Verizon Wireless Expands Service in Brooklyn
December 6, 2001
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NEW YORK, NY
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Verizon Wireless has expanded service coverage in Brooklyn with a new cell site in the Bensonhurst section and one near Ocean Parkway.
"The new cell sites will provide customers who live in and travel through these areas with greater wireless network coverage and increased clarity when making wireless calls," said Heidi Hemmer, Verizon Wireless Director of Engineering in metropolitan New York.
The Bensonhurst site improves service on Bay Parkway from Bensonhurst Park to 86th Street, and on Cropsey Avenue from 19th to 24th Streets.
The other new site enhances wireless calling on Ocean Parkway between
Avenue U and Avenue Z.
The new sites are part of a $4 billion investment program this year to improve and extend the reach of the Verizon Wireless nationwide network. More than $300 million of that investment is being used to stay ahead of the growing demand for Verizon Wireless products and services in the New York Metro area.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless is the largest wireless communications provider in the U.S. with more than 28.7 million wireless voice and data customers. The coast-to-coast wireless provider was formed by the combination of the U.S. wireless businesses of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Verizon Wireless has a footprint covering more than 90 percent of the U.S. population, 49 of the top 50 and 97 of the top 100 U.S. markets. The company, headquartered in Bedminster, NJ, is 40,000 employees strong. Reporters and editors can find more information about the company on the Web at http://www.verizonwireless.com.