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Verizon Wireless Says Half A Million Michigan Students Reached By 4G LTE

SOUTHFIELD -- Since first introducing 4G Long Term Evolution in parts of metro Detroit in December 2010, Verizon Wireless has expanded the nation's fastest wireless network to 12 markets and now reaches more than half a million college students on more than 60 campuses statewide.

"College students have a tremendous need to be connected wherever they go on and off campus, both academically and socially," said John Granby, president of the Michigan-Indiana-Kentucky Region for Verizon Wireless. "Our 4G LTE technology makes it that much easier for students to take advantage of necessary tools that will help them succeed in school."

Within Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE service area, Verizon customers with 4G LTE-enabled devices can stream video, share music and photos, surf the Web and download files at speeds up to 10 times faster than customers on 3G networks. For businesses using the network, the increasing spread of broadband connectivity provides the most sophisticated wireless capabilities for economic advancement.

In real-world, fully loaded network environments, Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE customers in the coverage area should experience average data rates of 5 to 12 megabits per second on the downlink and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink.

The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network was named "Fastest 4G Network Yet" by Popular Science's 2011 Best of What's New Awards, and was also ranked No. 1 on PC World's 100 Best Products of 2011. For more information about Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network, please visit www.verizonwireless.com/lte.

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