Verizon Expands Regional Coverage Area
Cell phone users in Bayfield and Sawyer counties just got some new coverage.
Verizon Wireless recently activated 16 new cell sites throughout the state of Wisconsin, including the following:
- Bayfield County: Cable
- Brown County: Green Bay
- Crawford County: Rolling Ground
- Dane County: Middleton and Waunakee
- Forest County: Armstrong Creek and Cavour
- Grant County: Boscobel, Mount Hope and Patch Grove
- Milwaukee County: Milwaukee
- Monroe County: Norwalk
- Ozaukee County: Saukville
- Sawyer County: Hayward and Couderay
- Vilas County: Arbor Vitae
The new cell sites, which are each equipped with a permanent backup generator for times of emergency, will allow more Verizon Wireless customers to rely on wireless phones for social networking, Internet browsing, downloading apps, exchanging email and texts, using picture and video messaging, and making calls.
"Our customers rely on their wireless devices for virtually all of their communication needs," said T.J. Fox, president, Wisconsin/Illinois Region, Verizon Wireless. "Ten years ago, ensuring they could make clear calls and stay connected was our top priority. That still is and always will be important. Additionally though, we closely monitor all other network usage, such as Internet browsing and downloading apps or music, and make improvements accordingly, so that our customers' experience on our network is seamless regardless of how they want to use their phone."
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. More than $354.5 million of this investment was spent on improvements to its network in Wisconsin.