Video Available of Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Trials in Boston

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Video Available of Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Trials in Boston

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., May 13 -- WHO: Verizon Wireless, the company with the nation's largest and most reliable wireless voice and 3G data network

WHAT: Video news release, "Verizon Wireless Boston 4G LTE Trial," which includes:

  --  Real-world, on-screen comparison of tomorrow's 4G and today's 3G
      wireless data speeds
  --  Customer reactions to the company's next-generation, high-speed
      wireless broadband network
  --  Verizon Wireless executive sound bites on future capabilities of the
      4G LTE network, which will roll out in 25 to 30 markets by the end of
      this year

WHERE: In Verizon Wireless' Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia

  On Verizon Wireless' YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/VerizonWirelessTV

  WHEN: Available now

BACKGROUND: Verizon Wireless has been testing and preparing its forthcoming 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in both Boston and Seattle since August 2009.

Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network field trials in the United States have demonstrated wireless data speeds that are significantly faster than today's 3G network speeds.  Trials in Boston and Seattle indicate the network is capable of average data rates of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink, offering Verizon Wireless customers mobile browsing speeds comparable to their current, typical online Internet experience.

  Visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/lte for more information.

  About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving nearly 93 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 81,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ)(NASDAQ:VZ) and Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD). For more information, visit 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.

Source: Verizon Wireless
   

CONTACT:  Tom Pica, Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7516,
Thomas.Pica@verizonwireless.com, http://twitter.com/VZWNetwork

Web Site:  http://www.verizonwireless.com/

Company News On-Call:  http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/094251.html

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