Verizon Adds New LTE Markets and Expands Coverage

Verizon continues its aggressive 4G LTE network rollout by adding 15 new markets and expanding coverage in three more today, starting with launching service in the following cities:

Fort Smith and Jonesboro, Ark.; San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara, Calif.; Daytona, Fla.; Bloomington, Champaign/Urbana, Rockford and Springfield, Ill.; the Quad Cities, Ill./Iowa; Iowa City, Iowa; Shreveport, La.; Kalamazoo and Saginaw, Mich.; Reno, Nev.; Las Cruces, N.M.; Fargo, N.D.; Canton, Lima and Mansfield, Ohio; Dyersburg, Tenn.; the Tri-Cities, Tenn./Va.; and Austin, Beaumont/Port Arthur, Wichita Falls and El Paso, Texas.

The carrier is also making major 4G LTE expansions on Thursday in San Francisco, Indianapolis and Cleveland/Akron, Ohio. With these new markets and expansions Verizon is now claiming coverage in a total of 143 markets covering 160 million people across the country.