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Residents of Anna, Illinois to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Enhancement
New Cell Site Means Clearer Reception, Fewer Dropped Calls
CARBONDALE, Ill., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ --VerizonWireless, the wireless company with the highest customer loyalty, has activated a new cell site in Anna, which will enable more customers to use their wireless phones and air cards to make calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; access the Internet; view high-quality videos; and download music, games and ringtones, while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls.
The new cell site improves Verizon Wireless voice and data coverage between Anna and Cobden.
"Network reliability is the No. 1 reason that customers choose and stay with Verizon Wireless," said Brendan Fallis, president-Kansas/Missouri Region, Verizon Wireless. "Getting through on the first try and maintaining a connection are important to our customers. We continue to optimize our network so that it remains the most reliable in the nation."
This network improvement is part of Verizon Wireless' continual effort to expand coverage, improve capacity and enhance the quality of its wireless voice and data network in Missouri and throughout the country. Verizon Wireless has invested more than $60 billion since it was formed--$5.7 billion on average every year--to increase the coverage and capacity of its premier nationwide network and to add new services. Nearly $1.3 billion of this investment has been spent in Illinois since 2000. In 2009, the company invested more than $166 million in its Illinois network.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 93 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 79,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, Nasdaq: VOD). For more information, visit 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
Verizon Wireless
CONTACT: Brenda Hill of Verizon Wireless, +1-913-344-2922, Brenda.Hill@verizonwireless.com, Twitter: @BrendaVZW; or Suzanne Sierra, +1-314-725-5645, suzanne@sequel-llc.com, Twitter: @suzierra, for Verizon Wireless
Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com
Residents of Anna, Illinois to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Enhancement
New Cell Site Means Clearer Reception, Fewer Dropped Calls
CARBONDALE, Ill., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ --VerizonWireless, the wireless company with the highest customer loyalty, has activated a new cell site in Anna, which will enable more customers to use their wireless phones and air cards to make calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; access the Internet; view high-quality videos; and download music, games and ringtones, while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls.
The new cell site improves Verizon Wireless voice and data coverage between Anna and Cobden.
"Network reliability is the No. 1 reason that customers choose and stay with Verizon Wireless," said Brendan Fallis, president-Kansas/Missouri Region, Verizon Wireless. "Getting through on the first try and maintaining a connection are important to our customers. We continue to optimize our network so that it remains the most reliable in the nation."
This network improvement is part of Verizon Wireless' continual effort to expand coverage, improve capacity and enhance the quality of its wireless voice and data network in Missouri and throughout the country. Verizon Wireless has invested more than $60 billion since it was formed--$5.7 billion on average every year--to increase the coverage and capacity of its premier nationwide network and to add new services. Nearly $1.3 billion of this investment has been spent in Illinois since 2000. In 2009, the company invested more than $166 million in its Illinois network.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 93 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 79,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, Nasdaq: VOD). For more information, visit 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
Verizon Wireless
CONTACT: Brenda Hill of Verizon Wireless, +1-913-344-2922, Brenda.Hill@verizonwireless.com, Twitter: @BrendaVZW; or Suzanne Sierra, +1-314-725-5645, suzanne@sequel-llc.com, Twitter: @suzierra, for Verizon Wireless
Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com