DUBLIN, Ohio, Sept. 4 OH-Verizon-Wireless
DUBLIN, Ohio, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, the wireless
company with the highest customer loyalty, has activated two new cell sites in
Shelby County that improve its network coverage in the area.
The new cell sites improve Verizon Wireless' voice and data network in
portions of Auglaize and Shelby counties including the towns of Sidney,
Swanders, Anna, Botkins and Fryburg and along Interstate 75 from Sidney north
to Wapakoneta.
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."
These new cell sites are part of Verizon Wireless' continual effort to
expand coverage, increase capacity and enhance the quality of its wireless
voice and data network in Pennsylvania 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. In the first half of 2008, the company
invested nearly $170 million in its Ohio network improvements.
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: 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
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
