Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ)

140 West St.
New York, NY 10007 (Map)
Phone: 212-395-1000
Toll Free: 800-837-4966
http://www.verizon.com

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Overview

Verizon Communications is the #2 US telecom services provider overall after AT&T, and the company holds the top spot in wireless services ahead of AT&T Mobility. The company's core mobile business is overseen by Verizon Wireless (known legally as Cellco Partnership), which operates as a joint venture with Vodafone; it serves about 100 million customers. Meanwhile, with about 30 million landline accounts, Verizon Communications' wireline unit provides local telephone, long-distance, Internet access, and digital TV services to residential, corporate, and wholesale customers. Its Verizon Business division provides a wide range of telecom, managed network, and IT services to commercial and government clients.

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Key Numbers from Hoover's UK

Key financials for Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ)

Company Type Public (NYSE: VZ)
Fiscal Year-End December
2010 Sales (mil.) £68,883.6
1-Year Sales Growth (1.2%)
2010 Net Income (mil.) £1,647.7
1-Year Net Income Growth (30.2%)
2010 Employees 194,400
1-Year Employee Growth (12.8%)
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Key people and executives for Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ)

Chairman Ivan G. Seidenberg
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President, CEO, and Director Lowell C. McAdam
EVP and CIO Roger Gurnani
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