Humboldt County Gets EV-DO Cell Service

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless customers in more Northern California locations can now get e-mail, real-time corporate data, access to the Internet and much more at faster speeds. As the company rolls out its high-speed broadband network today, coverage now extends to:

Humboldt County -- New locations seeing EV-DO for the first time include Eureka and surrounding communities including Crescent City, Requa, Orick, McKinleyville, Arcata, Humboldt State University, Fortuna, and Weott.

Based on CDMA 1x Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A) technology, the expanded wireless broadband network provides Verizon Wireless customers with data uplink speeds significantly faster than the company's award-winning national EV-DO network, which the company first launched in Northern California in June 2006.

"Our broadband network expansion has something for everyone on-the-go," said Rich Garwood, regional president of Verizon Wireless. "BroadbandAccess lets our business customers experience a truly untethered mobile office experience with remote access to corporate data on their laptops and e-mail on their PDAs. With V CAST, consumers can enjoy a comprehensive selection of downloadable music, high-quality videos and exciting 3D games."

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