Verizon Wireless (USA)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:telecommunications_company
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Alltel
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 2009
gptkbp:brand Black
Red
White
gptkbp:CEO gptkb:Hans_Vestberg
gptkbp:competitor gptkb:T-Mobile_US
gptkb:AT&T_Mobility
gptkb:Dish_Wireless
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:emergencyServices gptkb:Wireless_Emergency_Alerts
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Cellco_Partnership
gptkbp:founded 2000
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Basking_Ridge,_New_Jersey,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Verizon Wireless (USA)
gptkbp:industry Telecommunications
gptkbp:loyaltyProgram gptkb:Verizon_Up
gptkbp:market largest wireless carrier in the United States
gptkbp:mobileAppAvailable gptkb:My_Verizon
gptkbp:mobilePaymentService gptkb:Verizon_Mobile_Payments
gptkbp:MVNOsHosted gptkb:Xfinity_Mobile
gptkb:Spectrum_Mobile
gptkb:Visible
gptkbp:notableEvent 2010
2019
First to launch 4G LTE in the US
Launched first nationwide 5G network in the US
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 100,000 (Verizon Communications total)
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Verizon_Communications
gptkbp:parentCompanyOwnership 100% owned by Verizon Communications since 2014
gptkbp:previousJointVenture gptkb:Vodafone
gptkbp:previousJointVentureOwnership 55% Verizon, 45% Vodafone (before 2014)
gptkbp:roadType gptkb:4G_LTE
gptkb:5G
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gptkbp:servesArea nationwide
gptkbp:service Wireless broadband
Prepaid wireless
Mobile phone service
Mobile hotspot
Postpaid wireless
gptkbp:slogan gptkb:5G_Built_Right
America’s most reliable network
gptkbp:stockSymbol gptkb:VZ
gptkbp:supports *611
gptkbp:technology gptkb:CDMA
gptkb:5G_NR
LTE
gptkbp:website https://www.verizon.com/
gptkbp:YouTubeChannel over 120 million
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:4G_LTE
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6