Northwest Oceana County, Michigan, Residents To Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Enhancements
January 04 2010 - 1:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
New Cell Site Means Clearer Reception, Fewer Dropped Calls
PENTWATER, Mich., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has
activated a new cell site in Pentwater, which enables more
customers to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls;
send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; access
the Internet; view high-quality videos; and download music, games
and ringtones, while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped
calls. The new cell site, which is equipped with a permanent backup
generator for times of emergency, improves voice and data coverage
along U.S. Route 31 in northwest Oceana County. "This new cell site
was built to ensure that our customers who travel along U.S. 31 can
continue relying on their phones," said Greg Haller,
president-Michigan/Indiana/Kentucky Region, Verizon Wireless. "The
most advanced device is only as good as the network it runs on. We
aggressively invest in our Michigan network to increase coverage
and capacity for our customers and continue to elevate the bar in
network reliability." 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. Since the company was formed in
2000, Verizon Wireless has invested more than $1.4 billion on
improvements to its wireless network in Michigan. About Verizon
Wireless in Michigan In Michigan, Verizon Wireless has more than
2,100 employees and 65 company-owned retail locations in more than
40 cities, including Allen Park, Alpena, Alpine Twp., Ann Arbor,
Auburn Hills, Battle Creek, Bay City, Brighton, Burton, Canton,
Clinton Twp., Dearborn, Detroit, East Lansing, Farmington Hills,
Fenton, Flint, Fort Gaylord, Gratiot, Grand Rapids, Grandville,
Highland Park, Holland, Jackson, Kentwood, Lake Orion, Lansing,
Livonia, Midland, Monroe, Muskegon, Northville, Novi, Okemos,
Petoskey, Pontiac, Portage, Rochester Hills, Royal Oak, Saginaw,
St. Clair Shores, St. Joseph, Southfield, Taylor, Traverse City,
Troy, Utica, Warren and Westland. About Verizon Wireless Verizon
Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless
voice and 3G data network, serving 89 million customers.
Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 85,000 employees
nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon
Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NASDAQ and LSE: VOD). For
more information, visit http://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
http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia. DATASOURCE: Verizon
Wireless CONTACT: Michelle Gilbert of Verizon Wireless,
+1-248-915-3680, ; or Jennifer Cherry, for Verizon Wireless,
+1-248-855-6777, Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com/
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