Wireless Phone Users in Johnson County Now Experience Even Clearer Reception and Fewer Dropped Calls

              Verizon Wireless Activates Cell Site in Shawnee



    SHAWNEE, Kan., Aug. 14 /EMWNews/ -- Verizon Wireless, the only major

carrier with a 30-day network test-drive pledge that pays for calls if a

customer isn't satisfied and switches to another carrier, has activated a

new cell site in Shawnee that expands network coverage and increases

capacity, enabling more customers to use their wireless phones concurrently

to make calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video messages;

and download games and ringtones while enjoying clearer reception and fewer

dropped calls.



    This new cell site improves Verizon Wireless' voice and data network in

and around Shawnee. Specifically, Verizon Wireless customers will

experience better coverage in an area bordered by Lackman Road in the east

to Nieman Road in the west, and from 61st Street in the south to Oak Grove

Road in the north.



    "This network enhancement reflects our ongoing commitment to meet the

growing needs of our customers and to provide them with the reliable, high

quality service they expect from Verizon Wireless," said Lou Sigillo,

president-Kansas/Missouri Region, Verizon Wireless.



    Reliable service is fundamental to customer loyalty, and Verizon

Wireless boasts the highest customer loyalty in the industry, as measured

by the company's low percent of customer turnover.



    "The value we offer our customers is closely tied to our

industry-leading customer retention," Sigillo said. "Wireless consumers

today understand that value is not defined by price alone. A major reason

our customers choose Verizon Wireless and stay with us is because we offer

the nation's most reliable network."



    This new cell site is part of Verizon Wireless' continual effort to

expand coverage, increase capacity and enhance the quality of its wireless

voice and data network in Kansas and throughout the country. Verizon

Wireless has invested $44 billion since it was formed -- $5.5 billion on

average every year -- to increase the coverage and capacity of its national

network and to add new services.

    About Verizon Wireless



    Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and

data network, serving 68.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking

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: 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.