Verizon Wireless has extended its high-speed wireless service to Florida. The first areas in the state to tap into the network are South Florida, from West Palm Beach to Miami, Key West, and the Tampa Bay and Lakeland regions. The service will be available to business customers April 2 and general consumers April 15. In the near future, Express Network will be launched in Orlando and Jacksonville.
"The roll-out of our Express Network in Florida represents a new day for wireless communications in the Sunshine State," said Mike Lanman, Florida region president for Verizon Wireless. "Wireless data is only as good as the network it's on, and the premier Verizon Wireless network, already the most advanced in Florida, just took another giant step ahead of its competitors."
The Verizon Wireless Express Network will give users average speeds between 40kbps and 60kbps.
Express Network is also available in the Northeast (from Norfolk, VA to Washington, DC), Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New York, Boston, Portland, San Francisco/Silicon Valley area; Salt Lake City, Portland, Chicago, St. Louis, Dallas and Houston. Express Network capabilities are now available in more than 20 percent of the Verizon Wireless footprint, reaching more than 53 million Americans.'"
Posted to the site on 2nd April 2002
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