Verizon Communications

Verizon is the second largest US telecommunications services provider (after AT&T). The company's wireline business provides local telephone, long-distance, and Internet access services to residential and small to midsized businesses in 28 states and Washington, DC. It has about 40 million voice access lines in operation and it serves about 8 million broadband Internet customers. Verizon Wireless, the company's joint venture with Vodafone Group which is known legally as Cellco Partnership, is the top US wireless provider (ahead of AT&T Mobility), with more than 80 million customers. Verizon Business provides communications and information technology (IT) services to global business and government clients