In keeping with our mission to be recognized as the U.S. market leader in wireless, Verizon Wireless continues to get rave reviews around the nation.

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Following are recent highlights:

Best Corporate Citizen
Corporate Responsibility Magazine, April 18, 2012
Verizon Communications, for the fifth consecutive year, was included in Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s 13th annual “100 Best Corporate Citizens List.” The list was formed using public information to evaluate 1,000 companies in the Russell 1000 index of large-cap companies, ranking their performance in seven key areas: climate change, employee relations, governance, environment, human rights, philanthropy and finance.

 Reader’s Choice Top Wireless Carrier
PCMag.com, March 28, 2012
PCMag.com recognized Verizon Wireless as top provider among major national carriers for highest satisfaction ratings as part of the outlet’s 2012 Readers Choice Awards. Verizon Wireless received consistently high ratings for coverage in and outside of the home area, network reliability and satisfaction with data network speeds.

World-Class Diversity Program
Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, February 15, 2012
For the eighth year, Verizon Communications was recognized by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), earning a spot on the annual listing of America’s Top Corporations for Women’s Business Enterprises. Verizon Communications was honored for its world-class supplier diversity program, which creates a level playing field for women’s business enterprises to compete for corporate contracts.

Best In Employee Training
Training Magazine, February 14, 2012
Verizon Communications captured the No. 1 spot on Training Magazine’s Top 125 list. This is the 11th consecutive year that they have been included on the list, but the first year they have earned the top spot. The list ranks company training programs based on a variety of criteria, including effectiveness, impact on the business, total training budget, number of training hours per employee program and workplace surveys. Verizon was recognized for devoting more than nine million training hours to employees, creating a culture that drives shareholder value creation and the use of technology as an effective way to deliver quick online and on-demand training lessons to employees. This year, Verizon also received the distinction of being one of five companies given the Best Practices Award.

Leader In Customer Care
J.D. Power and Associates, February 2, 2012
Verizon Wireless has the ranked the “Highest Ranked Customer Service Performance among Full Service Wireless Providers” in J.D. Power and Associates’ 2012 Wireless Customer Care Performance StudySM – Volume 1. Based on a survey of more than 9,098 wireless subscribers, Verizon Wireless received an overall satisfaction score of 762, leading the industry average. The study focused on how well the wireless carrier provided service to their customers through three different contact methods: telephone calls with customer services representatives or automated response systems, online and visits to retail stores during the six month period the test took place.

Disclaimer: Verizon Wireless received the highest numerical score among full service wireless providers in the proprietary J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Wireless Customer Care Full Service StudySM – Vol. 1. Study based on responses from 9,098 consumers measuring 4 full service wireless providers and measures opinions of consumers who contacted customer care within the past year. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of consumers surveyed July-December 2011. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com.

Top Company For Multicultural Business Opportunity
DiversityBusiness.com, January 16, 2012
DiversityBusiness.com ranked Verizon Communications No. 8 on the site’s 2012 list of “Top 50 Companies for Multicultural Business Opportunities.” The companies on this list were selected in an annual poll of minority and women-owned suppliers, based up on factors including volume, consistency and quality of business initiatives that a company grants to multicultural suppliers. Over 1,250,000 diversity business owners participated in an online election to determine the top organizations. 

Unbeatable 4G LTE at 2012 CES
SlashGear.com, January 14, 2012
In SlashGear.com’s “Best Of” wrap up for CES 2012 , Verizon Wireless had the distinction of being named the “Best Mobile Carrier.” According to SlashGear, there are two requirements for a wireless carrier to perform at maximum efficiency, consistency of data signal and the actual data strength. Verizon Wireless easily met these requirements in a way that other carriers were unable to. (14 Jan. 2012)

Best Product of CES
Cult of Mac.com, January 11, 2012
Cult of Mac.com declared Verizon Wireless’ network the best product of CES 2012. While many other carriers’ networks faltered under the usage demands of the conference, the Verizon Wireless network proved to be up to the task with fully functioning data, voice, text and tethering capabilities throughout the conference.

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