Verizon Communications Inc.

Company Overview

Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) is one of the leading communications services providers based in the US. The company offers a wide range of broadband, wireless, and wireline services to carriers, businesses, government, mass market, and wholesale customers. Verizon’s offerings include wireless voice, Internet access, broadband video and data, Internet protocol (IP) network services, network access, long distance and other services. It provides converged communications, information and entertainment services across the US through its fiber-optic network. In addition, the company sells devices and equipment. As of December 31, 2010, the company’s network covered a population of 292 million and served 94.1 million customers. It serves customers in the US and in 150 other countries worldwide. Verizon is headquartered in New York, the US.

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