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HONOLULU, March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling, downloading apps and surfing the web on the Verizon Wireless network is now easier and faster for residents and travelers thanks to a new cell site in Makaha. The site improves wireless coverage on Oahu's leeward coast, from Makaha to Yokohama Bay. Since being founded in 2000, Verizon Wireless has invested more than $315 million in its Hawaii network. Nationally, the company has invested more than $80 billion over that same period...

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling, downloading apps and surfing the web on the Verizon Wireless network is now easier and faster for residents and travelers thanks to two new cell sites in Fresno. The sites improve wireless coverage and capacity in the in the Fresno County, including: Fresno - Ventura Avenue and Cedar Avenue Squaw Valley - on Bearclover Lane and the rural area of Hwy 180 east through the Dunlap area Since being founded in 2000, Verizon...

LAUREL, Md., March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has activated new fourth generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) network coverage across a large swath of southern Virginia with the addition of nearly two dozen new cell sites that provide service across four counties including Nottoway, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and Brunswick with continuous coverage from Virginia Beach to Martinsville along U.S. 58. Verizon Wireless customers in the following areas are now able to use...

LAUREL, Md., March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has activated new fourth generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) network coverage in Lexington, Virginia with the addition of a new cell site that provides service to downtown Lexington as well as the campuses of Washington & Lee and Virginia Military Institute. Verizon Wireless customers in this area will now be able to use their 4G LTE-enabled devices to surf the Web, post status updates and photos, share music,...

LAUREL, Md., March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has activated new fourth generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) network coverage in Fluvanna County, Virginia with the addition of two new cell sites that provide service to Palmyra and along U.S. 15 between the towns of Fork Union and Bremo Bluff. Verizon Wireless customers in these communities will now be able to use their 4G LTE-enabled devices to surf the Web, post status updates and photos, share music, and download...

Small and Mid-Sized Businesses to Compete for $10,000 Prize for Innovative Use of Wireless Technology GREENVILLE, S.C., March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting April 1, Verizon Wireless will begin accepting entries for its 2013 Wireless Technology Innovation Awards for small and mid-sized businesses located in North and South Carolina. The company invites businesses, non-profit groups and other organizations to showcase ways Verizon Wireless mobile technology solutions improve...

Popular comedian/actor's irreverent holiday-themed digital and social media campaign takes top web honor LOS ANGELES, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Walton Isaacson's (WI) irreverent holiday-themed campaign for Verizon starring comedian/actor Kevin Hart has won the 2013 Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Award for "Best Technology Online Campaign." The digital and social media campaign, titled "Verizon & Kevin Hart Share Everything This Holiday Season" has attracted more than...

Mary Chan (General Motors), Marni Walden (Verizon Wireless), Harri Koponen (Rovio), Jennifer Lopez (entrepreneur, actress and entertainer), Peggy Johnson (Qualcomm), Marcelo Claure (Brightstar) and Allison Cerra (Alcatel-Lucent) Join the Keynote Lineup WASHINGTON, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CTIA-The Wireless Association® today released its full keynote roster for CTIA 2013(TM) taking place May 21-23, 2013 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas....

No contract, pre paid, these are new ideas for T Mobile. Wireless Analyst Jeff Kagan is available to speak with reporters, or you may quote him through this release. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) March 25, 2013 The new T-Mobile strategy makes sense. Can they make this new strategy successful? Technology Industry Analyst Jeff Kagan offers comment. “T-Mobile, the nations fourth largest wireless wireless network is changing it’s core strategy to try and recover and rebuild. I have two main...

More Than 160 Verizon Employees to Lend a Hand at Hurricane Sandy-Damaged Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary School SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J., March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The impact of Hurricane Sandy still lingers for the 230 students in grades pre-K through 6 at Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary School. The school building, located at 1200 Bay Boulevard, sustained severe flood damage from the storm, forcing students to attend classes at the regional high school. Students hope to return to the...