Hamden, Connecticut Residents to Benefit from Verizon Wireless Network Expansion

  Investing to Stay Ahead of Growing Demand for Wireless Voice, Multimedia

                            and Internet Access



    HAMDEN, Conn., Aug. 20 /EMWNews/ -- In a continuing effort to

provide the best wireless service for local residents in New Haven County,

Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site. The new site increases

wireless voice and data coverage and capacity along Whitney Avenue, Sperry

Road, and Tuttle Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut as well as the surrounding

area.



    Verizon Wireless has invested more than $45 billion since it was formed

to increase the coverage and capacity of its national network and to add

new services like BroadbandAccess and V CAST. Regionally the company has

invested over $2.2 billion into its New England network, including over

$100 million during the first six months of 2008. As a result of these

investments, every Verizon Wireless cell site in New England provides

wireless broadband connectivity.



    "We've always believed that even the most advanced cell phone is only

as good as the network it runs on," said director for Network Systems

Performance for Verizon Wireless, Richard Enright. "We continue to

aggressively invest into our wireless networks across New England to

increase coverage and capacity for our customers."



    BroadbandAccess offers computer users the nation's most reliable high-

speed wireless mobile broadband network, operating at average upload speeds

between 500 and 800 kbps, and download speeds between 600 kbps and 1.4 mbps

over Verizon Wireless' BroadbandAccess with EV-DO Revision A network. V

CAST brings video clips of TV shows, music on demand and other multimedia

services to wireless phones.



    Strong demand for Verizon Wireless services continued during the second

quarter of 2008 as the company added 1.5 million net new customers and, for

the fifteenth consecutive quarter, reported the lowest customer turnover

(highest customer loyalty) rate in the wireless industry.



    The company's 'nation's most reliable wireless network' reputation is

based on network studies performed by real-life test men and test women

throughout the country who inspired the "can you hear me now" national

advertising campaign. Nationally, these test men and women drive nearly 100

specially equipped vehicles almost 1,000,000 miles annually on Interstate,

U.S. and state highways as well as major roads and surface streets in

high-population areas, based upon U.S. Census counts, to confirm that voice

calls and data connections are successful on the first attempt and stay

connected. Vehicles are equipped with computers that automatically make

more than three million voice call attempts and more than 16 million data

tests annually on Verizon Wireless' network and the networks of other

carriers.

    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.