CUMMINGTON, MA — Verizon Wireless is investing in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, to stay ahead of rising demand for wireless voice, 3G multimedia and Internet access. Regionally the company has invested more than $2.5 billion into its New England network over the past nine years, including more than $105 million during the first six months of 2009.Consumer Advantages* New cell site provides increased wireless voice and 3G data coverage along Route 9 and Route 112 in Cummington, as well as the surrounding areas* Expanded 3G data coverage in Cummington allows customers using notebook computers or smartphones the ability to:o Browse the Web faster with quicker page loading timeso Quickly download and play musico Watch streaming videoo Send e-mails with attachmentso Download and play 3D gameso Video conference with contactso Rapidly share filesView from Verizon Wireless"Verizon Wireless’ 3G network coverage across New England is unparalleled," said director for Network System Performance for Verizon Wireless, Richard Enright. "We’ve invested billions of dollars into New England believing that even the most sophisticated cell phone is only as good as the network it runs on. Our continued aggressive network investments provide customers with a 3G network advantage at home and on vacation."Wireless InvestmentThe company has invested more than $50 billion since its inception to increase the wireless voice and data coverage of its national network and to add new 3G services like Mobile Broadband and V CAST. As the carrier with America's largest and most reliable wireless 3G network, Verizon Wireless cell sites in New England provide 3G wireless data connectivity.Additional InformationMobile Broadband Internet AccessVerizon Wireless' 3G high-speed wireless broadband network keeps customers connected. With Mobile Broadband from Verizon Wireless, notebook computer users can access e-mail, download files and browse the Internet at broadband speed (average download speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits per second and average upload speeds of 500-800 kbps). A one megabyte e-mail attachment – the equivalent of a small PowerPoint® presentation or a large PDF file – can be downloaded in about eight seconds and uploaded in less than 13 seconds.V CAST: Video and MusicPowered by the company's 3G high-speed network, V CAST multimedia services offer customers the ability to download full song tracks, play cutting-edge 3D games and stream video clips straight to their phones. With content updated daily, customers can watch dozens of on-demand videos, including breaking news, weather, sports highlights and the hottest entertainment clips.V CAST Music with RhapsodyThe company’s wireless broadband network also powers its V CAST Music with Rhapsody service, which combines Verizon Wireless’ world-class, over-the-air mobile music service with Rhapsody’s leading desktop solution. V CAST with Rhapsody delivers unlimited access to music on up to three Rhapsody-compatible mobile phones and players, and online on multiple PCs and Web browsers. With V CAST Music with Rhapsody, customers who purchase music over-the-air can download the master copy of the songs or albums to their PCs free of digital rights management (DRM) software that restricts how and where music can be played.Most Reliable 3G Wireless NetworkThe company’s ‘America’s most reliable wireless voice and 3G data network’ reputation is based on network studies performed by real-life test men and test women throughout the country. By traversing more than one million miles annually on Interstate, U.S. and state highways, as well as major roads and surface streets in high-population areas – the equivalent of two roundtrips to the moon or 40 trips around the world – the test men and women confirm that voice calls and data connections are successful on the first attempt and stay connected. Vehicles are equipped with computers that automatically make more than three million voice call attempts and more than 16 million data tests annually on Verizon Wireless' network and the networks of other carriers.
Sources:
http://justamp.blogspot.com/2009/12/verizon-wireless-expands-3g-wireless_6417.html
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Yes, Massachusetts, there is a Santa Claus
EARLIER THIS Christmas season, New Hampshire Public Radio surveyed newspapers about how they would answer the classic letter that 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon sent to the New York Sun in 1897: "Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?’’
The answer, of course, is yes - there always has been, and always will be. As editorial writer Francis Pharcellus Church wrote in the Sun: "He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist . . .’’
This year, however, the question seems more apt, because the evidence against Santa is greater. More people are suffering than usual, and there are deeper questions about the long-term economy, and what it is doing to people’s jobs and pensions and benefits.
Across the globe, nations are wrestling with the need to be competitive without sacrificing the essential welfare of their citizens. In this country, which for so long lived so well off its own resources and industriousness, the mere existence of the challenge seems an affront. And yet it must be answered, and there is some value in doing so in the spirit of the season.
The magic of Santa Claus is not only that he lives in people’s hearts but also in their deeds: He exists in the belief that generosity of spirit can elevate people everywhere. He is the counterpoint to competitiveness, the conscience that stands in the face of what Church called "a skeptical age.’’
Since Church’s day, Americans’ capacity for skepticism has only grown. "Santa Claus,’’ in debates over public policy, has come to signify a soft heart and unwarranted help for the undeserving. Yet a sense of collective action and responsibility is especially vital now, as concerns over one’s own prospects provide ready excuses to ignore others, and the need to compete overseas gives companies license to shed workers and chop benefits.
This country can achieve the efficiency necessary for riches in the global economy, but only if it makes a concurrent commitment to promoting the security and well-being of all its people. There must be a greater safety net to protect the jobless, the homeless, those seeking affordable health care, and all of their children.
On Christmas, the spirit of Santa Claus that inspired the curiosity of Virginia O’Hanlon and the heartwarming reassurance of Francis Pharcellus Church is visible to all. The challenge for 2010 is to make the spirit of this season last throughout the year, and to make it the basis of a fair and lasting prosperity for years to come.
Resources:http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2009/12/25/yes_massachusetts_there_is_a_santa_claus/
The answer, of course, is yes - there always has been, and always will be. As editorial writer Francis Pharcellus Church wrote in the Sun: "He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist . . .’’
This year, however, the question seems more apt, because the evidence against Santa is greater. More people are suffering than usual, and there are deeper questions about the long-term economy, and what it is doing to people’s jobs and pensions and benefits.
Across the globe, nations are wrestling with the need to be competitive without sacrificing the essential welfare of their citizens. In this country, which for so long lived so well off its own resources and industriousness, the mere existence of the challenge seems an affront. And yet it must be answered, and there is some value in doing so in the spirit of the season.
The magic of Santa Claus is not only that he lives in people’s hearts but also in their deeds: He exists in the belief that generosity of spirit can elevate people everywhere. He is the counterpoint to competitiveness, the conscience that stands in the face of what Church called "a skeptical age.’’
Since Church’s day, Americans’ capacity for skepticism has only grown. "Santa Claus,’’ in debates over public policy, has come to signify a soft heart and unwarranted help for the undeserving. Yet a sense of collective action and responsibility is especially vital now, as concerns over one’s own prospects provide ready excuses to ignore others, and the need to compete overseas gives companies license to shed workers and chop benefits.
This country can achieve the efficiency necessary for riches in the global economy, but only if it makes a concurrent commitment to promoting the security and well-being of all its people. There must be a greater safety net to protect the jobless, the homeless, those seeking affordable health care, and all of their children.
On Christmas, the spirit of Santa Claus that inspired the curiosity of Virginia O’Hanlon and the heartwarming reassurance of Francis Pharcellus Church is visible to all. The challenge for 2010 is to make the spirit of this season last throughout the year, and to make it the basis of a fair and lasting prosperity for years to come.
Resources:http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2009/12/25/yes_massachusetts_there_is_a_santa_claus/
