New Cell Sites Help Santa Barbara, California Residents and Visitors Make More Calls, Download More Apps and Stay Connected

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Dec. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling, downloading apps and surfing the web on the Verizon Wireless 3G network is now easier and faster for residents and travelers in the Santa Barbara, thanks to a new distributed antenna system (DAS). The DAS improves 3G wireless capacity in Santa Barbara including Foothill Road and North Hope Avenue, West Cabrillo Street and La Coronilla Drive, and Via Alegre and Via Airosa in Hope Ranch; and in Montecito around East Valley, Alston and Camino Viejo Roads.

Since being founded in 2000, Verizon Wireless has invested more than $6.5 billion in its California network.  Nationally, the company has invested more than $65 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 3G wireless network.

Verizon Wireless on Twitter

To stay up-to-date on Verizon Wireless news in Northern California, Northern Nevada and Hawai'i, follow @VZWheidi on Twitter at http://twitter.com/VZWheidi.

For the latest network-related news, information and upgrades follow @VZWnews on Twitter at http://twitter.com/VZWnews.  

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 107.7 million total wireless connections, including 90.7 million retail customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 83,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia

SOURCE Verizon Wireless

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