Demand Climbs for Wireless Voice, Multimedia and Internet Access in California
Posted on May 27, 2008
Filed Under Internet, WiFi
IRVINE, Calif., May 26 /PRNewswire/ — Wireless users in more
California locations are now experiencing expanded voice and data coverage
thanks to the addition of a new cell site from Verizon Wireless, the
carrier with the highest customer loyalty.
The new site improves overall coverage and call capacity for customers
who travel along Highway 98 from Calexico to Interstate 8.
The recent expansion adds to Verizon Wireless’ $4.6 billion dollar
investment in California last year. Nationwide the company has invested
nearly $45 billion since it was formed — $5.5 billion on average every
year — to increase the coverage and capacity of its national wireless
network and to add services like BroadbandAccess, V CAST (V CAST markets
only), VZ Navigator(SM) and many more.
Verizon Wireless is the most widely used brand of service in wireless.
The company now serves more than 67.2 million customers nationwide. In the
first quarter of 2008, the company delivered nearly 58 billion text
messages and completed 133 million downloads of music, videos, games,
ringtones, and exclusive content, including 34.6 million video and music
downloads.
“Our network expansion in California is just another example of how we
invest our resources to stay ahead of demand and to make sure that our
customers enjoy a superior wireless experience,” said John Palmer, regional
president of Verizon Wireless.
“This consistent investment is a key reason Verizon Wireless has ranked
first in customer loyalty in the industry in each of the last 14
quarters.*”
Other examples of company leadership include being first to offer
nationwide plans with unlimited calling and the only provider to offer a
30- day network “Test Drive” pledge that pays for calls if a customer isn’t
satisfied and switches to another carrier.
Verizon Wireless’ reputation as the nation’s most reliable wireless
network is supported by industry-leading redundancy and maintenance
measures. This has proven particularly valuable during natural disasters
and other emergencies across the country. Standard Verizon Wireless
network-reliability features include battery back-up power at all
facilities as well as generators installed at all switching facilities and
many cell site locations.
For more information about the company’s network coverage, Test Drive
from Verizon Wireless or any of our products and services, visit a Verizon
Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to
http://www.verizonwireless.com.
* Loyalty claims based upon publicly available churn (customer
turnover) figures.
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: http://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 http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
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