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Verizon Wireless announced that in 2011 they invested $87 million in Western Pa  in  2011 and over  $1.4 billion in upgrades to the VZW Network in all of Pennsylvania since 2000. This marks a significant investment in PA to not only maintain their network, but to grow their 3G network and lay the groundwork for 4G to spread across all of this great state. Check out the Press Release after the jump.

 

VERIZON WIRELESS INVESTS $87 MILLION IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA

2011 Network Spending Supports Growing Company & Consumer Demand

WARRENDALE, Pa.—Verizon Wireless announced today it invested $87 million in 2011 to enhance its network in the western half of Pennsylvania, which includes the expansion of 4G LTE to 30 cities and towns across the state as well as Penn State University.
The company’s continuing investment to support Pennsylvania’s infrastructure required for economic development and robust business growth included:
·         Adding new cell sites and upgrading equipment on existing cell sites to increase coverage and capacity of the company’s voice and data network;
·         Installing permanent backup generators at cell sites to ensure the network remains reliable during times of crisis;
·         And prepping the backbone of the network to deploy 4G LTE at urban and rural locations across the state.
“The reliability of Verizon’s network is a vital key for not only businesses, research parks, start-ups and entrepreneurs, but also for consumers,” said Mark Frazier, president–Ohio/Pennsylvania/West Virginia Region, Verizon Wireless. “As Verizon continues to cover America with the blazing fast speeds 4G LTE offers, customers will depend on our network even more, thereby changing the face of how we do business and how we rely on wireless devices.”
Frazier said the strategic investment will help major urban centers as well as innovative rural broadband communities across Pennsylvania to be front and center as they bid on new businesses and host major events.
Since the company was formed in 2000, Verizon Wireless has invested more than $1.4 billion on improvements to its network in Pennsylvania.

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