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Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network.

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

•  Launched the nation’s largest 4G LTE network in 38 markets and more than 60 airports in December 2010. Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network now covers more than 200 million people in 195 markets across the country. Additional markets are planned for 2012 with coverage of the entire 3G network footprint planned for the end of 2013.
• Built the nation’s first wide-area wireless broadband network
• Delivered the nation’s first wireless consumer 3G multimedia service
• Offers global voice and data services in more than 200 destinations around the world

Total Connections	108.7 Million, including 92.2 Million retail customers; 16.5 Million wholesale and other connections.
Employees	Nearly 82,000 nationwide
Annual Revenue 2011	$70.2 Billion
Company Operated Stores & Kiosks	More than 2,000
Digital Network Technology	Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
Data Services	Mobile Broadband and NationalAccess for staying connected coast to coast on laptops, netbooks, tablets, smartphones and other devices; V CAST Music for downloading music, listening to tunes and watching music videos; V CAST for video clips, 3D games and other multimedia services; Get It Now for text and picture messaging, downloading ringtones, ringback tones, games, news alerts and more
Switching Centers	175+
Headquarters	Basking Ridge, NJ
Area Headquarters	Northeast - Morristown, NJ South - Alpharetta, GA Midwest - Schaumburg, IL West - Irvine, CA

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network, wireless network, with nearly 109 million total connections nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers in more than 150 countries, including all of the Fortune 500. A Dow 30 company with $111 billion in 2011 revenues, Verizon employs a diverse worldwide workforce of nearly 194,000. For more information, visit www.verizon.com.