The Pioneer Press reports that Verizon, AT&T, Sprint Nextell and QWest are all making vast improvements to cover the expected increase in internet, phone, and data transmission traffic during the convention.

Verizon Wireless expects a 33 percent increase in voice calling and a 150 percent rise in data transmissions on its broadband network that blankets the downtowns in St. Paul and Minneapolis, where convention activities will be centered. Qwest Communications International will add more than 100 miles of fiber-optic and copper lines in and around the Xcel Energy Center, the convention's main site.

It's quite a expansive change. But don't worry if you live in the Twin Cities, the companies promise you're own e-services won't suffer.