Lake Bluff, Ill., Residents to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Enhancement

New Cell Site Means Clearer Reception, Fewer Dropped Calls

LAKE BLUFF, Ill., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, the wireless
company with the highest customer loyalty, has activated a new cell site in
Lake Bluff, Ill., which will enable more customers in the area 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 improves coverage in the following areas:

-- Along U.S. Highway 41, north to U.S. Highway 131 and south to Gages
Lane;
-- Along U.S. Highway 176, from Green Bay Road and west to Arcadia Road.

"This network expansion reflects our ongoing commitment to meet the growing
needs of our customers and to provide them with the reliable, high-quality
service they expect from Verizon Wireless," said T.J. Fox,
president-Illinois/Wisconsin Region, Verizon Wireless.

"The value we offer our customers is closely tied to our industry-leading
customer retention," Fox said. "Wireless consumers today understand that value
is not defined by price alone. A major reason our customers choose Verizon
Wireless and stay with us is because we offer the nation's most reliable
network."

The new cell site in Lake Bluff is part of Verizon Wireless' continual effort
to expand coverage, increase capacity and enhance the quality of its wireless
voice and data network in Illinois 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, $1.2
billion was spent in Illinois, including more than $179.5 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

Carolyn A. Schamberger, APR of Verizon Wireless, +1-847-619-4282,
carolyn.schamberger1@verizonwireless.com; or Tricia Walli, +1-312-988-2019,
pwalli@webershandwick.com, for Verizon Wireless