[November 08, 2006] Verizon Wireless Broadband Wireless Network Now Available in Greenville, NC Tweet GREENVILLE, N.C., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on its successful strategy to provide customers superior wireless services in North Carolina, Verizon Wireless announced today the launch of the company's Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) network in Greenville, NC, enabling both its BroadbandAccess and V CAST services. Verizon Wireless' customers in Greenville now have access to the latest high-speed business and entertainment services on their wireless phones, laptop computers and other wireless devices. "Our broadband expansion to Greenville is part of Verizon Wireless' continuing focus to provide high-speed data services to our customers throughout North Carolina," said Jerry Fountain, region president for Verizon Wireless. "Greenville joins several other EV-DO markets in North Carolina that currently offer Verizon Wireless' high-speed business and entertainment services such as Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham, Greensboro and most recently Wilmington." Last year, Verizon Wireless invested $330 million in North Carolina to build, maintain and expand its high-quality network, and the growth continues in 2006. Verizon Wireless has invested $30 billion nationwide over the last six years -- to ensure network reliability and expanded coverage and capacity. BroadbandAccess BroadbandAccess provides on-the-go professionals with full, mobile access to their corporate information as if they were attached to the information via a high-speed wired connection. Users can conduct business anytime, anywhere in the BroadbandAccess coverage area via a secure, true high-speed data connection. With average access speeds of 400-700 kilobits per second (kbps), users can download a 1 Megabyte e-mail attachment -- the equivalent of a small PowerPoint(R) presentation or a large PDF file -- in about 20 seconds. Current and new customers with any voice plan can now get unlimited BroadbandAccess for $59.99 monthly access with a two-year customer agreement. For non-voice customers, BroadbandAccess is available for $79.99 monthly access for unlimited use with a one-year customer agreement. V CAST V CAST, the nation's first wireless broadband multimedia service for consumers, offers the most comprehensive selection available of music, videos and 3D games on demand. Users can stream video clips (up to 5 minutes long) of the hottest entertainment, music videos, movie trailers, sports highlights, news and breaking weather directly to their Verizon Wireless V CAST-capable phone. With V CAST Music, customers can browse and download songs from the V CAST Music library of 1.4 million songs directly onto their V CAST Music-enabled phone or Windows(R) XP-enabled PC. They can also transfer music from their PC to their V CAST Music-enabled phone and take their tunes with them without a second device. Customers with select V CAST-enabled phones can check out V CAST whenever they want for just $3.00 for 24-hour use. Additional BroadbandAccess and V CAST pricing and product information is available at http://www.verizonwireless.com/. About Verizon Wireless Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable wireless network, serving 56.7 million voice and data customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at 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. Verizon Wireless CONTACT: Carly Culbertson of Verizon Wireless, +1-864-987-2006, [email protected]; or Erin Nelson of JDPR,+1-864-233-3776, ext. 17, or [email protected] Web site: http://www.verizonwireless.com/http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]