High-Speed Network Gives Verizon Wireless Customers Access to Fast Wireless Internet, Email, Mobile Music, Videos and More

BUCYRUS, Ohio, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless announced todaythat it has expanded the national rollout of its high-speed wireless networkto portions of Crawford County including the neighboring communities ofBucyrus, Vernon Township and Galion, and along State Route 30 from Bucyruseast to Galion.

'Ohio is home to many vital markets with dynamic, tech-savvy businesspeople, students, visitors and residents who want to stay connected,' saidRoger Tang, president-Ohio/Pennsylvania/West Virginia Region, VerizonWireless. 'The launch of our broadband network in these communities providesour customers with access to the very latest wireless technology.'

With the wireless broadband network now available, Verizon Wirelesscustomers in the area can enjoy two prime services:

    -- BroadbandAccess, the enhanced high-speed wireless service that equips       Verizon Wireless' business customers with a truly untethered mobile       office experience, enabling them to wirelessly access their calendars,       the Internet, email and critical business information residing behind       their companies' firewalls; and    -- V CAST, a consumer-oriented multimedia service that gives customers       access to the most comprehensive selection of downloadable music,       high-quality videos and the coolest 3D games found anywhere.

BroadbandAccess

Based on Evolution-Data Optimized Revision A (EV-DO Rev. A) networktechnology, BroadbandAccess provides mobile workers with the ability to accesstheir corporate information as if they were attached to this data via ahigh-speed wired connection but with the freedom of true mobility. Developedwith a range of users in mind, the service enables large enterprises, small tomedium-sized businesses and mobile professionals to conduct business anytime,anywhere in the BroadbandAccess coverage area via a secure, true high-speeddata connection.

With BroadbandAccess, business customers, residents and visitors to thesecommunities can expect average download speeds of 600 kilobits per second(kbps) to 1.4 megabits per second and average upload speeds of 500 kbps to 800kbps.