Inside Indiana Business shares the news about Verizon Wireless and Comcast offering each other’s services in 12 Indiana markets. This includes telephone, Internet and wireless products.

Verizon Wireless and Comcast announced they will offer each other’s services in Indiana and deliver a variety of offers and incentives for new and existing customers. Now, consumers in Indianapolis and 11 other Indiana markets looking to stay connected to the people and things they love while on the go or at home have new options for outstanding video, phone, Internet and wireless services.

“Our momentum with Comcast in delivering these value packages in other markets is continually drawing praise from customers,” said John Granby, president – Indiana/Michigan/Kentucky Region, Verizon Wireless. “Because mobility is a top priority for the consumer, we have developed an offering that provides a terrific wireless, entertainment and communications experience in one spot. Comcast’s product suite continues to deliver exceptional entertainment and communications services and the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network is the ideal complement to complete the package.”

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We’re happy to share that residents in the Louisville, KY area can test out Verizon’s 4G LTE network at our new Communications Store, located at 4830 Norton Healthcare Blvd. in Brownsboro Crossing. The store opened on March 30.

The new 3,200-square-foot store, which is our fifth location in Louisville, features a large selection of activated devices, including everything from the new iPad to the latest Android smartphones and tablets.

We caught up with John Granby, president, Kentucky/Indiana/Michigan Region, to share his thoughts on 4G and the new store.

“With so much confusion in the marketplace about the differences in 4G networks, we invite Louisvillians to visit any of our stores to experience for themselves the difference our 4G LTE network offers,” said John. “Shopping for wireless service today is so different than it was just five years ago. Our job is to help all of our customers find the right device with the right solutions that meets their needs and keeps them connected with friends, family and business relationships. Our new Brownsboro Crossing store makes it more convenient for customers living and working near the east end of Louisville.” (more…)

John Granby, President-Michigan/Indiana/Kentucky Region, Verizon Wireless, delivers a $20,000 donation to the Indianapolis Public Schools Education Foundation.

Granby attended a packed assembly at Washington Irving School 14 on the east side of Indianapolis last week to announce the grant – the single largest grant announced by Verizon in its $46K for 46 Play Super Bowl program. Verizon is donating three community grants in the days leading up to the Super Bowl. The company also donated 571 NFL-Verizon knit hats to students after the assembly, a surprise gift that was announced by Colts player Reggie Wayne.

The school, which serves a large population of children who are homeless, will be purchasing e-readers for classes to assist in reading skills.

“Verizon is a company committed to helping our communities succeed,” said Granby. “While school is a safe haven for children, sometimes the hours outside of school can be the most daunting. When we can provide these grants to those most in need, then we’re doing our best as a company.”

The school plans to purchase e-readers for its students to get a boost in reading skills. Wayne read the story “Stone Soup” for a class of kindergartners.

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Max Showalter from Journal and Courier Newspapers shares the news about Verizon 4G LTE service now covering the Greater Lafayette, Indiana region.

A year after Verizon Wireless introduced 4G LTE at Purdue University and nearly 40 other sites around the United States, the network is being expanded to include Greater Lafayette.

Customers of the 4G LTE network will be able to share music and photos, surf the Web and download files up to 10 times faster than the Verizon Wireless 3G network.

“Our network is the largest 4G LTE network in the nation, now covering more than 200 million people in 190 markets across the United States,” said John Granby, president of the Verizon Wireless Indiana/Michigan/Kentucky region.

“We are expanding our network so that even more of Indiana’s residents, small businesses and local government can take advantage of the speed and connectivity offered by the next-generation network, which is continuing to push the boundaries of wireless communications.”

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Mary Stickelmaier, Melissa Pershing, John Granby, Alaina Cutler, Molly Barrick at The Julian Center in Indiana

Verizon Wireless has provided Indiana nonprofits with donations amounting to more than $400,000 and more than half of the grant money dedicated to struggling domestic violence agencies.

“We know domestic violence agencies and shelters are hurting now and we’ve stepped up to meet the needs of families that they serve across Indiana,” said John Granby, president–Indiana/Kentucky/Michigan Region, Verizon Wireless. “We don’t ever want a shelter to be forced to turn people away.”

From cash grants to employee matches, Verizon remains committed to helping as many agencies as possible in Indiana.

Just this summer, a number of organizations reported a spike in domestic violence calls for help brought on by the pressure of a souring economy. Agencies began struggling with waiting lists at shelters and extended stays and also experienced increased calls for help to crisis hotlines.

“An organization like ours could not continue with the outreach that we do without support from committed partners like Verizon,” said Melissa Pershing, executive director of The Julian Center, one of the state’s largest domestic violence programs. “Verizon’s grant is helping us bring families that have been impacted by domestic violence out of poverty and into financial self-sustainability through nationally recognized programs such as Circles of Support and Bridges out of Poverty.”

Funding comes from the Verizon Foundation and through the nationally recognized HopeLine® program from Verizon Wireless. At Indiana’s 36 company-owned retail stores and through pre-paid mail options, Hoosiers can easily donate no longer used phones and accessories to the HopeLine program.

Verizon provides those refurbished wireless phones and airtime to nonprofit organizations for use by domestic violence survivors, as well as cash grants to local shelters and nonprofits that focus on prevention, awareness and advocacy through those donations.

Last year, 731 phones and more than 2.1 million free minutes were contributed to Indiana shelter residents to make those connections.

“In the recent years of increased financial constraints on government and non-profit budgets, contributions from private sector sources like the Verizon Foundation have become even more important,” said Michelle Bumgarner, director of victim advocacy programs for the Indiana Attorney General’s office. “While our office assists survivors with services such as the Address Confidentiality Program, the financial support from community partners, like Verizon, helps make the essential and often life-saving work of local advocates and shelters possible.”

(The Address Confidentiality Program is a free service of the attorney general’s office that allows victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking to maintain a confidential address.)

Across Indiana, Verizon is supporting 19 domestic violence organizations, including the following in central Indiana:

- Domestic Violence Network of Greater Indianapolis

- Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence

- The Julian Center

- Muslim Alliance of Indiana

- Salvation Army

- Sheltering Wings

“With Verizon’s support, we were able to help 317 Hoosiers who have suffered from domestic violence—including 203 children—escape from a violent situation,” said Susan Solomon, divisional services director for the Salvation Army in Indiana. “Our Emergency Bed Space Program was developed to ensure that when traditional shelter spaces in Indianapolis are full, those fleeing from violence will still have a safe place to go. Without this program, these individuals would have been forced to remain in a violent situation, live in their car or try to access a potentially unsafe situation.”

Verizon is also reminding its more than 500 Indiana employees to give during this time of escalated need. The Verizon Foundation supports personal philanthropic giving made by Verizon employees and retirees. Employees can earn cash grants for the qualified nonprofits where they volunteer at least 50 hours, and can have their charitable donations go further by utilizing the foundation’s Matching Gifts Programs.

“The need is great and the time is now,” Granby said. “We’re asking everyone in our company to step up during Domestic Violence Awareness Month this October, and we hope others follow our lead.”

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