Verizon - General Information

The name --Verizon-- is derived by combining the Latin word --veritas--, meaning --truth--, and the word --horizon--. Together, they are consider to support its entire image of reliability, certainty, leadership, and limitless possibilities among the different mobile owners all over the world. Nowadays, Verizon Wireless operates the second-largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, considering market share of all mobile providers. As of January 2007, the company served a total amount of 59,1 million customers and has the largest service by area. Situated in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, this American mobile provider is a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group, with 55 and 45 percent ownership respectively. Initially, Verizon Wireless has traced its roots to Bell Atlantic Mobile, Nynex Mobile Communications, AirTouch Communications, PrimeCo Communications, and GTE Mobilnet.

Thus, in September 1999, Vodafone AirTouch announced a 90 billion dollars joint venture with Bell Atlantic Corporation, named Verizon Wireless, and comprised of the American wireless assets of both main companies - Bell Atlantic Mobile and AirTouch Paging. It began operations under the same name on April 4, 2000. Today, Verizon Wireless claims it invests more than 6 billion dollars every year to --maintain and expand-- its nationwide CDMA network and support its analog network. It offers different voice services, such as wireless broadband based on EV-DO, text and picture messaging, over-the-air customized applications and content from its --Get it now-- package, --Video on demand-- in the form of V CAST, location-based services, and of course, --Push-to-talk--. This American mobile provider already owns one of the the largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States in Puerto Rico along with Puerto Rico Telephone - PRT. Verizon Wireless recently launched also its nationwide Mobile Web service, which combines the convenience and mobility of wireless communications with popular content from the Internet.

Concise Verizon Wireless Information about Some Awards That It Got Due To Its Open Position towards the Customers

Verizon Wireless has continuously confirmed its open attitude toward all mobile owners at recent days by starting a huge variety of high social responsible events in the United States and the rest part of the world. It allows the different customers easier access to the emergency number 911. They could also found information about endangered and abducted children on the network of the company. Verizon Wireless also support a wide set of mobile decisions appropriate to militaries and the government. Thus, it is no surprise that this mobile provider receives a lot of various awards, marking the high level of its social responsibility and the entire open-minded policy towards the public. Here we will list only the most important of them:
1. highest in wireless business satisfaction by J D Power and Associates on 17 May 2006,
2. highest rating of customer service quality by RCR Wireless News on 21 January 2004,
3. best wireless product by Wireless Systems Design on 11 February 2004,
4. carrier of the year for the years 2004 and 2006,
5. best overall carrier by Laptop Magazine in May 2004,
6. best place to work in IT for the years 2004 and 2006,
7. corporation of the year by the Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce in the United States.