Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless

Cellco Partnership Inc., doing business as Verizon Wireless, is a mobile network operator in the United States. It had 108.7 million subscribers as of the end of 2011, the largest number of any wireless service provider in the United States. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, the company is a joint venture of U.S. telecommunications firm Verizon Communications and UK multinational mobile network operator Vodafone, with 55 and 45 percent ownership respectively. On January 9, 2009, Verizon Wireless acquired Alltel Wireless in a deal valued at $28.1 billion. The acquisition...
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Founded:2000
Headquarters:Basking Ridge, New Jersey

Headquarters of Verizon Wireless

Basking Ridge
Basking Ridge

Basking Ridge is an unincorporated area located within Bernards Township in the Somerset Hills region of Somerset County, New Jersey. The area was settled during colonial times. It is home to the old AT&T Headquarters, now owned by Verizon. Basking Ridge is the current headquarters for Verizon...
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Current Verizon Wireless board members

Dennis F. Strigl
Dennis F. Strigl

Dennis F. Strigl is the retired President and Vice-Chairman of Verizon Communications, responsible for operations at Verizon Telecom, Verizon...
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Lowell C. McAdam
Lowell C. McAdam

Lowell McAdam is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Verizon. McAdam earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Cornell University and...
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Doreen A. Toben
Doreen A. Toben

Doreen A. Toben has served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Verizon Communications, Inc. since 2002 and is responsible for...
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Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr.
Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr.

Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr., generally called Larry, is a former vice chairman and president of Verizon, with responsibility for the Verizon Telecom and...
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Divisions of Verizon Wireless

Division Name
Alltel
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Parent company of Verizon Wireless

Verizon Communications
Verizon Communications
Headquarters:New York City, New York City
Founded:1983

Verizon Communications Inc. is a global broadband and telecommunications company and a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It started in 1983 as Bell Atlantic with a footprint covering New Jersey to Virginia and emerged as part of the 1984 AT&T breakup into seven "Baby Bells." In 1997, Bell Atlantic merged with another Regional Bell Operating Company, NYNEX, based in New York City with a footprint spanning from New York to...
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Other companies in the same city as Verizon Wireless

Hooper Holmes, Inc.
Hooper Holmes, Inc.
Revenue: $198,230,000

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    Which industries does Verizon Wireless operate?
  • A:
    The company competes in Telecommunications, Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) and Radiotelephone Communications.
  • Q:
    When was Verizon Wireless founded?
  • A:
    The business was founded in 2000.
  • Q:
    What are the names of the board members at Verizon Wireless?
  • A:
    Some Members of the Board include:
    - Dennis F. Strigl, Board Member
    - Lowell C. McAdam, Board Member
    - Doreen A. Toben, Board Member
    - Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr., Board Member
  • Q:
    Where is Verizon Wireless's corporate headquarters?
  • A:
    The main office is located in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.
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