Stay Covered With the Verizon Wireless 3G Network

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Attention Beachgoers: Stay Covered With the Verizon Wireless 3G Network -- BASKING RIDGE, N.J., June 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

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New Cell Sites Activated from Atlantic to Pacific, and Places In Between

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.,June 17, 2011/PRNewswire/ -- There's one type of "coverage" customers hitting sunny beaches and summer hot spots won't have to worry about this season: Verizon Wireless 3G network coverage.

New cell sites near beaches in California, Florida and Hawaii allow customers to use their devices to "hang ten" as they surf the Web, call friends while digging their toes in the sand and share sunset pictures as they stroll along the water.  Verizon Wireless is enhancing coverage from the Atlantic to the Pacific with new 3G cell sites in:

• [ Nipomo, Calif. ]
• [ San Francisco, Calif. ]
• [ San Lorenzo, Calif. ]
• [ Seaside, Calif. ]
• [ Suisun City, Calif. ]
• [ Davie, Fla. ]
• [ Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ]
• [ Panama City, Fla. ] (including Panama City International Airport)
• [ Honolulu, Hawaii ]
• [ Kailua Kona, Hawaii ]

Customers shouldn't sweat it if their summer plans include a trip to other, inland locations; Verizon Wireless is also enhancing the nation's largest and most reliable 3G network in:

• [ Danville, Calif. ]
• [ Fresno, Calif. ]
• [ Graeagle, Calif. ]
• [ Le Grand, Calif. ]
• [ San Jose, Calif. ]
• [ Santa Maria, Calif. ]
• [ Wheatland, Calif. ]
• [ Coeur d'Alene, Idaho ]
• [ Greene County, Iowa ] 
• [ Sioux City, Iowa ]
• [ Urbandale, Iowa ]
• [ New Prague, Minn. ]
• [ Hettinger, N.D. ]
• [ Rochester, N.Y. ]
• [ Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Texas ]
• [ Bellingham, Wash. ] (including [ Western Washington University ])
• [ Frederickson and Puyallup, Wash. ]

The Verizon Wireless 3G network carries data sessions for customers with the latest wireless devices and smartphones, including the iPhone 4 from Verizon Wireless.  Network enhancements are part of the company's aggressive annual network capital investment program to stay ahead of the growing demand for voice and data services.  Verizon Wireless has invested more than $65 billion in its nationwide network since it was formed – $6 billion on average every year.

More Information Available

• Find these and other network announcements at the [ Verizon Wireless News Center ].
• Follow [ VZWnews on Twitter ] for ongoing network updates, enhancements and information.
• See video footage of Verizon Wireless' year-round network preparations across the country on [ YouTube ] and in the [ Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library ].

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's fastest, most advanced 4G network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 104 million total wireless connections, including more than 88 million retail customers.  Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 85,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: [ VZ ]) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD).  For more information, visit [ 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

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