Verizon (wireless service)
US wireless telecommunications company
Cellco Partnership, trading as Verizon and formerly Verizon Wireless, is an American wireless network operator. Verizon is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, with 146.8 million subscribers as of March 31, 2026. It has the largest network in the United States with their LTE network covering 2.68 million sq. miles of the United States.
The company is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. It was founded on April 4, 2000 as a joint venture of American telecommunications firm Bell Atlantic Corporation, which would soon become Verizon Communications, and British multinational telecommunications company Vodafone. Verizon Communications became the sole owner in 2014 after buying Vodafone's 45-percent stake in the company. In a 2019 reorganization, Verizon moved the wireless products and services into the divisions Verizon Consumer and Verizon Business, and stopped using the Verizon Wireless name.
It operates national 5G and 4G LTE networks covering about 99 percent of the U.S. population, which in the first half of 2024 won top honors in five out of eight categories of the RootMetrics RootScore Reports, along with the most awards in both state and metro testing. Notably, Verizon won the United States Overall and Data RootScore Awards outright, along with outright wins for accessibility and video performance.
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