Boston, Massachusetts Residents to Benefit from Verizon Wireless Network Expansion
Posted on June 19, 2008
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BOSTON, June 19 /PRNewswire/ — In a continuing effort to provide the
best wireless service for local residents in Suffolk County, Verizon
Wireless has activated a new cell site. The new site increases high-speed
wireless data coverage and capacity to Boston’s Copley Square area,
including Boylston and Newbury Streets, as well as the surrounding area.
Verizon Wireless has invested more than $45 billion since it was formed
to increase the coverage and capacity of its national network and to add
new services like BroadbandAccess and V CAST. Regionally the company has
invested nearly $2.2 billion into its New England network, including over
$292 million in 2007 alone. As a result of these investments, every Verizon
Wireless cell site in New England offers wireless broadband connectivity.
BroadbandAccess offers computer users the nation’s most reliable
high-speed wireless mobile broadband network, operating at average upload
speeds between 500 and 800 kbps, and download speeds between 600 kbps and
1.4 mbps over Verizon Wireless’ BroadbandAccess with EV-DO Revision A
network. V CAST brings video clips of TV shows, music on demand and other
multimedia services to wireless phones.
Strong demand for Verizon Wireless services continued during the first
quarter of 2008 as the company added 1.5 million net new customers and, for
the fourteenth consecutive quarter, reported the lowest customer turnover
(highest customer loyalty) rate in the wireless industry.
The company’s ‘nation’s most reliable wireless network’ reputation is
based on network studies performed by real-life test men and test women
throughout the country who inspired the “can you hear me now” national
advertising campaign. Nationally, these test men and women drive nearly 100
specially equipped vehicles almost 1,000,000 miles annually on Interstate,
U.S. and state highways as well as major roads and surface streets in
high-population areas, based upon U.S. Census counts, to confirm that voice
calls and data connections are successful on the first attempt and stay
connected. Vehicles are equipped with computers that automatically make
more than three million voice call attempts and more than 16 million data
tests annually on Verizon Wireless’ network and the networks of other
carriers.
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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