Hudson County Residents Benefit From Verizon Wireless 3G Network Expansion

New Cell Site Added to Keep Residents Connected to Text, Email, Music and
Mobile Web

WARREN, N.J., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Wireless calling, text messaging and
surfing the Mobile Web on the Verizon Wireless high-speed 3G network will be
easier and faster for Hudson County residents and visitors this summer, thanks
to the activation of two new cell sites.

The new cell sites improve network coverage and capacity in the following
areas:

-- In Kearney, along Central Avenue from Passaic Avenue to Frank E.
Rodgers
Boulevard North and on McCarter Highway from Clark Street to 4th
Avenue.

-- In Bayonne, near Bayonne Park along Broadway and John F. Kennedy Blvd.
from 33rd to 42nd streets.

With the improved network coverage, customers can use their wireless devices
to send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; view
high-quality videos; and access VZ Navigator's turn-by-turn directions, while
enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls. The Verizon Wireless
network also is built for reliability during emergencies, such as power
outages and extreme weather conditions, with redundancy capabilities in place
to maintain service for customers when they need it the most.

These network enhancements are part of Verizon Wireless' aggressive
multi-billion dollar network investment each year to stay ahead of the growing
demand for the company's voice and data services. Verizon Wireless spent $238
million to enhance services and coverage throughout metro New York and New
Jersey in 2008, bringing total network investment to more than $2.2 billion in
the region and more than $50 billion nationwide since 2000.

"We've always believed even the most advanced cell phone is only as good as
the network it runs on," said Pat Devlin, regional president. "Our 3G
high-speed Mobile Broadband network is the largest and most reliable in the
United States, and field tests are underway that will enable us to become the
first wireless company to offer commercial LTE (Long Term Evolution)-based 4G
service in the U.S., starting in 2010."

Demand for Verizon Wireless services continued during the first quarter of
2009 when the company reported a total of 86.6 million customers, an increase
of 28.8 percent year over year. The company continues to lead the industry in
customer loyalty rates and, for the sixth consecutive year, also led the
industry in customer satisfaction in the American Customer Satisfaction Index
(ACSI) survey.

During the first quarter, Verizon Wireless customers sent or received an
average of 1.4 billion text messages each day, totaling more than 127 billion
text messages. Customers also sent nearly 2.1 billion picture/video messages
and completed 48.6 million music and video downloads during the quarter.

Nationally, Verizon Wireless' real-life test men and women drive more than 90
specially-equipped vehicles nearly one million miles each year on the
country's most frequently traveled roadways to confirm that voice calls and
data connections are successful on the first attempt and stay connected.
Vehicles are equipped with computers that automatically make more than three
million voice call attempts and more than 16 million data tests annually on
Verizon Wireless' network and the networks of other carriers.

For more information on Verizon Wireless, please visit
www.verizonwireless.com.

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

David Samberg of Verizon Wireless, +1-845-365-7802,
david.samberg@verizonwireless.com, or Gisela Lopez for Verizon Wireless,
+1-973-968-7928, gisela.lopez@vivianipr.com