The expansion makes Verizon's 4G LTE network available in a total of 230 markets, which -- according to Verizon -- makes the service available to more than two thirds of the U.S. population.
New markets set to start speeding along on Verizon's 4G LTE super highway include:
Auburn and Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Pine Bluff, Siloam Springs and Van Buren, Ark.
Visalia/Porterville, Calif.
Fort Walton Beach and Ocala, Fla.
Brunswick, LaGrange and Macon/Warner Robins, Ga.
Peoria, Ill.
Kokomo/Logansport and Marion, Ind.
Dodge City, Garden City, Great Bend and Hays, Kan.
Salisbury, Md.
Cattaraugus/Allegany, N.Y.
Sandusky, Ohio
Ardmore and Ponca City, Okla.
Salem/Albany/Corvallis, Ore.
Pierre, S.D.
Big Springs and Tyler, Texas.
Verizon currently carries a substantial number of 4G LTE devices, including the “pure Android” Galaxy Nexus and the new iPad. It's biggest competition in the LTE market is from AT&T, which expanded its LTE network by an additional 14 cities last month.
At the time, AT&T noted that its network supported 250 million people (more than Verizon) -- however, it included its HSPA+ network along with its LTE network to get that number. While HSPA+ is considered “4G” it isn't capable of data speeds nearly as fast as LTE.
Sprint has plans to roll out its own 4G LTE network later this year, and has already announced that it will be carrying the Galaxy Nexus, LG Viper, and the HTC EVO 4G LTE as its first LTE devices.