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Verizon Wireless built and operates the nation’s most reliable wireless network. It is the only major carrier with a 30-day network test-drive pledge that pays for calls if a customer isn’t satisfied and switches to another carrier.
Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., Verizon Wireless has the largest number of retail customers in the industry. The company 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 Wireless Overview Verizon Wireless built and operates the nation's most reliable wireless network, serving 70.8 million voice and data customers. It is the only major carrier with a 30-day network test-drive pledge that pays for calls if a customer isn‟t satisfied and switches to another carrier. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Wireless Phone Customers 70.8 Million Employee Population 71,000 Annual Revenue 2007 $43.9 Company Operated Stores and Kiosks 2,600 Digital Network Technology Code Division Multiple Access [CDMA] Data Services BroadbandAccess and NationalAccess for staying connected coast to coast on laptops, smartphones and handsets; V CAST Music with Rhapsody for downloading music, listening to tunes and watching music videos; V CAST for video clips, V CAST Mobile TV for broadcast and cable television live content and programming; 3D games and other multimedia services; Get It Now®, for downloading ringtones, ringback tones, games, news alerts and more. Switching Centers 175+ Headquarters Basking Ridge, New Jersey Area Headquarters: Northeast – Morristown, New Jersey Midwest – Schaumburg, Illinois South – Alpharetta, Georgia West – Irvine, California
Parent Companies
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a 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 nearly 71 million customers nationwide. Verizon‟s Wireline operations include Verizon Business, which delivers innovative and seamless business solutions to customers around the world, and Verizon Telecom, which brings customers the benefits of converged communications, information and entertainment services over the nation‟s most advanced fiber-optic network. A Dow 30 company, Verizon has a diverse workforce of more than 228,000 and last year generated consolidated operating revenues of $93.5 billion.
Vodafone is the world's leading international mobile communications group with over 269 million proportionate customers as of 30 June 2008. Vodafone currently has equity interests in 27 countries across five continents and a further 40 partner networks worldwide.
