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Codepyro · 09-12-2003, 9:48 AM

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 11, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Verizon Wireless, the nation's leading provider of wireless services, has invested more than $250 million in its network in Southern California since the beginning of 2003. Improvements have impacted nearly every network mile from Ventura County to the Mexican Border and enhanced the company's wireless reach and capability in the most populated region of the United States.

Verizon Wireless' Southern California investment is part of the company's aggressive national network investment program, which has averaged $4 billion a year for the last two years.

Among the enhancements has been the doubling of capacity for voice calls and the extension of its high-speed data network, known as Express Network(sm). Verizon Wireless' Express Network allows customers throughout the Southern California region, and across the nation, to send and receive information from their laptop computers wirelessly at speeds similar to, or better than, what they experience when dialing in from their home computers.

"With local number portability right around the corner, it is more important than ever that we continue to ensure our network superiority," said Marni Walden, president -- Southern California Region. "Extra capacity for voice calls and high-speed wireless data access on our Express Network are helping us meet consumer and business needs. For example, Express Network, now available in thousands of cities and towns across the nation on Verizon Wireless' network, has become a key tool for many businesses -- from major corporations to small businesses -- for whom it is essential that data be sent to, and received from, employees in the field."

Emboldened by its successes and by consumer demand for high-quality products, the investment also enabled Verizon Wireless to launch two new services this summer. Push to Talk and Picture Messaging are becoming the most demanded handsets among both business and consumer sectors.

Verizon Wireless customers can communicate easily and dependably with a walkie-talkie service that allows them to identify who's available for conversation. In addition, Picture Messaging enables users to take pictures with what is now the industry's easiest and most efficient handset, requiring just four "clicks," or taps on the keypad, to take and transmit a photo with or without a text message

Tony E! · 09-12-2003, 11:23 AM

great news codepro, tx for the update.

larry · 09-12-2003, 1:45 PM

Not saying I don't believe this but I haven't seen Verizon building any new towers at all here In Orange County this year which makes up a big part of So. Cal (population wise). Where are all these improvements going in at? Maybe they mean improvements to existing cell sites? It also seems to me that I remember Verizon releasing another news release very similar about So. Cal just a year or so ago.

The most new construction is being done by carriers in this order:

1) Cingular/T-Mobile
2) AT&T GSM
3) Sprint
4) Nextel
5) Verizon

Rasputin · 09-12-2003, 6:26 PM

Glad to here they are putting the money in SoCal. I have not had any problems with busies in Socal, Nyc, Chicago, SF, SD, Dallas, Miami, Boston, but it is good to hear they are preparing for the future...

Airb330 · 09-13-2003, 12:52 PM

They spent about 5$ to inprove the network in Delaware. Honestly, I have not seen one new site go up since I have had Verizon in Nov01. They have tweaked, but no new sites within 20 miles of my house, and probably not in Wilmington (it's ROCK solid) and definitely not in Newark [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img] (my campus).

budney · 09-13-2003, 4:18 PM

Intresting news, but there coverage in SoCal is fine. I never had a problem with calls or EN. To me it seems they could of used the money to improve other areas of the country. Or use it to hire new reps in SoCal with more brain capacity than current reps.

larry · 09-13-2003, 4:53 PM

Yeah that is what I don't understand either. Why put more money into an area that is already top notch? I don't see them building any new towers around here but I do see cranes out at their existing sites sometimes. Maybe they're adding capacity to them or something.

budney · 09-13-2003, 6:01 PM

Well the article did focus on Verizon adding capacity, not necessarly with adding new towers though. I know Verizon is just starting to sell service in Bullhead City, AZ, but I would of loved to seen some of that money go to try to cover Kingman. It would be nice to have another national provider with good data services in that area. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

larry · 09-13-2003, 6:09 PM

Sprint's been in Kingman for 3 years now. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

budney · 09-13-2003, 8:58 PM

And the coverage was great there too. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

GoodmanR · 09-13-2003, 10:45 PM

I have not seen a new Verizon tower up anywhere in the last year...

CaliforniaJay · 09-14-2003, 10:23 PM

Strange!

I've been with Verizon for almost 4 years now and honestly, if there has been any change within the past year in Southern California, it has been for the worse. I KNOW there are spots now where I do not get good coverage at all compared to what I used to get.

If they really are spending money here, I would love to know what they are spending it on!

09-12-2003, 9:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
Codepyro Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 429 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Verizon Wireless Invests More Than $250 Million in Southern California to Enhance Net IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 11, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Verizon Wireless, the nation's leading provider of wireless services, has invested more than $250 million in its network in Southern California since the beginning of 2003. Improvements have impacted nearly every network mile from Ventura County to the Mexican Border and enhanced the company's wireless reach and capability in the most populated region of the United States. Verizon Wireless' Southern California investment is part of the company's aggressive national network investment program, which has averaged $4 billion a year for the last two years. Among the enhancements has been the doubling of capacity for voice calls and the extension of its high-speed data network, known as Express Network(sm). Verizon Wireless' Express Network allows customers throughout the Southern California region, and across the nation, to send and receive information from their laptop computers wirelessly at speeds similar to, or better than, what they experience when dialing in from their home computers. "With local number portability right around the corner, it is more important than ever that we continue to ensure our network superiority," said Marni Walden, president -- Southern California Region. "Extra capacity for voice calls and high-speed wireless data access on our Express Network are helping us meet consumer and business needs. For example, Express Network, now available in thousands of cities and towns across the nation on Verizon Wireless' network, has become a key tool for many businesses -- from major corporations to small businesses -- for whom it is essential that data be sent to, and received from, employees in the field." Emboldened by its successes and by consumer demand for high-quality products, the investment also enabled Verizon Wireless to launch two new services this summer. Push to Talk and Picture Messaging are becoming the most demanded handsets among both business and consumer sectors. Verizon Wireless customers can communicate easily and dependably with a walkie-talkie service that allows them to identify who's available for conversation. In addition, Picture Messaging enables users to take pictures with what is now the industry's easiest and most efficient handset, requiring just four "clicks," or taps on the keypad, to take and transmit a photo with or without a text message

09-12-2003, 11:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
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09-12-2003, 1:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,949 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 17 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts Images: 146 My Auctions	Verizon Wireless Invests More Than $250 Million in Southern California to Enhance Net Not saying I don't believe this but I haven't seen Verizon building any new towers at all here In Orange County this year which makes up a big part of So. Cal (population wise). Where are all these improvements going in at? Maybe they mean improvements to existing cell sites? It also seems to me that I remember Verizon releasing another news release very similar about So. Cal just a year or so ago. The most new construction is being done by carriers in this order: 1) Cingular/T-Mobile 2) AT&T GSM 3) Sprint 4) Nextel 5) Verizon

09-12-2003, 6:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rasputin Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,044 Phone(s): Apple Iphone, Motorola Q, Motorola Razr, IPAQ GSM PDA Provider(s): ATT, Verizon Devices: PDA, GPS, MP3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Verizon Wireless Invests More Than $250 Million in Southern California to Enhance Net Glad to here they are putting the money in SoCal. I have not had any problems with busies in Socal, Nyc, Chicago, SF, SD, Dallas, Miami, Boston, but it is good to hear they are preparing for the future... __________________ Rasputinj DealSvengali.com Cell Phone and Tech Deals

09-13-2003, 12:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
Airb330 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 3,525 Phone(s): iPhone, Pantech EVDO Provider(s): at&t/Sprint for datacard Devices: iPod Nano (Black), XM Radio Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Images: 3	Verizon Wireless Invests More Than $250 Million in Southern California to Enhance Net They spent about 5$ to inprove the network in Delaware. Honestly, I have not seen one new site go up since I have had Verizon in Nov01. They have tweaked, but no new sites within 20 miles of my house, and probably not in Wilmington (it's ROCK solid) and definitely not in Newark [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img] (my campus).

09-13-2003, 4:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
budney Resident Headbanger Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: FV, CA Posts: 4,446 Phone(s): Touch Pro, Katana II Provider(s): Sprint Devices: 30GB Zune & 1GB Zen Stone Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Images: 14 My Auctions	Verizon Wireless Invests More Than $250 Million in Southern California to Enhance Net Intresting news, but there coverage in SoCal is fine. I never had a problem with calls or EN. To me it seems they could of used the money to improve other areas of the country. Or use it to hire new reps in SoCal with more brain capacity than current reps. __________________ 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it,' unless you're a tweaker, and in that case you already fixed it ten times and it's still broken. - Dave Mustaine

09-13-2003, 4:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,949 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 17 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts Images: 146 My Auctions	Verizon Wireless Invests More Than $250 Million in Southern California to Enhance Net Yeah that is what I don't understand either. Why put more money into an area that is already top notch? I don't see them building any new towers around here but I do see cranes out at their existing sites sometimes. Maybe they're adding capacity to them or something.

09-13-2003, 6:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
budney Resident Headbanger Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: FV, CA Posts: 4,446 Phone(s): Touch Pro, Katana II Provider(s): Sprint Devices: 30GB Zune & 1GB Zen Stone Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Images: 14 My Auctions	Verizon Wireless Invests More Than $250 Million in Southern California to Enhance Net Well the article did focus on Verizon adding capacity, not necessarly with adding new towers though. I know Verizon is just starting to sell service in Bullhead City, AZ, but I would of loved to seen some of that money go to try to cover Kingman. It would be nice to have another national provider with good data services in that area. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] __________________ 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it,' unless you're a tweaker, and in that case you already fixed it ten times and it's still broken. - Dave Mustaine

09-13-2003, 6:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,949 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 17 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts Images: 146 My Auctions	Verizon Wireless Invests More Than $250 Million in Southern California to Enhance Net Sprint's been in Kingman for 3 years now. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

09-13-2003, 8:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
budney Resident Headbanger Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: FV, CA Posts: 4,446 Phone(s): Touch Pro, Katana II Provider(s): Sprint Devices: 30GB Zune & 1GB Zen Stone Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Images: 14 My Auctions	Verizon Wireless Invests More Than $250 Million in Southern California to Enhance Net And the coverage was great there too. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] __________________ 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it,' unless you're a tweaker, and in that case you already fixed it ten times and it's still broken. - Dave Mustaine

09-13-2003, 10:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
GoodmanR Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 3,140 Phone(s): Moto v3 Razr, Blackberry 7230 Provider(s): Cingular (Voice) + T-Mobile (Blackberry) Devices: Crackberry Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Verizon Wireless Invests More Than $250 Million in Southern California to Enhance Net I have not seen a new Verizon tower up anywhere in the last year... __________________ New Job = New Phone

09-14-2003, 10:23 PM	#12 (permalink)
CaliforniaJay Fresh Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Verizon Wireless Invests More Than $250 Million in Southern California to Enhance Net Strange! I've been with Verizon for almost 4 years now and honestly, if there has been any change within the past year in Southern California, it has been for the worse. I KNOW there are spots now where I do not get good coverage at all compared to what I used to get. If they really are spending money here, I would love to know what they are spending it on!

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