Senator Jay Rockefeller and Verizon to Announce Plans to Launch 4G LTE in 10 West Virginia Metropolitan Areas
CHARLESTON, W.Va., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ --
Senator Jay Rockefeller, Governor Joe Manchin and Tony
Melone, senior vice president and chief technology
WHO: officer for Verizon Wireless
Senator Rockefeller, Governor Manchin and Mr. Melone
will announce Verizon's plans to deploy its 4G Long
Term Evolution (LTE) wireless network in 10 West
WHAT: Virginia cities.
WHERE: Embassy Suites Hotel
300 Court Street
Salon CD
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
WHEN: Wednesday, October 27, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Verizon Wireless is deploying the world's first large-
scale 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network to 38
markets and more than 60 commercial airports across
the nation, covering more than 110 million Americans.
The company will begin its West Virginia wireless
expansion and 4G deployment in Charleston this year
and roll out to other metropolitan areas throughout
BACKGROUND: the state by 2013.
While Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network promises much
more than speed, the first application gives
employees the ability to work at significantly faster
speeds and improved latency, increasing productivity
and the opportunity to get work done where their
business takes them.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 92 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 79,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, Nasdaq: VOD). For more information, visit http://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 http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless
CONTACT: Laura Merritt, Verizon Wireless, +1-614-345-3210, laura.merritt@verizonwireless.com; Chris Demeropolis, For Verizon Wireless, +1-513-271-7222 ext. 25, cdemeropolis@wordsworthweb.com