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Verizon Wireless announced that it has activated a temporary cell site to improve its voice and data network around the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. This temporary cell will accommodate the hundreds of thousands of NASCAR fans attending races and related events at the speedway this summer.

Verizon Wireless has deployed a Cell on Light Truck (COLT) to boost capacity in the area surrounding the racetrack. A COLT is a fully functional, generator-powered mobile cell site that enhances wireless capacity in a specific location — and works especially well in dense areas with large crowds.

Greg Haller, president–Michigan/Indiana/Kentucky Region, Verizon Wireless, said “Sports fans are passionate about sharing their experience with friends and family via Facebook posts, picture messages and other forms of wireless communication. These improvements help ensure our customers who visit MIS this summer can make their calls and stay connected, send their emails and upload their photos and videos to their favorite social networking sites.”

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