New cell site helps residents and visitors make more calls, download more apps and stay connected on Kauai

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HONOLULU, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling, downloading apps and surfing
the web on the Verizon Wireless network is now easier and faster for residents
and travelers on Kauai thanks to a new cell site that improves wireless
coverage and capacity in Waimea Town.

Since being founded in 2000, Verizon Wireless has invested more than $315
million in its Hawaii network. Nationally, the company has invested more than
$80 billion over that same period to increase the coverage and capacity of its
network, and to add new services.

The network upgrade is part of the company's ongoing investment to keep
improving and strengthening the nation's largest and most reliable wireless
network.

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About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most
reliable 3G network. The company serves 98.2 million retail customers, including
92.5 million retail postpaid customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J.,
with more than 73,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture
of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD).
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Heidi Flato, Verizon Wireless, +1-925-279-6545, Heidi.Flato@verizonwireless.com