Residents of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, to Benefit from Verizon Wireless Network Enhancements

Residents of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, to Benefit from Verizon Wireless Network
Enhancements

New Cell Site Means Clearer Reception, Fewer Dropped Calls

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, the wireless
company with the highest customer loyalty, has activated a new cell site in
Eden Prairie, 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.

The cell site, located on Riley Lake Road north of Lake Riley, improves
coverage at the Bearpath Country Club and throughout the surrounding area
bounded by St. Mellion Place to the north, Pioneer Trail to the south, Dell
Road to the east and English Trail to the west.

"Network reliability is the No. 1 reason that customers choose and stay with
Verizon Wireless," said Nancy Clark, president-Great Plains 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."

This new cell site is part of Verizon Wireless' continual effort to expand
coverage, increase capacity and enhance the quality of its wireless voice and
data network in Minnesota 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. Of this investment, $518.2 million was spent
in Minnesota, including more than $85.7 million in 2008.

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

Karen Smith of Verizon Wireless, +1-763-595-2511,
Karen.Smith@Verizonwireless.com; or Maureen Cahill, +1-952-447-8933,
Mcahill@mcfarlandcahill.com, for Verizon Wireless