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Wireless Phone Users in Massac County, Illinois, Now Experience Even Clearer Reception and Fewer Dropped Calls

Posted on: Thursday, 7 May 2009, 14:09 CDT

Verizon Wireless Activates New Cell Sites In Brookport and Metropolis

METROPOLIS, Ill., May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, the wireless company with the highest customer loyalty, has activated two new cell sites in Massac County, which will enable more customers 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.

These new cell sites improve Verizon Wireless' voice and data network in rural areas lying predominantly east and north of Brookport and Metropolis, including along:

• U.S. Highway 45 from the I-24 interchange to Brookport
• Illinois Route 145 and Interstate 24 between U.S. Highway 45 to Midway Road
• Unity School Road and Waldo Church Road in eastern Massac County
• Unionville Road

"Network reliability is the No. 1 reason that customers choose and stay with Verizon Wireless," said Brendan Fallis, president-Kansas/Missouri/Southern Illinois 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."

These network improvements are part of Verizon Wireless' continual effort to expand coverage, improve capacity and enhance the quality of its wireless voice and data network in Illinois and throughout the country. 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. In 2008, the company invested more than $196.5 million in its Illinois network.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and data network, serving more than 86.6 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 86,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE 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.

SOURCE Verizon Wireless

Source: PR Newswire

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