Atwater, California, Customers Receive More 3G Coverage With a New Verizon Wireless Cell Site

Atwater, California, Customers Receive More 3G Coverage With a New Verizon
Wireless Cell Site
Investment increases consumer value as demand grows for calls, e-mail, text,
Web, video and music

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Atwater residents and visitors
are enjoying improved service thanks to a new Verizon Wireless cell site. The
site expands 3G wireless coverage within Atwater.

The increase in network coverage and capacity means more calls, e-mails, text
and picture messages, plus expanded wireless access to the Web.

Verizon Wireless invested more than $684 million in California during 2008 to
enhance service and coverage. Nationally, the company has invested more than
$50 billion in its network since it was formed in 2000. The result is the
nation's largest, most reliable 3G network that powers services such as Mobile
Broadband and Email.

Businesses of any size can tap into the power of Mobile Broadband. The
service allows users to connect to the Internet wirelessly while on the go to
download music over-the-air, and access e-mail or corporate data.

Small business owners interested in Mobile Broadband, and other wireless
solutions, can visit http://smallbusiness.vzw.com where they will find:

-- An online forum to share experiences and connect with other business
owners
-- Access to Small Business Specialists in each Verizon Wireless store
-- Discounts and promotions to help businesses stretch their budgets
-- Summaries of mobile solutions like email, wireless Internet and Push
to
Talk service

-- 24/7 tech support

Verizon Wireless tests its network and those of its competitors. The company
determines if voice calls and data connections are successful on the first
attempt and stay connected.

Nationally, Verizon Wireless' real-life test men and women drive 91 specially
equipped vehicles almost 1,000,000 miles annually. They drive on Interstate,
U.S. and state highways, as well as major roads and streets in high-population
areas, based upon U.S. Census counts. 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.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless
voice and data network, serving 87.7 million customers. Headquartered in
Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 87,000 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

Heidi Flato of Verizon Wireless, +1-925-279-6545,
Heidi.Flato@verizonwireless.com