WAYNESBORO, Va. and
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., July 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- DISH
(NASDAQ: DISH) and nTelos Wireless (NASDAQ: NTLS) are now offering
a new high-speed Internet service to residents in Virginia including parts of Charlottesville, Waynesboro, Staunton, Harrisonburg and Roanoke. As previously announced, the
companies began with a pilot program and are now expanding the
service availability.
"DISH and nTelos Wireless are bringing a new high-speed Internet
option for consumers in central and western Virginia, with 4G LTE speeds comparable to
other residential broadband services, but available in more areas,
and at a better price when bundled with our award-winning TV
service," said David Zufall, DISH
vice president of wireless. "Our offer delivers high-speed Internet
with no contract, free installation and no equipment to buy."
Customers can receive the LTE signal using a BandRich ruggedized
outdoor router with built-in high-gain antennas to receive the 2.5
GHz LTE signal from nTelos Wireless network sites. Customers will
experience download speeds of up to 10Mbps. DISH-nTelos Wireless
high-speed Internet is available for $29.99 per month when bundled with a qualifying
package of DISH's award-winning satellite TV service.
"Results from the first phase of the program were encouraging,"
said James A. Hyde, CEO of NTELOS
Holdings Corp. "We are excited to begin this important next step to
the original trial by adding customers in select markets, which
will allow both companies to further evaluate the viability of a
full commercial launch. The early success we've seen in the pilot
program is a testament to our focus on driving growth by finding
innovative ways to leverage our unique set of assets and expand our
product offerings through strategic partnerships."
"DISH has a force of professional technicians who can install
high-gain outdoor antennas just like they install outdoor satellite
dishes," said Zufall. "The result is a reliable, high-speed
Internet service that allows for streaming, web surfing, gaming and
email, for many homes that to date had much slower speeds or no
Internet at all available to them."
To learn more about the DISH-nTelos Wireless high-speed Internet
service, visit: www.dish.com/ntelos
To view or download a video describing the DISH and nTelos fixed
wireless broadband trial from June, 2013, visit:
http://about.dish.com/video/fixed-wireless-broadband-pilot
About NTELOS
NTELOS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: NTLS),
operating through its subsidiaries as "nTelos Wireless," is
headquartered in Waynesboro, VA,
and provides high-speed, dependable nationwide voice and data
coverage for approximately 468,000 retail subscribers based in
Virginia, West Virginia and portions of Maryland, North
Carolina, Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Kentucky. The Company's licensed territories
have a total population of approximately 8.0 million residents, of
which its wireless network covers approximately 6.0 million
residents. The Company is also the exclusive wholesale provider of
wireless digital PCS services to Sprint Corporation in the
Company's western Virginia and
West Virginia service area for all
Sprint CDMA wireless customers. Additional information about the
Company is available at ntelos.com or on Facebook or Twitter.
About DISH
DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH),
through its subsidiaries, provides approximately 14.097 million
pay-TV subscribers, as of March 31,
2014, with the highest quality programming and technology
with the most choices at the best value. Subscribers enjoy a high
definition line-up with more than 200 national HD channels, the
most international channels, and award-winning HD and DVR
technology. DISH Network Corporation is a Fortune 200 company.
Visit www.dish.com.
Media and Investor Relations Contacts:
For NTELOS Holdings Corp.
nTelos Wireless
Mike Minnis
540-946-7290
KCSA Strategic Communication
Jeffrey Goldberger
212-896-1249
jgoldberger@kcsa.com
Rob Fink, 212-896-1206
rfink@kcsa.com
For DISH
John Hall
303-723-1968
johnw.hall@dish.com
@DISHNews
For DISH Investor Relations:
Jason Kiser
303-723-2210
jason.kiser@dish.com
SOURCE NTELOS Holdings Corp.