Demand Climbs For Wireless Voice, Multimedia And Internet Access In West Phoenix, Arizona

Verizon Wireless adds a new 3G cell site to stay ahead of growth in usage.

CHANDLER, AZ — Wireless users in yet another Arizona location are now experiencing expanded voice and data coverage thanks to the addition of a new cell site from Verizon Wireless, the carrier with the highest customer loyalty.

The new site improves 3G coverage and call capacity in the West Valley along 67th Avenue from Thomas Road to Buckeye Road, and along Interstate 10 from 59th Avenue to 75th Avenue.

With the improved network coverage, customers can use their wireless phones and devices to make more calls; send and receive e-mail, text and multimedia messages; download music, games and ringtones; and view high-quality videos all while on-the-go.

In the first half of 2008, Verizon Wireless invested more than $60 million in its Arizona network. Nationwide, the company has invested more than $48 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. The company now has the nation’s largest 3G network.

Verizon Wireless is the most widely used brand of service in wireless. The company now serves more than 70.8 million customers nationwide.

In the third quarter of 2008, the company delivered more than 80 billion text messages and nearly 1.5 billion picture/video messages. Customers also completed 43 million music and video downloads.

“Our network expansion in west Phoenix is just another example of how we invest our resources to stay ahead of demand and to make sure that our customers enjoy a superior wireless experience,” said Tony Heyman, regional president of Verizon Wireless.

“This consistent investment is a key reason Verizon Wireless has ranked first in customer loyalty in the industry in each of the last 15 quarters.”*

Other examples of company leadership include being first to offer nationwide unlimited calling plans 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 of our products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.

* Loyalty claims based upon publicly available churn (customer turnover) figures.