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BURLINGTON, Vt. -

Verizon spokesperson Michael Murphy showed off the company's latest Internet service Monday in Burlington. 4G long term evolution, or LTE, has been around for about a year.

It allows users wireless access to the Internet where ever they get a phone signal. On Thursday it finally comes to Northern Vermont.

It's ten times faster than 3G, which is the most commonly used, and provides a service similar to broadband Internet. Murphy says converting to 4G wasn't easy in the Green Mountain State.

"The process of getting LTE in Vermont has gone from planning stages throughout 2010 and 2011 into actually building and putting investments into the ground," said Murphy.

The faster Internet will be used in smart phones, tablets and help people who don't have access to broadband.

"Imagine an antenna on your house that takes our LTE signal and then transmits it throughout your house through wifi," said Murphy.

Just because you have a smartphone or tablet doesn't mean you'll be able to access the 4G network. That's because many of the devices weren't made with that newer technology.

If you have an iPhone you're out of luck, none of them have it and only some of the tablets, including the new iPad, are 4G ready. As for the rest of Vermont.

"We anticipate bringing 4G LTE to Southern Vermont where we have our 3G coverage area in the future. No timeline to share yet, but it's something that's certainly in the works," said Murphy.

4G has some real practical uses too. For example, it allows users to upload high resolution photos and access larger documents faster.

List of 4G communities:

· Barnet
· Barre
· Brookfield
· Burlington
· Cambridge
· Colchester
· Coventry
· Ely
· Essex
· Fairfax
· Ferrisburg
· Georgia

Hyde Park
Jay Peak
· Jeffersonville
· Jericho
· Lyndon
· Lyndonville
· Middlebury
· Middlesex
· Milton
· Montpelier
· Morrisville
· Newport
· Randolph
· Saint Albans
· Saint Johnsbury
· Shelburne
· Smugglers Notch
· South Burlington
· Stowe
· Thetford
· Underhill
· Vergennes
· Williston

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