data customers. Headquartered in Bedminster, NJ, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at 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 www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
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