Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, is the largest mobile telecommunications network and wireless phone provider in the United States. The network has over 104 million subscribers as of Q1 2011, just ahead of the second largest carrier, AT&T Mobility, which has 97.5 million subscribers as of Q1 2011.
Headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, the company is a joint venture of U.S. telecommunications firm Verizon Communications and British 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 $28.1 billion. The acquisition expanded Verizon's wireless network.
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| Type | Joint Venture Verizon Communications Inc. 55% Vodafone Group plc 45% |
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States |
| Number of locations | 2,330 |
| Key people | Dan Mead, CEO John Stratton, COO |
| Products | LTE (4G) CDMA2000 1x & EV-DO (3G)/ SMS (text messaging), MMS (picture messaging), Video on Demand(V CAST), Mobile TV (V CAST Mobile TV), location-based services, BREW (Get It Now),Push to Talk, Global Phone Rental/Sales (via Vodafone) (GSM/CDMA dual-mode phones), Satellite Phone Rental/Sales (viaVodafone/Iridium) |
| Revenue |  US$ 63.4 billion (2010) |
| Employees | 82,000 (2010) |
| Website | verizonwireless.com |
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