Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network Expands In Nebraska On Dec. 20
WHO: Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network
WHAT: Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network will be expanding in Nebraska on Dec. 20. Verizon Wireless customers in the Hastings,
Kearney and McCook areas will be able to experience the speed and capabilities offered by the nation's largest 4G LTE
network when the company introduces the service on Dec. 20.
WHERE: For Hastings, new coverage will include the cities of Hastings, Axtell, Heartwell, Holdrege, Juniata, Kenesaw and
Minden. New coverage from Hastings will also extend west on U.S. Highway 6 to Holdrege and north on U.S. Highway 281
to Grand Island.
New 4G LTE coverage will also include the cities of Kearney, Gibbon, Pleasanton and Ravenna. Coverage from Kearney will
extend east along U.S. Highway 30 and Interstate 80 to Gibbon and north along State Highway 10 to the Buffalo County
line. From Ravenna, new coverage will extend both east and northwest to the Buffalo County line.
The 4G LTE network will include the city of McCook as well as Arapahoe, Bartley, Benkelman, Culbertson, Holbrook,
Indianola, Imperial, Oxford and Trenton. New coverage from McCook will extend west along U.S. Highway 34 to Benkelman;
east along U.S. Highway 6 to Arapahoe; and, southeast of Arapahoe on U.S. Highway 136 to Oxford.
BACKGROUND: Two years after its launch, the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network offers more 4G LTE coverage than all other competitors'
networks combined, with coverage currently available to more than 250 million people throughout the United States in
more than 440 markets.
"The expansion of our 4G LTE network coverage in Hastings, Kearney and McCook allows customers in more parts of Nebraska
to stay in touch like never before - uploading, downloading and connecting online with speeds up to 10 times faster
than 3G," said Seamus Hyland, president-Great Plains Region, Verizon Wireless. "We are enabling more consumers and
businesses to take advantage of the innovations that are being brought to market through 4G LTE technology."
MEDIA CONTACT: Karen Smith
Verizon Wireless
612-590-3511
Karen.smith@verizonwireless.com
Katina Gordon
For Verizon Wireless
888-296-2411 ext. 5
Katina@alberscommunications.com
About Verizon Wireless
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 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.