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Demand Climbs for Wireless Voice, Multimedia and Internet Access in Southern California
Verizon Wireless adds 13 new cell sites in Los Angeles County to stay ahead
of the growth
Wireless users in more southern
California locations are now experiencing expanded voice and data coverage
thanks to the addition of new cell sites from Verizon Wireless, the carrier
with the highest customer loyalty.
The new sites improve overall coverage and call capacity for customers
in and around:
-- Baldwin Park -- Near the intersection of Freeway 605 and Valley
Boulevard and surrounding area, including a portion of Freeway 10 and
the commercial area between Redstone and Baldwin Park
-- Calabasas -- Along Mulholland Highway near Las Virgenes Road
-- Downey -- Along Firestone Boulevard to Imperial Highway and from
Garfield to Downey Avenue
-- Irwindale -- Along Olive Street to just past Maine Street in Baldwin
Park
-- Los Angeles -- Near the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Nichols
Canyon Road and the surrounding area; along Hollywood Boulevard between
Laurel Canyon Boulevard and La Brea Avenue, including service along
Nichols Canyon Road, north of Hollywood Boulevard
-- Rancho Palos Verdes -- Along Hawthorne Boulevard and the surrounding
residential community
-- San Fernando -- Around Laurel Canyon Boulevard and San Fernando Mission
Boulevard as well as the I-5 Freeway near the busy I-5/I-405/I-118
interchange
-- San Marino -- Huntington Library and surrounding residential area
-- Santa Fe Springs -- Within a nearly one-mile radius of the intersection
of Interstate 5 and Alondra Boulevard
-- Torrance -- Around the Storm Business Park at the corner of Normandie
Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard, as well as a new housing development,
"Las Ventanas," and coverage along the 110 Freeway
-- West Hills -- Business district, north of the Fallbrook/Roscoe
intersection
-- Whittier -- Along Interstate 605 to Sorensen Avenue and from Washington
to Whittier Boulevard
The recent expansion adds to Verizon Wireless' $4.6 billion dollar
investment in California since 2000. Nationwide the company 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 wireless
network and to add services like BroadbandAccess, V CAST, VZ Navigator(SM),
and many more.
"This consistent investment is a key reason Verizon Wireless has ranked
first in customer loyalty in the industry in each of the last 14
quarters*," said John Palmer, regional president of Verizon Wireless.
Other examples of company leadership include being first to offer
nationwide plans with unlimited calling and the only provider to offer a
30-day network "Test Drive" pledge that pays for calls if a customer isn't
satisfied and switches to another carrier.
Verizon Wireless' reputation as the nation's most reliable wireless
network is supported by industry-leading redundancy and maintenance
measures. This has proven particularly valuable during natural disasters
and other emergencies across the country. Standard Verizon Wireless
network-reliability features include battery back-up power at all
facilities as well as generators installed at all switching facilities and
many cell site locations.
For more information about the company's network coverage, Test Drive
from Verizon Wireless or any Verizon Wireless products and services, visit
a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to
http://www.verizonwireless.com.
* Loyalty claims based upon publicly available churn (customer
turnover) figures.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and
data network, serving 67.2 million customers. Headquartered in Basking
Ridge, N.J., with 69,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint
venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE:
VOD). For more information, go to: 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.
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