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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 2011 ANNUAL REPORT
Verizon’s LTE for Rural
America program expands
our industry-leading
4G LTE wireless broadband
service beyond our current
coverage area, giving
rural communities access
to the very latest mobile
broadband technology.
for real-time management of chronic health conditions. Home energy
systems will be linked to utility companies to optimize energy usage.
Smart energy management will be one of the rst tangible benets
of the connected home. For example, Verizon has introduced a Home
Monitoring and Control service that allows customers to control their
home thermostat, security systems and appliances from a smartphone,
PC, FiOS TV or tablet. It also gives homeowners an unprecedented look
at their energy consumption in near-real-time, putting the analytic
tools previously available only to large institutions or utilities in the
hands of the individual consumer — a huge advantage in making
smart energy decisions and a big step toward a smart energy ecosys-
tem that will create a more sustainable society.
Bringing High-Speed Broadband to Rural America
Broadband is a critical lifeline for those who live in the parts of the
world where advanced network technologies are available. Being
part of the digital grid is essential to a community’s growth and to its
citizens’ chances for economic mobility. In the U.S., extending a xed
broadband solution across rural expanses is extremely expensive.
That’s why 4G LTE wireless networks are such an important part of the
solution to the challenge of creating a broadband America.
Through its “LTE in Rural America” initiative, Verizon Wireless is expand-
ing its industry-leading 4G LTE service into rural communities outside
our coverage area through spectrum-sharing alliances with rural com-
munications carriers across the country, who will build and operate 4G
LTE networks in their areas.
As of January 2012, 15 rural carriers have announced their participation
in the program, and we expect others to follow. So far these carriers
have leased spectrum covering more than 2.7 million people and
90,000 square miles in rural communities across Kentucky, Oklahoma,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Utah, North Carolina, Indiana, Idaho, Missouri,
West Virginia and Iowa.
The rural carriers will benet from Verizon’s scale by using our tech-
nology and by roaming on Verizon’s expanding 4G LTE network. This
gives customers in rural communities the benet of the latest mobile
broadband technology sooner, while stimulating job creation both at
the participating companies and throughout the chain of suppliers
involved in building the network. Most of all, it will create more nodes
on the global Internet ecosystem and accelerate the spread of broad-
band’s economic benets.
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