Back to About Us Overview
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable and largest wireless voice and data network.
Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE 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
- has the highest customer loyalty in the industry based on lowest-in-industry churn
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireline and wireless communication innovations to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America’s most reliable wireless network, serving more than 86 million customers nationwide. Verizon's Wireline operations provide converged communications, information and entertainment services over the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network. Wireline also includes Verizon Business, which delivers innovative and seamless business solutions to customers around the world. A Dow 30 company, Verizon has a diverse workforce of more than 237,000 and last year generated consolidated operating revenues of more than $97 billion. For more information, visit
www.verizon.com.
Vodafone is the world's leading international mobile telecommunications company, with equity interests in 27 countries and Partner Markets in more than 40 countries. As of 31 December 2008, Vodafone had approximately 289 million proportionate customers worldwide.