Gatchel, Indiana, Residents to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Enhancements

Gatchel, Indiana, Residents to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network
Enhancements

New Cell Site Means Clearer Reception, Fewer Dropped Calls

TELL CITY, Ind., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has activated a new
cell site in Tell City, which enables 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.

The new cell site, which is equipped with a permanent backup generator for
times of emergency, improves voice and data coverage in Gatchel and along the
following major roads:
-- State Road 37 between Aster Road and Logan Road
-- State Road 70 between State Road 37 and Ultimate Road

"Network reliability is the No. 1 reason that customers choose and stay with
Verizon Wireless," said Greg Haller, president-Indiana/Kentucky/Michigan
Region, Verizon Wireless. "Getting through on the first try and maintaining a
connection are important to them. We will continue to perfect our network so
that our customers in Indiana know they can depend on us every time they pick
up their wireless devices."

This network improvement is part of Verizon Wireless' continual effort to
expand coverage, improve capacity and enhance the quality of its wireless
voice and data network in Indiana 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 $106.5 million in its Indiana 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

Michelle Gilbert of Verizon Wireless, +1-248-915-3680,
michelle.gilbert@verizonwireless.com, or Kyle Niederpruem for Verizon
Wireless, +1-317-509-7334, kyle@kylecommunications.com