Verizon Boosts Broadband Availability in Great Lakes, Giving More Consumers Access to High-Speed DSL Service

Verizon has boosted access to its fast, affordable DSL broadband service throughout the Great Lakes region with technology upgrades to 467 of the company's network switching centers.

By extending the reach of its DSL service within 82 communities it serves in Illinois, 61 in Indiana, 49 in Michigan, 145 in Ohio and 52 in Wisconsin, Verizon is bringing more than 36,000 more consumers a new, competitive choice in broadband. (Editors note: a complete list of the 389 communities is included at the end of this release.)

"The introduction of upgraded technology to the Verizon networks in the Great Lakes allows thousands of our customers who have not had access to DSL in the past to now join the millions of Americans who have already chosen it as their high-speed connection to the Internet," said Gale Given, Verizon Great Lakes region president. "We are excited about offering more people a new choice for fast Internet access at an affordable price, with a multitude of services that will help them get the most from their broadband connection."

Verizon has upgraded its DSL technology in more than 1,300 switching centers in 14 states: California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

Consumers in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin can visit http://www.verizon.net/dsl to see if Verizon Online DSL is available to their homes and to order service. Customers who go online to order consumer DSL service with an annual service plan can choose from a maximum connection speed of up to 3.0 Mbps (megabits per second) downstream and 768 Kbps (kilobits per second) upstream for $29.99 per month, or a maximum connection speed of up to 768 Kbps downstream and 128 Kbps upstream for just $19.99 per month.

Both plans include 24/7 technical support, a 30-day money-back guarantee, a choice of free Verizon Yahoo! or MSN Premium services, nine e-mail accounts and 10 MB (megabytes) of personal Web space.

Verizon Online DSL members can make the most of their high-speed connections through access to a variety of great online experiences, including the most extensive collection of online content anywhere from Disney and ESPN Networks. This programming includes live breaking news from ABC News Now, family games and entertainment with Disney Connection, sports action and exclusive game broadcasts from ESPN360, full-screen film trailers and movie news from Movies.com MAX, and original soap opera programming and soap news from SOAPNETIC.

Verizon Online DSL customers also have access to a variety of NFL Network programs, including weekly previews of NFL Network games and off-season programming.

Verizon also has a number of DSL plans that offer excellent value for business customers, with maximum connection speeds ranging from up to 768 Kbps/128 Kbps to up to 7.1 Mbps/768 Kbps. For more information on business DSL offerings, visit http://www.verizon.com.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), a New York-based Dow 30 company, is a leader in delivering broadband and other wireline and wireless communication innovations to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving nearly 57 million customers nationwide. Verizon's Wireline operations include Verizon Business, which operates one of the most expansive wholly-owned global IP networks, and Verizon Telecom, which is deploying the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network to deliver the benefits of converged communications, information and entertainment services to customers. For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com.

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Verizon's DSL is now available to additional residents of the following 390 communities:

Illinois:

Anna Durand Mackinaw Princeton

Atlanta Eureka Macomb Roanoke

Brookport Fairfield Maple Park Robinson

Bloomington Flora Marion Rock Cut

Bridgeport Forreston Marissa Roodhouse

Bushnell Freeport Marshall Roscoe

Carbondale Genoa Mendota Sesser

Carlock Goreville Metropolis Shawneetown

Carmi Harrisburg Minier Sparta

Carriers Mills Henry Morton Stockton

Carrollton Herrin Mossville Streator

Carterville Heyworth Mount Carmel Sycamore

Cedar Creek Hinckley Murphysboro Tremont

Cherry Valley Hudson Olney Vienna

Chillicothe Jacksonville Oregon Washington

Clinton Kewanee Paris Waterman

Cobden Kirkland Pecatonica West Frankfort

Coulterville Lawrenceville Percy White Hall

De Kalb Lena Pontiac Winchester

De Soto Leroy Poplar Grove

Downs Lincoln Princeville

Indiana:

Angola Frankton Logansport Spiceland

Arlington Fremont Middlebury Sullivan

Austin Fort Wayne Morristown Terre Haute

Brazil Galveston Orleans Underwood

Brookville Garrett Ossian Valparaiso

Brownstown Goshen Paoli Versailles

Carthage Greensburg Pendleton Wabash

Centerville Hamilton Petersburg Walton

Chesterton Harlan Portage Waterloo

Churubusco Hobart Prairieton Westfield

Claypool Huntertown Richmond Westville

Connersville Kouts Rushville Winslow

Delphi Lafayette Salem Zanesville

Elkhart Lake Station Scipio

Everton Laporte Scottsburg

Farmland Laptingifail Seymour

Michigan:

Adrian Fruitpoint Mattawan Shepherd

Allegan Gaylord Mendon South Haven

Alma Gobles Mt. Pleasant St. Johns

Alpena Grayling Muskegon St. Louis

Blissfield Hart Ossineke Sturgis

Cassopolis Hartford Owosso Three Rivers

Clinton Hemlock Paw Paw Twin Lake

Conklin Higgins Lake Pentwater Union City

Coopersville Holton Ravenna Whitehall

Dundee Howard City Saline Wolf Lake

Durand Ithaca Saugatuck

Dowagiac Lachine Schoolcraft

Fennnville Ludington Shelby

Ohio:

Albany Dover Millbury Richmond

Aldena Edon Mineral City Russellville

Amanda Edgerton Minerva Portsmouth

Amsterdam East Rochester Monroeville Republic

Antwerp Farmersville Montpelier Rutland

Arlington Fayette Montrose Sabina

Ashland Felicity Mount Blanchard Sardinia

Ashley Ft. Recovery Mt. Orab Scio

Athens Garrettsville Nevada Sciotoville

Attica Genoa New Boston Seaman

Baltic Georgetown New Lebanon Seville

Baltimore Gibsonburg New London Sharon Center

Barlow Grafton New Philadelphia Smithfield

Bergholtz Grand Rapids New Washington South Webster

Berlin Gratis North Eaton Spencer

Berlin Heights Greenwich North Fairfield Sylvania

Bettsville Hammersville North Georgetown The Plains

Beverly Hanoverton Norwalk Tiltonsville

Blanchester Huron Oak Harbor Tipp City

Bolivar Jackson Oak Hill Troy

Bowerston Kilbourne Oberlin Trotwood

Brookville Lakeville Ostrander Van Buren

Brunswick Larue Oxford Wadsworth

Bryan Laurelville Paris Wakeman

Burbank Leesburg Payne Waldo

Byesville Lewisburg Peebles Warsaw

Cadiz Liberty Pemberville Waverly

Cambridge Logan Perrysville Wayne

Carey Loudonville Piketon Wellington

Carrollton Lowell Pioneer West Alexandria

Catawba Lucasville Pleasantville Weston

Circleville Manchester Pomeroy Willard

Coldwater Marblehead Polk Williamsport

Convoy Martinsville Port Clinton Willshire

Creston McCormic Racine Wilmington

Curtice Mechanicsburg Winona

Dillonvale Milan

Wisconsin:

Allenton Mishicot

Antigo Oregon

Belgium Oostburg

Brillion Owen

Belleville Pardeeville

Brodhead Plymouth

Brooklyn Portage

Cambridge Reedsburg

Campbellsport Sauk City

Chilton Slinger

Colby Sun Prairie

Cottage Grove Spring Green

Deerfield Spencer

Eagle River Stratford

Edgerton Three Lakes

Elkhart Lake Tomahawk

Hustisford Waterloo

Kiel Waubeka

Lac du Flambeau Wausau

Lake Delton Westfield

Lake Mills Wisconsin Dells

Lodi

Lomira

Marathon

Marshall

Marshfield

Mauston

McFarland

Merrill

Minocqua

Mineral Point

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