Verizon Wireless today announced the expansion of its 4G LTE network to cover an additional 28 markets, bringing the total number of markets served to 102. Coverage will also be expanded in eight major metro areas, including Phoenix, LA, San Diego, Las Vegas, Northern New Jersey, Dallas-Ft. Worth, San Antonio, and Seattle. The new coverage will officially launch this Thursday, July 21. Markets receiving 4G LTE for the first time include Colorado Springs, Augusta, Wichita, Louisville, Baton Rouge, Raleigh-Durham, Toledo, Tulsa, Portland, Charleston, and Knoxville. The company reiterated that it plans to bring 4G LTE coverage to its entire 3G footprint by the end of 2013.