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LAUREL, Md., May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has activated new, fourth generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) network coverage in four communities in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. The communities where 4G LTE coverage has been enhanced include South Hill, Chase City, Baskerville and Boydton. 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...

LAUREL, Md., May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has activated new, fourth generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) network coverage in Raleigh County, West Virginia. Verizon Wireless customers in the community of Mount Hope will now be able to use their 4G LTE-enabled devices to surf the Web, post status updates and photos, share music, and download files at speeds up to 10 times faster than customers on 3G networks. "4G LTE is changing the way customers interact with...

LAUREL, Md., May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has activated new, fourth generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) network coverage in Mercer County, West Virginia. Verizon Wireless customers in the community of Oakvale will now be able to use their 4G LTE-enabled devices to surf the Web, post status updates and photos, share music, and download files at speeds up to 10 times faster than customers on 3G networks. "4G LTE is changing the way customers interact with the...

TAMPA, Fla., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, which operates the nation's fastest 4G wireless network, activated more than 250 new 4G LTE cell sites in Florida during the first quarter of 2013 as it speeds toward complete coverage of its most advanced network technology across the state. The new activations - across every region of Florida -- reinforce existing 4G LTE technology for some areas, and expand the cutting-edge network into others. Most of the new 4G LTE cell...

TULSA, Okla., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has announced preliminary results of the shareholder vote at its annual meeting here today. The company reported that a substantial majority of the shareholders approved the following management proposals: Election of each of Verizon's 13 directors standing for election to a one-year term. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young as the company's independent registered public...

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- President Obama today (May 1) nominated Tom Wheeler to serve as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, and announced that Commissioner Mignon Clyburn would serve as acting chair until Wheeler's confirmation. The following statement should be attributed to Craig Silliman, Verizon senior vice president, public policy: "Verizon congratulates Commissioner Clyburn on her historic appointment as acting chair of the Federal Communications...

In-Vehicle Qi Wireless Charging Now Available in Toyota Avalon,Toyota Prius, has been announced as an available feature in the 2014 Jeep® Cherokee, and in the Ssangyong Chairman PISCATAWAY, N.J., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2014 Jeep(®) Cherokee and Toyota Prius will offer in-vehicle Qi wireless charging, joining a growing list of automobiles equipped with the Wireless Power Consortium's (WPC) Qi wireless charging standard. (Logo:...

Enid Burns for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The fourth largest mobile phone carrier in the United States became a little bigger on Wednesday. T-Mobile USA announced that it had completed its acquisition of MetroPCS, and the new company will now simply be called T-Mobile US. The new company rang in the bell on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker “TMUS.” The deal was concluded after T-Mobile’s parent company Deutsche Telekom paid MetroPCS stockholders $1.5...

LAUREL, Md., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has activated a new cluster of fourth generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) network cell sites in four counties in southwest Virginia -Appomattox, Campbell, Halifax and Pittsylvania. This new cluster of 4G LTE sites extend the company's network footprint on Route 460 East of Lynchburg into Appomattox County and provides coverage along Routes 501 North and South through Campbell and Halifax Counties, and along Route 40 east...

LAUREL, Md., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has activated fourth generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) network coverage in Culpeper County, Virginia by adding a new cluster of cell sites which extend the company's footprint along Route 522 north and south between Culpeper and Mineral, Virginia, and along Route 29 north and south through Culpeper County. This cluster also provides coverage along Routes 20 and 229. Verizon Wireless customers in these areas will now be...