TRAVERSE CITY – Verizon Wireless has completed a $750,000 integration of its network with that of Alltel across much of northern Michigan, including Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet, Kalkaska and Grand Traverse counties.
Verizon Wireless? voice network and high-speed 3G data network (that lets customers rely on their phones for just about everything other than making calls) combined with that of Alltel creates the largest wireless network footprint in the United States.
?The addition of Alltel?s network to the Verizon Wireless network provides our customers with unmatched coverage across northern Michigan,? said Greg Haller, president?Michigan/Indiana/Kentucky Region, Verizon Wireless. ?Our high-speed 3G broadband wireless network is the largest and most reliable in the United States, and network reliability is the No. 1 reason customers choose and stay with Verizon Wireless. We are committed to continuing to perfect our network so that our customers in Michigan know they can depend on us every time they use their wireless devices.?
Verizon Wireless has been preparing to integrate Alltel?s network since completing its purchase of the company more than a year ago. Alltel?s 3G data network has been upgraded to the latest revision of wireless broadband technology to enable faster delivery of data services, including email and browsing the Internet.
Since the company was formed in 2000, Verizon Wireless has invested more than $1.4 billion on improvements to its wireless network in Michigan.
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