New Cell Sites Mean Clearer Reception, Fewer Dropped Calls

MARION, Ind., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has activated two new cell sites in Grant County, which enable more customers in certain parts of the county to use their wireless phones concurrently 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 sites, each of which is equipped with a permanent backup generator for times of emergency, improve voice and data coverage on the east side of Marion and in Point Isabel as well as along the following major roads:

• State Road 18 between Washington Street and County Road 300 East;
• Pennsylvania Street between East Bradford Street and South Lincoln Boulevard;
• South Lincoln Boulevard between 38th Street and 12th Street;
• State Road 26 between County Road 1020 East and State Road 37;
• State Road 13 between U.S. Route 35 and County Road 1600 North and;
• State Road 37 between County Road 1600 North and State Road 26.

"These new cell sites were built to ensure that our customers in Marion and Point Isabel can continue relying on their phones for everything from making calls and sending messages to surfing the Internet and getting email," said Greg Haller, president–Indiana/Kentucky/Michigan Region, Verizon Wireless. "The most advanced device is only as good as the network it runs on. We aggressively invest in our Indiana network to increase coverage and capacity for our customers and to continue to elevate the bar in network reliability."

Verizon Wireless has invested more than $50 billion since it was formed—$5.5 billion on average every year—to increase the coverage and capacity of its premier nationwide network and to add new services. Since 2000, Verizon Wireless has invested $1.06 billion on improvements to its wireless network in Indiana.

About Verizon Wireless in Indiana

In Indiana, Verizon Wireless has more than 550 employees and 38 company-owned retail locations in 24 cities, including Anderson, Avon, Bloomington, Carmel, Clarksville, Columbus, Elkhart, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Greenwood, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Lafayette, Lawrence, Mishawaka, Merrillville, Muncie, Noblesville, Plainfield, Portage, South Bend, Terre Haute, Valparaiso and Warsaw.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving 89 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with  85,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (Nasdaq and LSE: 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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