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Verizon Wireless Covers all of Tennessee
(Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
Verizon Wireless announced that it spent over $78 million to enhance
voice and data services and coverage throughout Tennessee in the first
six months of 2008.
The company said it now covers all 95 counties and approximately 41,898
square miles across the state thanks to the investment of nearly $634.5
million in Tennessee since 2003.
The investment is part of Verizon Wireless' aggressive multi-billion
dollar network investment each year to stay ahead of the growing demand
in Tennessee for the company's superior voice and data services and to
help ensure the Tennessee network is ready when severe weather hits.
Major areas of improvement across Tennessee since January include:
-- New voice and wireless broadband coverage areas in East Tennessee
including Gate City VA on US23/US58, Abingdon VA on US19/US58A,
Mountain City on SR 67, US421/SR34 toward Bristol; US 421 toward TN-8,
US19E/SR37 from Hampton to the North Carolina border.
-- New coverage in the East Tennessee towns of Ewing, Jonesville,
Dryden, Norton, Wise, Grundy and Glade Spring, Roan Mountain, Shady
Valley, VA towns of Clinchport and Duffield.
-- New voice and wireless broadband coverage in the Greater Knoxville
including the towns of Birchwood and Loudon, SR 60 between Georgetown,
Dayton and Birchwood Pike (SR312), Loudon on SR72; US11 towards the
SR324 junction, Highway 92 between Jefferson City and Rutledge, Highway
321 to 411, Highway 321 to 129 and Highway 321 (between Newport and
Cosby, New Market and Morristown, Friendsville and Maryville).
-- New voice and wireless broadband coverage in West Tennessee
including downtown Dyersburg, US 51 (between Memphis and Dyersburg),
Jackson (South to Mississippi state line and East on I-40 to the
Tennessee River), Tunica, Mississippi area (including I-69, I-55 and US
301) and town of Eudora. Memphis area including Bailey Station, Holmes
Road, Center Hill Road and the residential area of Forrest Wind.
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Copyright ? 2008 Wireless News
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