Verizon Wireless Launches High-Speed Wireless Broadband Network Throughout the
Susquehanna Valley in Pennsylvania
Customers Can Now Get High-Speed Wireless Access on Their Laptops and Download
Full-track Songs, Watch Videos, Play Games and More on Their Phones
SUNBURY, Pa., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Susquehanna Valley residents now
have access to the Internet, e-mail and other data on their laptops at faster
speeds and can download music, watch videos, play 3D games and more on their
phones as Verizon Wireless rolls out its high-speed wireless broadband network
in nearly 20 communities throughout the region. Customers can now enjoy
access to Verizon Wireless' flagship services -- BroadbandAccess and V CAST --
in the following areas:
-- Danville; Lewisburg, including Bucknell University; Milton;
Limestoneville; Little Mountain; Liverpool; Middleburg; Mifflinburg; Montour
Ridge; Mount Carmel; Paxinos; Port Trevorton; Shamokin; Shamokin Dam; Sunbury;
Watsontown; White Deer; and Winfield
-- Along Interstate 80 and along Routes 11/15, 147, 45 and 61
"Our high-speed wireless network gives our customers three key advantages
in wireless communication: speed, mobility and security," said Christine
Baron, president of Verizon Wireless' Philadelphia Tri-State region. "With
these advantages, business customers and mobile professionals can increase
productivity and see bottom-line business benefits. In addition, our V CAST
services, such as V CAST Music with Rhapsody, help keep customers entertained
while on-the-go -- on the same devices they carry with them every day."
BroadbandAccess
The network expansion throughout the Susquehanna Valley enables Verizon
Wireless' business customers to experience a truly mobile office experience
with BroadbandAccess, giving them access to their calendars, the Internet,
e-mail and critical business information residing behind their companies'
firewalls. BroadbandAccess was developed with a range of users in mind and
enables large enterprises, small- to medium-sized businesses and mobile
professionals to conduct business anytime, anywhere in the BroadbandAccess
coverage area via a secure, true high-speed data connection.
Customers in wireless broadband coverage areas can expect average download
speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits and average upload
speeds of 500-800 kbps, which means customers can download a 1 Megabyte e-mail
attachment -- the equivalent of a small PowerPoint(R) presentation or a large
PDF file -- in about eight seconds and upload the same-sized file in less than
13 seconds. To help customers stay connected, BroadbandAccess seamlessly
switches over to the company's NationalAccess service if a customer travels
outside of the BroadbandAccess coverage area.
V CAST Music with Rhapsody
The company's network powers its V CAST Music with Rhapsody service, which
combines Verizon Wireless' world-class, over-the-air mobile music service with
Rhapsody's leading desktop solution. Delivering unlimited monthly access to
music on up to three V CAST Music with Rhapsody-compatible mobile phones and
players and online on multiple PCs and Web browsers, V CAST Music with
Rhapsody lets customers who purchase music over-the-air download the master
copy of the songs or albums to their PCs free of digital rights management
(DRM) software that restricts how and where music can be played.
V CAST
The company's V CAST service offers customers the ability to play
cutting-edge 3D games and stream video clips straight to handsets. V CAST
offers content updated daily so customers can watch dozens of on-demand
videos, including breaking news, weather, sports highlights and the hottest
entertainment clips.
Network Technology and Investment
Verizon Wireless' broadband network is based on CDMA 1x Evolution-Data
Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A) technology and provides Verizon Wireless
customers in the Susquehanna Valley with speeds significantly faster than the
company's NationalAccess service.
The multi-million dollar expansion entailed installing high-tech wireless
hardware and software in wireless transmission sites throughout the region.
It is part of an ongoing network investment by Verizon Wireless, which has
invested more than $45 billion since it was formed -- $5.5 billion on average
every year -- to increase the coverage and capacity of its national network
and to add new services. The company spent more than $235 million in 2007 to
enhance services and coverage in the Philadelphia Tri-State region, which
includes Central Pennsylvania and Northeastern Pennsylvania, bringing the
total network investment to more than $1.5 billion since 2000.
For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, visit
the local Verizon Wireless Communications Store at the Susquehanna Valley
Mall, Routes 11 and 15, Selinsgrove, PA 17870, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to
www.verizonwireless.com.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and
data network, serving 68.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge,
N.J., with 70,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more
information, go to: 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
Brett Marcy for Verizon Wireless, +1-717-231-5340; or Sheldon Jones of Verizon
Wireless, +1-215-638-5668, Sheldon.Jones@verizonwireless.com
