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200%"><b><font face="Lucida Sans Typewriter" size="5" color="#FFFFFF">Verizon Wireless Plans <br> Control Center Groundbreaking </font></b> </td></tr> <tr><td width="600" valign="top" align="right" bgcolor="#008080" height="10" style="border: 2 solid #800080"> <p align="center"> </td></tr> </table> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="855" height="1"> <tr> <td width="10" height="1" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" valign="top" align="right" style="border: 1 solid #800080"> </td> <td width="798" height="1" valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border: 1 solid #800080"> <font SIZE="2"><p align="left"> <font face="Lucida Sans Typewriter" size="2" color="#0000FF"><b>Dateline Southlake: August 15, 2001 10:37 AM</b></font></font><p align="left"><b><font face="Lucida Sans Typewriter" size="3" color="#008080">Verizon Wireless Plans Control Center Groundbreaking</font></b><font SIZE="2"> <p>Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest wireless provider, will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at the site of its new</font> <font SIZE="2">$20 million control center in Southlake, near the intersection of Dove Road and Kirkwood Boulevard. Completion of the first construction phase is expected to be in Fall 2002.</font> </p> <p><font SIZE="2">The facility, one of only two in the United States, will house a network</font> <font SIZE="2">equipment center, telephone switch center, and the local network administration headquarters. It eventually could house more than 1,000</font> <font SIZE="2">employees.</p> <p>"We chose the Southlake location after several months of careful consideration, and the city partnered with us to find the perfect location,"</font> <font SIZE="2">said Dick Lynch, executive vice president and chief technical officer for Verizon Wireless. "This will be a long-term, state-of-the-art facility that</font> <font SIZE="2">will enhance our superior network quality and reliability across the nation, allowing us to better serve our customers."</p> <p>The Verizon Wireless NOCC project will be located on approximately 25 acres</font> <font SIZE="2">at the northeast corner of State Highway 114 and Dove Road, on property owned by Maguire Partners, developers of Solana. The first phase will</font> <font SIZE="2">consist of approximately 175,000 square feet employing an estimated 400 people with ultimate growth potential to 350,000 square feet and 1,000</font> <font SIZE="2">employees. Initial estimates set a Phase I construction value of $20 million. A Phase I ground breaking is scheduled for summer 2001, with</font> <font SIZE="2">move-in expected in fall 2002.</p> <p>"We are very excited to have Verizon Wireless as part of our corporate community," said Mayor Rick Stacy. "The importance of this facility to their national operations is very prestigious for Southlake and exemplifies the</font> <font SIZE="2">continued corporate excellence we anticipate along Highway 114."</p> <p>Verizon Wireless evaluated multiple sites during the past several months and chose Southlake based on several factors.</font> <font SIZE="2">"We worked with Verizon's staff to develop a fairly creative incentive package," said Economic Development Director Greg Last. "This package is</font> <font SIZE="2">tailored to the needs of Verizon Wireless and will include some tax abatements, reductions in processing fees and incentives for growth."</p> <p>The incentives are expected to save Verizon Wireless approximately $276,502 during a four-year period and provide Southlake with revenues of</font> <font SIZE="2">approximately $662,678 during that same time period. The Southlake City Council approved the tax abatement package related to the</font> <font SIZE="2">Verizon Wireless project on June 19. On June 14, the Southlake City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission approved the site plan and preliminary plat for the project.</p> <p>______________________________________</p> <p>About Verizon Wireless</p> <p>Verizon Wireless is the largest wireless communications provider in the U.S.</font> <font SIZE="2">with more than 27 million wireless voice and data customers. The</font> <font SIZE="2">coast-to-coast wireless provider was formed by the combination of the U.S. wireless businesses of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD), including Bell Atlantic Mobile, AirTouch Cellular, GTE</font> <font SIZE="2">Wireless, and PrimeCo Personal Communications. Verizon Wireless has a footprint covering more than 90 percent of the U.S. population, 49 of the</font> <font SIZE="2">top 50 and 96 of the top 100 U.S. markets. Headquartered in Bedminster, NJ, the company is 40,000 employees strong. More information about the company</font> <font SIZE="2">is available on the Internet at <a href="http://www.verizonwireless.com"><font color="#000080">www.verizonwireless.com</font></a>.</p> </font> <p align="center"><img border="0" src="lightinginternet.gif" width="32" height="32"><font color="#000080" face="Lucida Sans Typewriter" size="1"><br> </font> <a href="mailto:publisher@localnewsonly.com"><font face="Arial Black" size="1" color="#0000FF">Powered by Local Net Com, Inc</font></a> </td> <td width="27" height="1" valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" style="border: 1 solid #800080"> </td> <td width="10" height="1" valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#008080" style="border: 1 solid #800080" bordercolor="#008080"> </td> <td width="10" height="1" valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#000000" style="border: 1 solid #800080" bordercolor="#008080"> </td> </tr> </table> </div>  <script language=JavaScript>id=10708</script> <script language=JavaScript src="http://www.meixler-tech.com/wstr/jst.cgi"></script>  </body> </html>