Verizon Wireless is introducing a new, higher-speed communications network in about 30 Vermont communities.
The company says its 4G Long Term Evolution network will have speeds up to 10 times as fast as those available on the 3G networks that are now the norm with many carriers.
It says the service will be available beginning May 17.
Cities and towns to be served initially include Barnet, Barre, Brookfield, Burlington, Cambridge, Colchester, Coventry, Essex, Fairfax, Ferrisburg, Georgia, Jeffersonville, Jericho, Lyndon, Lyndonville, Middlebury, Middlesex, Milton, Montpelier, Morrisville, Newport, Randolph, St. Albans, St. Johnsbury, Shelburne, South Burlington, Stowe, Thetford, Underhill, Vergennes and Williston.