Upper Arlington, Ohio, Residents To Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Enhancements

New Cell Site Means Clearer Reception, Fewer Dropped Calls.

UPPER ARLINGTON, OH � Verizon Wireless, the wireless company with the highest customer loyalty, has activated a new cell site in Upper Arlington, which will enable more customers to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls; send and receive e-mail and text, picture and video messages; access the Internet; and download games and ringtones, while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls.

The new cell site improves coverage:

�South along Reed Road from Bethel Road to just south of Fishinger Road;
�East along Fishinger Road from just east of U.S. Route 33 to just west of Tremont Road;
�South along Kenny Road from McCoy Road to just north of W. North Broadway Street.
�Network reliability is the No. 1 reason that customers choose and stay with Verizon Wireless,� said Roger Tang, president�Ohio/Pennsylvania/West Virginia Region, Verizon Wireless. �Getting through on the first try and maintaining a connection are important to our customers. We continue to optimize our network so that it remains the most reliable in the nation.�

This network improvement is part of Verizon Wireless� continual effort to expand coverage, improve capacity and enhance the quality of its wireless voice and data network in Ohio 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. In the first half of this year, the company invested more than $160 million in its Ohio network.