Suffolk County Residents, Visitors Benefit From Verizon Wireless 3G Network Expansion

Suffolk County Residents, Visitors Benefit From Verizon Wireless 3G Network
Expansion

Nine New Cell Sites Added in Past Six Months to Keep Residents and Beachgoers
Connected to Text, Email, Music and Mobile Web

ORANGEBURG, N.Y., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Suffolk County residents and summer
visitors will be surfing more than off-shore waters this summer thanks to the
addition of nine new Verizon Wireless cell sites activated in the County over
the past six months. Surfing the web with a mobile device is easier and faster
thanks to the addition of high-speed 3G wireless network coverage and capacity
in the in the following areas:

-- Middle Island: along Middle Country Rd. from Coram Swezeytown to
Yaphank
Middle Island Rd.
-- East Northport: along Reservoir Ave. from Fort Salong Rd. to CR 11.

-- Bay Shore: along Bay Shore Rd. from Deer Park Avenue to Udal Rd.

These new cell sites are in addition to those activated in James Port, Islip,
Calverton, Hampton Bay, Copiague and Huntington during the first quarter.

With the improved network coverage, customers who hit the beach and other Long
Island recreation areas this summer 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, president of the company's New York
Metro Region. "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 Lynette Viviani for Verizon Wireless,
+1-973-968-7929, lynette.viviani@vivianipr.com