Verizon Communications (US)

Verizon Communications is one of the two leading national US telecoms businesses (alongside arch-rival AT&T). It was formed in 2000 from the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE Corporation, and has strengthened its position further with other acquisitions including long-distance operator MCI in 2006 and regional mobile service at Alltel at the beginning of 2009. The group offers a full range of communications services. However its most significant business is Verizon Wireless, a joint venture with UK mobile giant Vodafone. After five years as America's #1 mobile service by subscribers, Verizon's lead in this fast-consolidating sector was overturned in 2008 by the new AT&T. Verizon regained the top spot just under a year later as a result of the purchase of Alltel. The group has also pushed aggressively into the broadcast market with a huge investment in fibre-optic technology, which provides the platform for its FiOS ultra-highspeed broadband and television service.

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