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Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless voice and 3G network.

Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NASDAQ and LSE: VOD). A leader in wireless voice and data services, the company: 

• built the nation’s first wide-area wireless broadband network
• delivered the nation’s first wireless consumer 3G multimedia service
• launched the most comprehensive mobile music service in the world

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America’s largest and most reliable wireless voice and 3G network, serving more than 89 million customers nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America’s most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 230,000 and last year generated consolidated revenues of more than $97 billion. For more information, visit www.verizon.com.

Vodafone is the world's leading international mobile communications group with equity interests in 31 countries across five continents and around 40 partner networks worldwide. As of October 2009, Vodafone had approximately 315 million proportionate customers worldwide.