Verizon Wireless Expands High-Speed Wireless Broadband Network to Monterey County, California

Ultra-fast network offers access to wireless Internet, e-mail, mobile

music, videos, and more

    WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless
 customers in Monterey County, California, can now get e-mail, real-time
 corporate data, access to the Internet and much more at faster speeds. As
 the company continues to roll out its high-speed broadband network,
 coverage now extends to:
      * Salinas, Monterey, Big Sur, Carmel, Carmel Valley, Cannery Row, Pacific
        Grove, Pebble Beach, Moss Landing, Castroville, Seaside, Soledad,
        Gonzales, Greenfield, King City, San Lucas, San Ardo, and
        agricultural areas of the Salinas Valley
     In addition to these areas, BroadbandAccess coverage in Northern
 California includes the following counties: Alameda, Butte, Calaveras,
 Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kern, Kings,
 Lake, Lassen, Madera, Marin, Merced, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San
 Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz,
 Shasta, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Tulare, Yolo, and Yuba.
     Based on CDMA 1x Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A)
 technology, the expanded wireless broadband network provides Verizon
 Wireless customers with data uplink speeds significantly faster than the
 company's award-winning national EV-DO network, which the company first
 launched in Northern California in June 2006.
     "Our broadband network expansion has something for everyone on-the-go,"
 said Rich Garwood, regional president of Verizon Wireless. "BroadbandAccess
 lets our business customers experience a truly untethered mobile office
 experience with remote access to corporate data on their laptops and e-mail
 on their PDAs. With V CAST, consumers can enjoy a comprehensive selection
 of downloadable music, high-quality videos and exciting 3D games."
     BroadbandAccess: The wireless data solution
     The company's flagship business data service, BroadbandAccess, provides
 average download speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits
 and average upload speeds of 500-800 kbps. This means customers with Rev.
 A- compatible devices can download a 1 Megabyte e-mail attachment -- the
 equivalent of a small PowerPoint(R) presentation or a large PDF file -- in
 about eight seconds and upload the same-sized file in less than 13 seconds.
     Verizon Wireless offers several BroadbandAccess devices for the
 company's wireless broadband network. These devices are fully compatible
 with the company's NationalAccess network (based on CDMA 1xRTT technology),
 giving customers the ability to remain connected if they travel outside of
 the wireless broadband coverage area.
     V CAST: Video, Music, 3D games
     The company's high-speed network also enables its V CAST multimedia
 services, offering customers the ability to download full-song tracks, play
 cutting-edge 3D games and stream video clips on breaking news, sports, and
 entertainment straight to their phones. Content is updated daily.
     Coverage
     Verizon Wireless was the first national wireless provider to
 commercially launch a high-speed wireless broadband network in the United
 States. Today, its entire nationwide wireless broadband network has been
 enhanced to Rev. A technology.
     For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services,
 visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go
 to www.verizonwireless.com.
     About Verizon Wireless
     Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and
 data network, serving 63.7 million customers. The largest U.S. wireless
 company and largest wireless data provider, based on revenues, Verizon
 Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 68,000 employees
 nationwide. The company is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (
 VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at
 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.
 
 

SOURCE Verizon Wireless