Verizon Wireless' 'COLT' Steps Up to the Plate at Citizens Bank Park

Mobile Cell Site Will Help Handle Increased Call Volume During the
Championship Games

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- In anticipation of a surge of
wireless calls by thousands of baseball fans during the championship series,
Verizon Wireless has beefed up its local network capacity by placing a
temporary mobile cell site called a COLT (Cell on Light Truck) near Citizen's
Bank Park.
The COLT is a fully functional, generator-powered mobile cell site that
enhances wireless capacity, allowing more customers to use their wireless
phones concurrently to make calls, send and receive text and picture messages,
surf the Web and download music directly to their phones. Laptop users will
even be able to use BroadbandAccess, the company's wireless broadband service,
to surf the Web.
"During special events, traffic on our network can increase
significantly," said Ed Chan, executive director of network for Verizon
Wireless' Philadelphia Tri-State region. "With the activation of this
temporary cell site in addition to the permanent sites we have in the area,
our network is well-prepared to handle the expected increase in cell phone and
laptop computer use at the stadium complex. We want to ensure that Phillies
fans can make that long-awaited call to their friends and families once the
'Fightins' win the series."
The temporary cell site is part of Verizon Wireless' continuous effort to
increase capacity and enhance the quality of its wireless voice and data
network in the Philadelphia Tri-State region and across the country. Verizon
Wireless has invested more than $45 billion since it was formed to increase
the coverage and capacity of its national network and to add new services such
as wireless broadband.
The company spent more than $235 million in 2007 to enhance services and
coverage in the Philadelphia Tri-State region, bringing the total network
investment in the region to more than $1.5 billion since 2000.
Verizon Wireless' mobile cell sites are on constant standby to provide
additional wireless network capacity and coverage in emergencies and at highly
attended events.
About Verizon Wireless:
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and
data network, serving 68.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge,
N.J., with 70,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more
information, go to: http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request
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SOURCE Verizon Wireless

Sheldon Jones of Verizon Wireless, +1-215-638-5668,
Sheldon.Jones@verizonwireless.com; or Mia Angiolillo for Verizon Wireless,
+1-215-790-4355