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New cell sites help Alameda County, California residents and visitors make more calls, download more apps and stay connected

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  Published in Science and Technology on Friday, December 28th 2012 at 14:16 GMT by Market Wire
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New cell sites help Alameda County, California residents and visitors make... -- WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Dec. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Dec. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling, downloading apps and surfing the web on the Verizon Wireless network is now easier and faster for residents and travelers in Alameda County thanks to new cell sites in Fremont, Livermore and Oakland. The sites improve wireless coverage and capacity in the following areas:

• Fremont: Spans Warm Springs, Westinggate, Washington, Bayview, Scott Creek and Highway 680
• Hayward:  Along Stonebrae Country Club Drive
• Livermore: Along West Jack London Boulevard, Vallecitos Road, Kalthoff Common , Altair Avenue and Safreno Way, improving coverage around Isabel Avenue
• Oakland: Along Harbor Bay Parkway, Doolittle Drive, Eden Road, San Leandro Street, Airport Drive and Alan Shepard Way , improving coverage around the Oakland Airport Terminal and the business parks on Doolittle Drive

Since being founded in 2000, Verizon Wireless has invested more than $7.2 billion in its California network. Nationally, the company has invested more than $70 billion over that same period to increase the coverage and capacity of its network, and to add new services.

The network upgrade is part of the company's ongoing investment to keep improving and strengthening the nation's largest and most reliable wireless network.

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Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves nearly 96 million retail customers, including 90.4 million retail postpaid customers.  Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 75,000 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 ].

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