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Verizon Wireless Launches GPS-Enabled Wireless Phone to Support E-911 Services
URL(s): www.verizonwireless.com
BEDMINSTER, N.J., Dec 27, 2001 -- Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest wireless carrier, is delivering on its commitment to
provide emergency service personnel with additional location information about 911 calls from wireless phones. Starting today, customers can order the
Verizon Wireless SCH-N300 E-911 capable phone from Samsung through the Verizon Wireless online store at http://www.verizonwireless.com.
When operating in an area where both the Verizon Wireless network and the local 911 call center system have been upgraded for E-911 Phase II service, the
SCH-N300 will be able to automatically identify the calling location and wireless phone number to the call center. By April 2002, 65 percent of the population
served by the Verizon Wireless network will be capable of transmitting location data to local Public Service Answering Points (PSAPs). Verizon Wireless
expects coast-to-coast network upgrades to be completed by the second quarter of 2003. As PSAPs upgrade their local or state systems' ability to receive
and use the location data supplied by the GPS-capable phones, the entire system will be completed.
"The launch of the Verizon Wireless SCH-N300 from Samsung is an important step in fulfilling the goal of providing location services to our customers," said
John Stratton, vice president and chief marketing officer at Verizon Wireless.
For more information on Verizon Wireless SCH-N300 handset from Samsung, or to purchase the phone through Verizon Wireless' online store, customers
should visit http://www.verizonwireless.com.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless is the largest wireless communications provider in the U.S. with more than 28.7 million wireless voice and data customers. The
coast-to-coast wireless provider was formed by the combination of the U.S. wireless businesses of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone
(NYSE: VOD; LSE). Verizon Wireless has a footprint covering more than 90 percent of the U.S. population, 49 of the top 50 and 97 of the top 100 U.S.
markets. The company, headquartered in Bedminster, NJ, is 40,000 employees strong. Reporters and editors can find more information about the company
on the Web at http://www.verizonwireless.com.
About Samsung Telecommunications America
Samsung Telecommunications America, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., researches, markets and develops wireless
handsets and telecommunications products throughout North America. For more information, see STA's Web site at http://www.samsungusa.com. Samsung
Electronics Company, Ltd., a $30 billion flagship company of the Korean-based Samsung Group, is a world leader in electronics, with operations in over 50
countries.
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