Verizon Wireless: 100 Percent Of Wireless Broadband Network Now Enhanced With Faster Speeds

Verizon Wireless: 100 Percent Of Wireless Broadband Network Now Enhanced With Faster Speeds

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., June 29 -- Verizon Wireless announced today
that all of its CDMA 1x Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) network
nationwide has been enhanced to Revision (Rev.) A technology. The
enhancements throughout the company's wireless broadband network
provide customers from coast to coast with access to e-mail, everyday
corporate data, the Internet and more at faster speeds and the ability
to upload files eight to nine times faster than before.

"Earlier this year, we announced we were making the nation's first
wireless broadband network even better by significantly improving
network speeds and performance," said Dick Lynch, executive vice
president and chief technical officer for Verizon Wireless. "In just
the first two quarters of this year, we made that pledge a kept
promise. When other carriers still operate networks that don't allow
customers to download music over-the-air or access e-mail at speeds
faster than dial-up, Verizon Wireless is meeting the needs of more than
210 million people with wireless music downloads, faster access to
e-mail and true wireless broadband Internet browsing."

The enhanced network allows Verizon Wireless customers to download
files at speeds as much as ten times faster than customers of other
wireless service providers that use different broadly deployed network
technologies.

BroadbandAccess at Faster Speeds

The company's flagship business data service, BroadbandAccess, runs
faster and more efficiently with the new network enhancements;
customers can take advantage of upload speeds that are eight to nine
times faster than before plus interact with Web-based applications with
improved latency for an even better experience. For example,
BroadbandAccess customers with Rev. A- compatible devices can now
expect average download speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4
megabits per second and average upload speeds of 500-800 kbps, which
means customers can 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.

Devices that take advantage of the faster speeds provided by the
EV-DO Rev. A network enhancements include the USB720 wireless modem,
V740 ExpressCard, AirCard 595 and PC5750 PC Cards from Verizon
Wireless, which are fully compatible with the company's enhanced and
existing wireless broadband networks and the company's NationalAccess
network (based on CDMA 1xRTT technology).

Network Testing

Verizon Wireless dedicates a team of technical professionals,
real-life "test men and women" across the country, to monitor and test
the network every day to ensure efficient operation. The quality
testing teams drive a fleet of 98 specially equipped test vehicles
almost 1,000,000 miles annually on city streets, major highways,
secondary roads and rural roads to test network performance, call
quality and data network performance on the Verizon Wireless network
and the networks of up to seven other wireless carriers. Annually, they
place more than three million test calls and perform 16 million data
tests.

The information they gather is used not only to compare performance
with competitors', but also to help engineers plan the company's annual
$6 billion network improvement program, including placement of new cell
sites and expansion of existing call capabilities in growing
communities. Verizon Wireless has invested $37 billion in the last
seven years to increase the coverage and capacity of its national
network and to add new services.

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 60.7 million customers. The largest US
wireless company and largest wireless data provider, based on revenues,
Verizon Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 66,000
employees nationwide. The company is a joint venture of Verizon
Communications VZ and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more
information on the Web at 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.