Verizon Wireless Activates New Cell Site in Wilmore WILMORE, Ky., May 22
WILMORE, Ky., May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has activated a new
cell site in Wilmore that expands network coverage, enabling more customers to
use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls; send and receive email
and text, picture and video messages; download music, games and ringtones;
view high-quality videos and browse the Internet, while enjoying clearer
reception and fewer dropped calls.
The new cell site improves Verizon Wireless' voice and data network
coverage in the following areas:
-- In Wilmore
-- On the campus of Asbury College
-- Along U.S. Route 68 from Wilmore into eastern Mercer County
-- Along State Road 29 from the north side of Wilmore to the
Jessamine/Mercer County line
"Our customers choose Verizon Wireless and stay with us because we deliver
on our commitment to provide the most reliable network," said Greg Haller,
president-Kentucky/Indiana/Michigan Region, Verizon Wireless. "We'll continue
investing in our network here in Kentucky as well as across the nation so that
our customers can rely on their wireless phones everywhere they go."
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 Kentucky 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. More than $221 million of this investment was spent
in Kentucky since 2000. In 2007, the company invested more than $38 million
in Kentucky 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 .
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
