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Verizon Wireless Expands Wireless Broadband Service in Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Delaware and Otsego Counties in New York

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless announced today it has introduced BroadbandAccess, its wireless broadband service, in Chautauqua andOtsego Counties for the first time and expanded its coverage in Cattaraugus andDelaware Counties, giving local customers access to the latest high-speed business and entertainment services on their wireless phones, laptop and desktop computers, and PDAs.

Customers living in and visiting these areas can now access their e-mail, corporate data, the Internet and more at broadband speeds -- in their homes or on the road. They can also view and download video clips on their phones, download music onto their handsets over-the-air, play 3D games, and send large data files at faster speeds as the company continues to expand the next generation of its high-speed wireless broadband network across Upstate New York.

The company has added CDMA 1x Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A) technology to more than 50 cell sites in the following areas:

    Chautauqua County:
    Jamestown           Findley Lake        Poland
    Dunkirk             Portland            Chautauqua
    Fredonia            Westfield           Silver Creek
    Mayville            Cherry Creek        Sherman
    Ripley              Ellington

    Cattaraugus County:
    Salamanca           Plato               Killbuck
    Little Valley       Napoli
    Ellicottville       Dayton
    Franklinville       Ashford Hollow
    Machias             Gowanda

    Delaware County:
    Walton              Cooks Falls
    Stamford            Peakville
    Hancock             Horton
    Fish's Eddy         East Branch

    Otsego County:
    Oneonta             Unadilla
    Cooperstown         Milford
    Springfield         East Hill
    Worcester           Edmeston

"Verizon Wireless is focused on providing the best customer experience, and a major part of that commitment is making sure we continue to have the best, most reliable network," said Marquett Smith, president of Verizon Wireless' Upstate New York region. "Instead of merely offering wireless broadband service in metropolitan areas or near major airports, we're committed to giving our customers the ability to access the Internet, corporate data and premium entertainment content at broadband speeds throughout Upstate New York."

Verizon Wireless' wireless broadband network now stretches across Western, Central andEastern New York fromLake Erie to the Hudson River Valley, including the cities ofBuffalo,Rochester,Syracuse,Utica/Rome,Albany, Jamestown,Elmira/Corning,Ithaca,Binghamton,Watertown,Canton/Potsdam, Glens Falls,Poughkeepsie and into theNew York City area, as well as hundreds of towns and villages across the state.

The entire Upstate New York EV-DO network is now Rev. A capable, meaning customers can enjoy even faster speeds than before when both downloading and sending large files on the company's broadband data network.

BroadbandAccess provides average download speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits per second and average upload speeds of 500-800 kbps, translating to being able to download a 1 Megabyte e-mail attachment -- the equivalent of a small PowerPoint(R) presentation or a large PDF file -- in about eight seconds and upload the same-sized file in less than 13 seconds.

"Our enhanced BroadbandAccess service gives our customers three key advantages in wireless communication: speed, mobility and security," said Smith. "With these advantages comes an increase in productivity and bottom-line business benefits."

The company's high-speed network also enables its V CAST multimedia services, offering customers the ability to download full-song tracks from V CAST Music with Rhapsody so customers can access a library of more than 5 million tunes, play cutting-edge 3D games and stream video clips straight to their handsets with top transmission speeds. With content updated daily, customers can watch dozens of on-demand videos, including breaking news, weather, sports highlights and the hottest entertainment clips.

BroadbandAccess is available for $39.99 monthly access for 50 MB of data usage, or $59.99 monthly access for 5 GB of data usage with a new one- or two-year agreement. BroadbandAccess service also is available as an integrated option on select notebook and laptop computers. For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 68.7 million customers. Headquartered inBasking Ridge, N.J., with 70,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, go to: 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

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