Cell phone provider profile report - Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless
Verizon Communications was formed in 1983 as Bell Atlantic as part of the 1984 breakup into seven Baby Bells.Prior to its transformation into Verizon, Bell Atlantic had merged with another Regional Bell Operating Company, NYNEX, in 1997. The name is a portmanteau of veritas and horizon.The company's headquarters are located at Basking Ridge, N.J., Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD)
Verizon Wireless acquired Alltel in January 2009 in a deal valued at $28.1 Billion to become the largest wireless carrier in the United States, with 89 million subscribers. It was one of the first to offer a 3G network, a music store, and GPS services, and it launched the first MediaFlo mobile TV network for a carrier. Verison has grown rapidly over the last few years.
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| Wireless Phone Customers |
89 Million |
| Employee Population |
More Than 85,000 |
| Annual Revenue 2008 |
$58.6 Billion |
| Company Operated Stores and Kiosks |
Approximately 2000 |
| Digital Network Technology |
Code Division Multiple Access [CDMA] |
| Data Services |
Mobile Broadband and NationalAcess for staying connected
coast to coast on laptops, smartphones and handsets; V CAST
Music with Rhapsody for downloading music, listening to tunes
and watching 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;
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| Switching Centers |
175+ |
| Headquarters |
Basking Ridge, New Jersey |
| Area Headquarters: |
Northeast - Morristown, New Jersey
Midwest - Schaumburg, Illinois
South - Alpharetta,Georgia
West - Irvine,California
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Verizon wireless Details:
- This carrier offers unlimited calling and data plans.
- High-speed 3G networks are limited to urban areas.
- Uses BREW instead of Java for games and other applications.
- Of the major carriers, Verizon has received several awards from J.D. Power and Associates for the best network.
- It offers the widest selection of LG phones of the major carriers,
and is the only major carrier to have offered Kyocera phones. Its
smartphone selection is varied and includes Palm, Windows Mobile, and
BlackBerry devices.
- Its Friends & Family option offers unlimited calling to a select group of numbers, even landlines.
- As a CDMA carrier, Verizon's international coverage is limited to a
handful of countries but it offers dual-mode CDMA/GSM handsets.
- This carrier offers prepaid plans.
- This carrier offers international services
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