Verizon provides expanded connectivity to Navajo Nation to aid in Covid-19 response

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz., Aug. 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President, in coordination with the Navajo Nation Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, today announced that Verizon is providing supplemental cellular coverage for Window Rock and Chinle, Arizona in response to requests for assistance during the Covid-19 crisis. The coverage will support operations at the local hospital, Chapter houses and the Navajo Nation Government Campus complex, enabling continuation of essential activities.

Two mobile units, called Satellite Cell on Light Truck (satCOLT), provide 4G LTE cell service for up to 1,000 users.

VERIZON’S ONLINE MEDIA CENTER: News releases, stories, media contacts and other resources are available at www.verizon.com/about/news/. News releases are also available through an RSS feed. To subscribe, visit www.verizon.com/about/rss-feeds/.

Media contact:
Najuma Thorpe
[email protected]
(732) 427-2304
@najuma