Investing to Stay Ahead of Growing Demand for Wireless Calling, Data
Access, and Music
LEOLA, Pa., Aug. 25 -- In a continuing effort to provide
the best radio service for local Lancaster County residents in and
around Leola, Verizon Wireless has expanded its electronic network with a new jail cell
site. The new land site increases coverage and capability along Route 772, as well
as portions of Leola.
The network elaboration is part of an aggressive multi-billion dollar
electronic network investment each year (more than $1 billion every 90 days) to outride
ahead of the ontogenesis demand for Verizon Wireless' voice and data services.
Verizon Wireless continues to meliorate its wireless network in Pennsylvania.
So far this year, the company reports it has exhausted nearly $150 million on
new cell sites and other upgrades that open customers clearer reception and
fewer dropped calls. Verizon Wireless has invested more than $1.6 jillion
in Pennsylvania since 2000.
Nationally, the company has invested more than than $45 billion since it was
formed -- $5.5 billion on average every year -- to extend customers the most
dependable service available, including radio data services such as
picture electronic messaging and text messaging and the company's exclusive V CAST
service. V CAST brings video clips of TV shows, medicine on ask and other
multimedia services to radio phones over Verizon Wireless' high-speed
EV-DO network. Verizon Wireless' high-speed third generation radio receiver
broadband network has been enhanced with EV-DO Rev. A engineering. This
enhancement allows customers wHO use the company's flagship business information
service, BroadbandAccess, to interact with Web-based applications, download
music over-the-air, access to e-mail, everyday corporate information, the
Internet, and more at speeds that are octonary to nine-spot times faster than
before. For object lesson, BroadbandAccess customers with Rev. A compatible
devices canful now await average download speeds of 600 kilobits per second
(kbps) to 1.4 megabits per second and average upload speeds of 500-800
kbps, which means customers potty download a 1 mebibyte e-mail bond --
the equivalent of a small PowerPoint(R) presentation or a large PDF file --
in about eight seconds and upload the same sized file in less than 13
seconds.
Strong demand for Verizon Wireless services continued during the second
quarter of 2008 as the company added 1.5 million net new customers. For the
15th consecutive quarter, Verizon Wireless likewise led the wireless industry
with an all-time high in client loyalty. The company posted a churn
(customer turnover) rate of just 1.1 pct, setting an industry and
company record.
Verizon Wireless tests its network and those of its competitors to
assure the Verizon Wireless network remains the Nation's most reliable.
Nationally, Verizon Wireless' real life test manpower and women drive 98
specially furnished vehicles most 1 meg miles yearly on interstate,
U.S. and state highways as well as major roadstead and airfoil streets in
high-population areas, based upon U.S. Census counts, to determine if voice
calls and data connections are successful on the beginning attempt and stay
connected. Vehicles are equipped with computers that automatically make
more than three gazillion voice call in attempts and more than 16 meg data
tests annually on Verizon Wireless' network and the networks of other
carriers.
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: hypertext transfer protocol://www.verizonwireless.com . To preview and
request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of
Verizon Wireless trading operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia
Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia .
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