MARION, Ohio, July 24 OH-Verizon-Wireless
MARION, Ohio, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, the wireless
company with the highest customer loyalty, has activated a new cell site in
Marion County that improves its network between Marion and Waldo along
portions of State Route 23 and Columbus Sandusky Road South.
With the improved network coverage, more customers can use their wireless
phones to make calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video
messages; download music, games and ringtones; and view high-quality videos
while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls.
"Network reliability is the No. 1 reason that customers choose and stay
with Verizon Wireless," said Roger Tang, president-Ohio/Pennsylvania/West
Virginia Region, Verizon Wireless. "Getting through on the first try and
maintaining a connection are important to our customers. We continue to
optimize our network so that it remains the most reliable in the nation."
This new cell site is part of Verizon Wireless' continual effort to expand
coverage, increase capacity and enhance the quality of its wireless voice and
data network in Ohio and throughout the country. Verizon Wireless has invested
more than $45 billion since it was formed -- $5.5 billion on average every
year -- to increase the coverage and capacity of its national network and to
add new services. Last year, the company invested nearly $190 million in its
Ohio network improvements.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and
data network, serving 67.2 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge,
N.J., with 69,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more
information, go to: 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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