Verizon Wireless Expands 4G LTE Network In Poughkeepsie Area

         Verizon Wireless Expands 4G LTE Network In Poughkeepsie Area

PR Newswire

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Nov. 19, 2012

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

WHO:          Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's largest 4G LTE network and
              largest, most reliable 3G network
              Verizon Wireless recently activated new 4G LTE coverage on six sites in the
              Poughkeepsie area, expanding and filling in coverage on the high-speed data
WHAT:         network it launched locally in December 2011. 4G LTE lets Verizon Wireless
              customers use their 4G LTE-enabled devices to surf the Web, post status
              updates and photos, share music, and download files at speeds up to 10
              times faster than customers on 3G networks.  
WHERE:        New 4G LTE sites are located in Poughkeepsie, Beacon, Clinton Corners,
              Hopewell Junction, Kingston and West Hurley.
              For street-level detail of coverage and more, please visit
              www.verizonwireless.com/4GLTE.
              The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network offers more 4G LTE coverage than all
              other competitors' networks combined.  As of November 15, the network is
BACKGROUND:   available to more than 250 million people in more than 440 markets
              throughout the United States.  In real-world, fully loaded network
              environments, users will see average data rates of 5 to 12 megabits per
              second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink.
              To learn more about how 4G LTE is changing the ways Verizon Wireless
              customers communicate, please visit
              http://news.verizonwireless.com/news/2012/11/4G-LTE-network-innovation.html
              For a full list of 4G LTE markets please visit www.verizonwireless.com/lte.

About Verizon Wireless   
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest,
most reliable 3G network. The company serves nearly 96 million retail
customers, including 90.4 million retail postpaid customers.  Headquartered in
Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 75,000 employees nationwide, Verizon
Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and
Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD).  For more information, visit
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 www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

SOURCE Verizon Wireless

Website: http://www.verizonwireless.com
Contact: John O'Malley, Verizon Wireless, +1-585-321-7264 or +1-585-261-5899,
John.omalley@verizonwireless.com, http://twitter.com/VZWjohno