Verizon Wireless Completed Aggressive Network Enhancements in Alabama in 2010

New cell sites, data capacity expansions, and preparations for 2011 launch of 4G LTE demonstrate company's commitment to keeping customers connected

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Feb 04, 2011, 01:12 ET

ALPHARETTA, Ga., Feb. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless installed 6 new cell sites and added network capacity in 193 cities across Alabama in 2010, further bolstering coverage across Alabama's only state-wide 3G network. Today, 92 percent of the state's population is covered by Verizon Wireless' 3G network, ensuring customers have the coverage needed for their growing data needs and the capacity to stay connected wherever they go statewide. In addition, Verizon Wireless laid the foundation for launching 4G LTE coverage in 2011.

The company's ongoing network investment in Alabama now totals more than $700 million since the company was formed in 2000. Verizon Wireless has invested more than $60 billion nationally – $5.7 billion on average every year – to increase the coverage and capacity of its premier nationwide network and to add new services.

"We've always believed even the most advanced device is only as good as the network it runs on. Verizon Wireless is well prepared for network capacity growth needs in 2011 and beyond, ensuring that our customers in Alabama will continue to be able to rely on the nation's largest and most reliable network," said Jeff Mango, president – Georgia/Alabama Region, Verizon Wireless. "Verizon Wireless' laser focus on reliability is based on rigid engineering standards and a disciplined deployment approach year after year. We commit to maintaining our network leadership for Alabamians so that they can connect wherever and whenever they need."

Verizon Wireless recently launched its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless services in 38 markets and 60 commercial airports across the U.S., and it will expand 4G LTE to 140 more markets in 2011 including Huntsville, Montgomery and Mobile. 4G LTE offers customers who live, work or travel in these markets significantly greater speed and capabilities than even today's most advanced 3G coverage.

New Cell Sites and Other Network Enhancements

Over the course of 2010, new cell towers and/or other network enhancements worth more than $120 million were activated in 193 cities including Anniston, Auburn, Birmingham, Dothan, Florence, Huntsville, Gadsden, Mobile, Montgomery, Selma, and Tuscaloosa. (See full list of cities below)


ADDISON, AL	CLAYTON, AL	GOODWATER, AL	MENTONE, AL	ROCKFORD, AL
ADGER, AL	CLEVELAND, AL	GRANT, AL	MERIDIANVILLE, AL	ROGERSVILLE, AL
ALABASTER, AL	CLOVERDALE, AL	GRAYSVILLE, AL	MIDFIELD, AL	RUSSELLVILLE, AL
ALBERTVILLE, AL	COLLINSVILLE, AL	GREENVILLE, AL	MILLBROOK, AL	SALEM, AL
ALEXANDER CITY, AL	COLUMBIA, AL	GROVE HILL, AL	MILLERVILLE, AL	SAMANTHA, AL
ALTOONA, AL	COLUMBIANA, AL	GUNTERSVILLE, AL	MOBILE, AL	SELMA, AL
ANDALUSIA, AL	CORDOVA, AL	HANCEVILLE, AL	MONTEVALLO, AL	SHEFFIELD, AL
ANDERSON, AL	COTTONWOOD, AL	HARTFORD, AL	MONTGOMERY, AL	SHORTER, AL
ANNISTON, AL	COURTLAND, AL	HARTSELLE, AL	MORRIS, AL	SLOCOMB, AL
ARAB, AL	COWARTS, AL	HAYDEN, AL	MOULTON, AL	SMITHS, AL
ARDMORE, AL	CROSSVILLE, AL	HAZEL GREEN, AL	MUSCLE SHOALS, AL	SPRAGUE, AL
ARGO, AL	CULLMAN, AL	HOKES BLUFF, AL	NEW BROCKTON, AL	STOCKTON, AL
ARITON, AL	CUSSETA, AL	HOLLY POND, AL	NEWELL, AL	SYLACAUGA, AL
ATHENS, AL	DALEVILLE, AL	HOLT, AL	NEWTON, AL	SYLVANIA, AL
ATTALLA, AL	DANVILLE, AL	HOOVER, AL	NEWVILLE, AL	TALLADEGA, AL
AUBURN, AL	DECATUR, AL	HOPE HULL, AL	NORTHPORT, AL	TALLASSEE, AL
AUTAUGAVILLE, AL	DEMOPOLIS, AL	HUNTSVILLE, AL	OAKMAN, AL	THORSBY, AL
BESSEMER, AL	DOTHAN, AL	IRONDALE, AL	ODENVILLE, AL	TITUS, AL
BILLINGSLEY, AL	DOUGLAS, AL	JACKSON, AL	OHATCHEE, AL	TOWN CREEK, AL
BIRMINGHAM, AL	ECLECTIC, AL	JACKSONS GAP, AL	ONEONTA, AL	TRINITY, AL
BLOUNTSVILLE, AL	ELBA, AL	JACKSONVILLE, AL	OPELIKA, AL	TROY, AL
BOAZ, AL	ELKMONT, AL	JASPER, AL	OPP, AL	TRUSSVILLE, AL
BOLIGEE, AL	EMPIRE, AL	JEMISON, AL	OZARK, AL	TUSCALOOSA, AL
BREMEN, AL	ENTERPRISE, AL	KELLYTON, AL	PELHAM, AL	TUSCUMBIA, AL
BRENT, AL	EUFAULA, AL	KINSEY, AL	PELL CITY, AL	TUSKEGEE, AL
BREWTON, AL	EVERGREEN, AL	LACEYS SPRING, AL	PIEDMONT, AL	UNION SPRINGS, AL
BRUNDIDGE, AL	FLAT ROCK, AL	LAFAYETTE, AL	PIKE ROAD, AL	UNIONTOWN, AL
BUHL, AL	FLOMATON, AL	LEIGHTON, AL	PINE LEVEL, AL	VANCE, AL
CALERA, AL	FLORENCE, AL	LETOHATCHEE, AL	PINSON, AL	VERBENA, AL
CAMP HILL, AL	FORT RUCKER, AL	LEXINGTON, AL	PRATTVILLE, AL	VESTAVIA HILLS, AL
CENTER POINT, AL	FOSTERS, AL	LINCOLN, AL	QUINTON, AL	VICTORIA, AL
CENTRE, AL	FRISCO CITY, AL	LOACHAPOKA, AL	RAGLAND, AL	VINCENT, AL
CENTREVILLE, AL	FRUITHURST, AL	LOCUST FORK, AL	RAINSVILLE, AL	VINEMONT, AL
CHANCELLOR, AL	FULTONDALE, AL	LOWNDESBORO, AL	RAMER, AL	WEBB, AL
CHELSEA, AL	GADSDEN, AL	LUVERNE, AL	RED LEVEL, AL	WEDOWEE, AL
CHEROKEE, AL	GALLION, AL	MALVERN, AL	REECE CITY, AL	WETUMPKA, AL
CHILDERSBURG, AL	GENEVA, AL	MAPLESVILLE, AL	REMLAP, AL	WOODVILLE, AL
CLANTON, AL	GILBERTOWN, AL	MARBURY, AL	ROANOKE, AL
CLAYHATCHEE, AL	GOOD HOPE, AL	MARION, AL	ROBERTSDALE, AL

Other 2010 Verizon Wireless Network Highlights

Nearly 4 billion voice and data transmissions and more than 8 billion minutes of airtime were logged on the Verizon Wireless network in Alabama during the last six months of 2010. Wireless data traffic increased over 80% and Text Messaging Service increased nearly 155% from the same time period in 2009.
Verizon Wireless' network technicians (who serve as the inspiration for the famous TV Test Man ad campaign) traveled more than 8,000 miles across the state in 2010 in special test vehicles equipped with phones, wireless data devices and computers to measure the quality of voice and data calls on the Verizon Wireless network, as well as other carriers' wireless networks.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's fastest and most advanced 4G network and largest and most reliable 3G network, and serves more than 93 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 80,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, Nasdaq: 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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