U.S. Cellular, in conjunction with its partner King Street Wireless, has announced that Nebraska residents primarily in rural areas have 4G LTE available. The company is updating more than 1,200 4G LTE cell sites across the country. By the end of this year, more than 93 percent of U.S. Cellular customers will have access to 4G LTE speeds that are up to 10 times faster than 3G.

Western Nebraska communities that recently received 4G LTE service from U.S. Cellular include Bartley, Beaver City, Brady, Culbertson, Curtis, Hershey, Imperial, Indianola, Maxwell, McCook, Mullen, Paxton, Stapleton, Sutherland, Thedford, Trenton and Wauneta.

U.S. Cellular customers in and around Omaha, Lincoln, Beatrice, Bellevue, Columbus, Fremont, Grand Island, Hastings, Holdrege, Kearney, La Vista, Lexington, Nebraska City, Norfolk, North Platte, Ogallala, Papillion, Seward, Wayne, West Point and York received 4G LTE access last October.

In addition to Nebraska, this latest U.S. Cellular network expansion adds vast 4G LTE coverage in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and North Carolina. It also brings additional 4G LTE service to areas in Iowa, Illinois, Maine, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.