Verizon Wireless Expands Digital Service in Rancho Cucamonga, California Neighborhood

[Andy]

Verizon Wireless Expands Digital Service in Rancho Cucamonga, California Neighborhoods

Investment Made to Stay Ahead of Growing Demand for Wireless Calling On the Nation’s Most Reliable Network



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Ken Muche
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06/30/2004

IRVINE, CA — In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for Los Angeles residents, Verizon Wireless, the nation’s leading wireless provider, has expanded its digital, high-speed network in Rancho Cucamonga, California, by adding a new cell site north of Ontario International Airport.

The site provides new coverage and increased call capacity for residents and commuters traveling between Arrow and 6th streets, as well as on 8th Street between Haven Avenue and Archibald Avenue, including Old Town Park. The site includes Verizon Wireless’ standard network redundancy features to ensure superior reliability.

“This network expansion allows us to meet the growing need of local businesses and consumers for reliable voice calls and data applications,” said Marni Walden, Verizon Wireless regional president.

In 2003, Verizon Wireless invested $600 million to further expand and enhance its wireless voice and data network in California, and safeguard network reliability. Each year, Verizon Wireless invests on average about a billion dollars every 90 days in its national network, constantly improving and expanding what already is the largest, most reliable nationwide wireless network in the United States.

The company’s ‘most reliable network’ claim is based on network studies performed by real-life test men and test women who inspired the company’s national advertising campaign. They conduct more than 300,000 call attempts monthly on Verizon Wireless’ and other national wireless carriers’ networks, while traveling over 100,000 miles of the most frequently traveled roadways nationwide in specially equipped, company-owned quality test vehicles.

Verizon Wireless’ network reliability is also supported by industry-leading redundancy and maintenance measures, which have proven particularly valuable during natural disasters and other emergencies such as the southern California wildfires in 2003. 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. The company also operates a fleet of mobile generators and temporary cell sites, or cells-on-wheels, ready for deployment. For example, the company recently deployed a cell-on-wheels at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless is the nation’s leading provider of wireless communications. The company has the largest nationwide wireless voice and data network and 40 million customers. Headquartered in Bedminster, NJ, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at www.verizonwireless.com. To receive broadcast-quality video footage of Verizon Wireless operations, log onto www.thenewsmarket.com/verizonwireless.

[larry]

Wow they put out a press release for the addition of one cell site? Where did you find this at?

Funny but Sprint just added a new cell site in the exact same place late last year.

[Andy]

Found it in Verizon Wireless's news section on Verizonwireless.com

[larry]

That's pretty cool they would release something like for just a single new tower. I wish Sprint would do that. Sprint used to have new tower updates like that but did away with them.

[Airb330]

Originally Posted by larry

That's pretty cool they would release something like for just a single new tower. I wish Sprint would do that. Sprint used to have new tower updates like that but did away with them.

They did when VZ added a tower in my college town. Too bad it still didn't help enough!

[Gamer03]

Originally Posted by larry

Wow they put out a press release for the addition of one cell site? Where did you find this at?

Funny but Sprint just added a new cell site in the exact same place late last year.

It must be a slow cell site(s) addition month for Verizon...j/k

[jones]

wow.. must be a special tower.