Skiers and Visitors to Stratton Mountain Resort in Vermont to Benefit from
Verizon Wireless Network Expansion
Investing to Stay Ahead of Growing Demand for Wireless Voice, Multimedia and
Internet Access
STRATTON, Vt., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- In a continuing effort to provide the
best wireless service for skiers, boarders, and visitors to Stratton Mountain
Resort in Vermont, Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site. The new
site increases wireless voice and data coverage and capacity to Stratton
Mountain Resort, as well as the surrounding area.
Verizon Wireless has invested more than $48 billion since it was formed to
increase the coverage and capacity of its national network and to add new
services like BroadbandAccess and V CAST. Regionally the company has invested
over $2.2 billion into its New England network since 2000. As the wireless
carrier with America's largest 3G network, every Verizon Wireless cell site in
New England provides wireless broadband connectivity.
"We've always believed that even the most advanced cell phone is only as good
as the network it runs on," said director for Network Systems Performance for
Verizon Wireless, Richard Enright. "We continue to aggressively invest into
our wireless networks across New England to increase coverage and capacity for
our customers."
BroadbandAccess offers computer users the nation's most reliable high-speed
wireless mobile broadband network, operating at average upload speeds between
500 and 800 kbps, and download speeds between 600 kbps and 1.4 mbps over
Verizon Wireless' BroadbandAccess with EV-DO Revision A network. V CAST brings
video clips of TV shows, music on demand and other multimedia services to
wireless phones.
The company's 'nation's most reliable wireless network' reputation is based on
network studies performed by real-life test men and test women throughout the
country who inspired the "can you hear me now" national advertising campaign.
Nationally, these test men and women drive more than 90 specially equipped
vehicles almost 1 million miles annually on Interstate, U.S. and state
highways as well as major roads and surface streets in high-population areas,
based upon U.S. Census counts, 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.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data
network, serving 70.8 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J.,
with 71,000 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
Michael Murphy of Verizon Wireless, +1-781-932-1213, or Marcia Simon of
Thomson Communications for Verizon Wireless, +1-860-399-0191
