CHEBOYGAN – Verizon Wireless has activated three new cell sites in northeast Michigan that improve voice and data coverage in afton, Cheboygan and Hammond.
Verizon service is better along U.S. Highway 23 coastline from Cheboygan to Rogers City; Michigan Road 68 between Indian River and Onaway;
North Ocqueoc Road, south of U.S. Highway 23 to North Allis Highway; all of Town Hall Road west of Hammond; Michigan Road 33 about four miles north of Afton;
and all of Afton and Pigeon River roads, west of Afton and south of Michigan Road 68.
The new cell sites, each of which are equipped with a permanent backup generator for times of emergency, enable more Verizon Wireless customers to rely on their wireless devices for social networking, Internet browsing, downloading apps and music, exchanging email and text, picture and video messages, watching high-quality videos and making calls.
The company?s ongoing network investment in Michigan now totals more than $1.6 billion. Nationally, Verizon Wireless has invested more than $60 billion since it was formed?$5.7 billion on average every year?to increase the coverage and capacity of its premier nationwide network and to add new services.
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