SAGINAW – Verizon Wireless continues the Michigan roll out of its

high-speed wireless network by adding Saginaw, Bay City and Midland on Tuesday. The expansion provides continuous coverage of the company’s wireless broadband network along Interstate 75 from Midland south to Monroe.

In the past few months, Verizon has added the Grand Rapids, Big Rapids and Lansing metropolitan areas to its high speed network.

The launch of the wireless broadband network (Evolution-Data Optimized

[EV-DO] Revision A [Rev. A]) means Verizon Wireless customers in the area

can accs,ess the company’s high-speed wireless network and enjoy two prime

services: BroadbandAccess, the company’s enhanced high-speed wireless

service, with average user speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4

megabits, geared toward mobile professionals, business customers and

vacationers; and V CAST, a consumer-oriented multimedia service that offers

music and short content on demand, including cutting-edge 3D games, music

videos, news, weather and sports.

The network expansion equips Verizon Wireless’ business customers to

experience 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.

With the added benefit of V CAST, consumers also now have access to the

most comprehensive selection of downloadable music, high-quality videos and

3D games.

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