New cell site helps Chico, CA residents and visitors make more calls, download more apps and stay connected

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., July 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling, downloading apps and surfing the web on the Verizon Wireless network is now easier and faster for residents and travelers thanks to a new cell site in Chico. The site improves wireless network capacity in the Chico area around Esplanade, West 12th Avenue, Legion Avenue, Highway 99 and West 11th Avenue.

Since being founded in 2000, Verizon Wireless has invested more than $7.8 billion in its California network. Nationally, the company has invested more than $80 billion over that same period to increase the coverage and capacity of its network, and to add new services.

The network upgrade is part of the company's ongoing investment to keep improving and strengthening the nation's largest and most reliable wireless network.

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SOURCE Verizon Wireless