Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network Expands In Buffalo Area

Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network has also recently activated new 4G LTE coverage on ten sites in the Buffalo area, expanding and filling in coverage on the high-speed data network it launched locally in October 2011. 4G LTE lets Verizon Wireless customers use their 4G LTE-enabled devices to surf the Web, post status updates and photos, share music, and download files at speeds up to 10 times faster than customers on 3G networks.

New 4G LTE sites are located in Buffalo (two), Barker, Grand Island, Hamburg, Lancaster, Middleport, Tonawanda (two) and Wilson. For street-level detail of coverage and more, please visit www.verizonwireless.com/4GLTE.

Two years after its launch, the Verizon 4G LTE network is available to more than 273 million people across the U.S. - close to 89 percent of the U.S. population.

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 98.2 million retail customers, including 92.5 million retail postpaid customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 73,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com.