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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

Wireless Phone Customers 86.6 Million
Employees More than 86,000
Annual Revenue 2008 $58.6 Billion
Company Operated Stores & Kiosks Approximately 2,000
Digital Network Technology Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
Data Services Mobile Broadband and NationalAccess for staying connected coast to coast on laptops, PDA’s and handsets; V CAST Music for downloading music, listening to tunes and watching music videos; V CAST for video clips, 3D games and other multimedia services; V CAST Mobile TV for broadcast and cable television live content and programming; Get It Now for text and picture messaging, downloading ringtones, ringback tones, games, news alerts and more
Switching Centers 175+
Headquarters Basking Ridge, N.J.
Area Headquarters Northeast - Morristown, NJ
South - Alpharetta, GA
Midwest - Schaumburg, IL
West - Irvine, CA
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.