Sustained investment in Albany's Network leads to 3rd Party Win for Verizon

ALBANY, N.Y., July 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon invests heavily in its network to ensure its customers have the best possible experience when they're looking to call, post, stream and text. Last year, more than $800 million was spent in the state of New York, including the Albany area. These sustained improvements helped the wireless carrier come out on top in the latest rankings by RootMetrics*.

*Rankings based on RootMetrics Albany, NY (1H 2017) RootScore® Report. Tested with best commercially available smartphones on 4 national mobile networks across all available network types. Your experiences may vary. The RootMetrics award is not an endorsement of Verizon. Visit www.rootmetrics.com for more details.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York City, has a diverse workforce of 161,000 and generated nearly $126 billion in 2016 revenues. Verizon operates America's most reliable wireless network, with 113.9 million retail connections nationwide. The company also provides communications and entertainment services over mobile broadband and the nation's premier all-fiber network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers worldwide.

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