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Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 68.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 70,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD).
President & CEO
Lowell C. McAdamNumber of Employees 70,000
Contact Information
295 North Maple Avenue
Basking Ridge, New Jersey 06492
(908) 696-2000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications: 517212
Recent Events
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Verizon Wireless launches V CAST Media Manager
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Verizon Wi-Fi Provides Access to Thousands of Wi-Fi Hotspots
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Google tests its own Android smartphone
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Buzz on Business: La. gains five active drilling rigs
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Allied Wireless to build headquarters in Ark.
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Verizon Wireless will restore text alerts it had blocked
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Verizon Wireless names Bulger regional sales & marketing director
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IGOI: Should I Stay or Should IGO
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-09-26
submits: IGO symbol IGOI devlops and markets power accessories for electronic devices such as laptops, mp3 players and mobile phones. See their corporate website for a more detailed company description. I initially learned about IGO from an excellent post on OldSchoolValue.com. At the time it was trading...
iGo Inc. Powers Up Impressive Gains
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-09-22
Portable power-solutions provider, iGo Inc. IGOI, appeared on our radar this past week after it announced a partnership with Verizon Wireless VZ to sell its new iGo Netbook Charger in 2,400 stores across the country. The chargers are lightweight, ultra-portable and utilize a patented tip technology allowing users to power-up...
Hitachi, Casio and NEC merge mobile units
Strategy Eye
- 2009-09-13
Japanese electronics groups Hitachi, Casio and NEC are to merge their mobile phone operations in an attempt to win back global market share. The new company will be called NEC Casio Mobile Communications, with NEC owning 71% of the business, Casio 20% and Hitachi a 9% stake. Hitachi will...
Verizon offers outdoor Wi-Fi for free
Strategy Eye
- 2009-07-27
Verizon is partnering with Boingo Wireless to offer its broadband subscribers access to Wi-Fi hotspots across the US. The service will be available to Verizon customers on all but its cheapest internet plans, but will only work on Windows PCs. Verizon has previously...
Verizon to host Apple tablet – Rumour
Strategy Eye
- 2009-07-26
Verizon is rumoured to be providing internet access for Apple's long-anticipated touch-screen tablet device. The rumour follows news that Verizon is fast-tracking its new 4G mobile broadband network in order to coincide its release with Apple's tablet, thought to be launching in Q1 2010. ...
Sprint Nextel And Verizon Wireless Both Open Up Phones For Location-Based Services
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- 2008-12-17
Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel and Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) both made announcements today that will make accessing location on the phone easier. While Sprint's announcement is fairly comprehensive, Verizon's was restricted to some Windows Mobile devices. —Sprint partners with WaveMarket and uLocate: Sprint Nextel announced today that it was...
Blackberry Storm Drenched In Bugs; The NYT Calls It A "Dud"
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- 2008-11-27
Hundreds of people waited in line last week to get their hands on the Blackberry Storm, the first touchscreen device from Research In Motion. Too bad the warning not to buy it didn't come until today. The highly anticipated phone was expected to be RIM's and Verizon Wireless' response...
Microsoft May Edge Out Google In Verizon Search Deal
BNET
- 2008-11-12
Microsoft is reportedly close to landing Verizon Wireless in a search deal at the expense of Google. Why? Money. The Wall Street Journal reports Verizon Wireless is now favoring Microsoft over Google. The money paragraph literally: Under the terms now being considered, Microsoft would share revenue...
Tech Telecom Roundup: Verizon Wireless Data, AT&T Caps, iPhone Slows, More
BNET
- 2008-11-04
Verizon nixes pay-as-you-go data for smartphones but increases DSL bandwidth; AT&T to try home bandwidth limits; iPhone manufacturing to show, device's father leaves; and FCC chair gives up on new phone charge plan. by Erik Sherman
Verizon Wireless sees surge in calls as Amtrak trains are stranded
- 2006-05-26
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-26 May 2006-Verizon Wireless sees surge in calls as Amtrak trains are strandedC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com US wireless carrier Verizon Wireless said it handled ten times the usual number of calls between 0900 and 1000 local time one morning earlier this week when thousands of commuters were stranded...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Lowell C. McAdam | President & CEO |
| Charles Hand | President, New York Metro Region |
| Greg Haller | President, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky Region |
| Jeff Mango | President, Georgia, Alabama Region |
| Jim McGean | President, South Area |
| John Palmer | President, Southern California Region |
| Katherine Greene | President, Houston, Gulf Coast Region |
| Kenneth Dixon | President, New England Region |
| Lou Sigillo | President, Kansas, Missouri |
| Luis Cruz | President, Central Texas Region |
| Marni Walden | President, Midwest Area |
| Marquett Smith | President, Upstate New York Region |
| Melanie Braidich | President, Mountain Region |
| Michael Maiorana | President, Washington/Baltimore/Virginia Region |
| Nancy B. Clark | President, Great Plains Region |
| Rich Garwood | President, Northern California, Nevada Region |
| Rick Conrad | President, Northeast Area |
| Roger C. Tang | President, Ohio, Pennsylvania Region |
| Roger Gurnani | President, West Area |
| T.J. Fox | President, Illinois, Wisconsin Region |
| Tami Erwin | President, Washington, Baltimore, Virginia Region |
| Tony Heyman | President, Southwest Region |
| Ajay Waghray | Chief Information Officer |
| Anthony Melone | Executive Vice President & CTO |
| Jack Plating | Executive Vice President & COO |
| John Townsend | Vice President & CFO |
| Mike Lanman | Vice President & CMO |
| Anthony Bowman | Vice President, West Area Customer Service |
| Anthony A. Lewis | Vice President, Open Development |
| Brian Stacy | Vice President, South Area Customer Service |
| Charlie Falco | Vice President, Customer Service Operations |
| Eileen M. Creeden | Vice President, Northeast Area Customer Service |
| Margaret Feldman | Vice President, Business Development |
| Mark Harris | Vice President, National Government Sales & Operations |
| Martha Delehanty | Vice President, Human Resources |
| Steven E. Zipperstein | Vice President, Legal and External Affairs |
| Chris Lewter | Director, Business Sales, Michigan, Indiana & Kentucky Region |
| Howard Faber | Director, Business-to-Business, Georgia & Alabama Regions |
| Victor Mack | Director of Retail Sales, Michigan |
| Yolanda Royall | Associate Director, Human Resources, Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | President & CEO | Current |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | President & CEO, Verizon Wireless | Current |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| CTIA | Board of Directors | Current |
| PrimeCo Personal Communications | President & Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| PrimeCo Personal Communications | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| AirTouch Communications | Vice President, International Operations | Former |
| Pacific Bell Telephone Company | Vice President, Bay Area | Former |
| University of San Diego | M.B.A. | Former |
| Cornell University | Bachelor's, Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | President, New York Metro Region | Current |
| Rutgers University | Bachelor’S Degree In Communications and Journalism | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | President, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky Region | Current |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Director, Retail Salesâ??Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky Region | Former |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Center Manager | Former |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Business Account Executive | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | President, Georgia, Alabama Region | Current |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Executive Director, Retail Sales and Operations | Former |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Retail Sales Representative | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | President, South Area | Current |
| Emory University | Chairman, Board of Visitors | Current |
| Gwinnett Technical College | Board Member | Current |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Executive Director Â?? Integration Management | Former |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Director, Retail Distribution | Former |
| Georgia State University | MBA, Finance | Former |
| Emory University | Bachelor's Degree In Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | President, Southern California Region | Current |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Vice President, Marketing | Former |
| New England Telephone | Marketing and Operational Management Positions | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | President, Houston, Gulf Coast Region | Current |
| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Master’S Degree In Urban Planning | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | President, New England Region | Current |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Vice President, Sales Operations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | President, Kansas, Missouri | Current |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Director, Customer Service Operations | Former |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Customer Service Representative | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | President, Central Texas Region | Current |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Director, Indirect Sales | Former |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Business Development Analyst | Former |
| San Diego State University | Bba, Corporate Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | President, Midwest Area | Current |
| AirTouch Cellular | Branch Director | Former |
| McCaw Cellular Communications | NA | Former |
| Gen Cellular Corporation | NA | Former |
| California State University, Chico | Bachelor’S Degree In English | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | President, Upstate New York Region | Current |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Vice President, Customer Service Operations | Former |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Director, Store Sales & Operations | Former |
| Cybercash, Inc. | Executive Positions | Former |
| Interliant | Executive Positions | Former |
| Sprint Corporation | Executive Positions | Former |
| AOL LLC | Executive Positions | Former |
| Radford University | Bachelor of Science Degree In Marketing | Former |
| MIT Sloan School of Management | Executive Management Program | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | President, Mountain Region | Current |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Executive Director, Retail Customer | Former |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Direct Sales Representative, Los Angeles | Former |
| Ohio Northern University | Bachelor’S of Science Degree In Business Administration | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | President, Washington/Baltimore/Virginia Region | Current |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Vice President, National Government Sales and Operations | Former |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Regional Director, Corporate and Government Accounts | Former |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Sales Representative | Former |
| Rutgers University | Undergraduate Degree In Marketing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | President, Great Plains Region | Current |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Vice President, Customer Service | Former |
| GTE | Finance, Marketing and Sales Positions | Former |
| The University of Houston | MBA | Former |
| Michigan State University | Bachelor’S Degree In Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | President, Northern California, Nevada Region | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | President, Northeast Area | Current |
| PrimeCo Personal Communications | Coo | Former |
| PrimeCo Personal Communications | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Old Dominion University | Bachelor's Degree In History | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | President, Ohio, Pennsylvania Region | Current |
| Adelphi University | MBA, Finance | Former |
Roger Gurnani is President - West Area for Verizon Wireless, responsible for the company's operations throughout the western United States, an area spanning 12 states* plus El Paso, Texas. Prior to his current assignment, Mr. Gurnani served as Vice President - Chief Information Officer for Verizon Wireless, responsible for the company's Information Systems portfolio development and operation of its data centers and communications facilities. He helped oversee and complete the integration of the domestic wireless operations of Bell Atlantic, Vodafone, AirTouch, and GTE at the inception of Verizon Wireless in 2000. He had previously served as Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Bell Atlantic Mobile. Mr. Gurnani has extensive experience in the telecom industry. He was Executive Director-broadband systems at Bell Atlantic and received the company's Chairman's recognition award in 1996 for the implementation of the world's first ATM-based Switched Digital Video network in Dover Township, New Jersey. He held a number of positions during his seven years at WilTel (now MCI) before joining Bell Atlantic in 1994. He has also previously worked in the transportation and manufacturing industries. He holds a Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and a Master's in systems engineering from Auburn University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | President, West Area | Current |
| Rutberg & Company | President, West Area, Verizon Wireless | Former |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Chief Information Officer | Former |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | West Area | Former |
| Auburn University | Master's In Systems Engineering | Former |
| Auburn University | Bachelor's Degree In Industrial Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | President, Illinois, Wisconsin Region | Current |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Director, Business Sales In the Southern California Region | Former |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Telesales Manager | Former |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Business Account Executive | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | President, Washington, Baltimore, Virginia Region | Current |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Area Vice President, Customer Service | Former |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Customer Service Representative, US West In Bellevue, Wa | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | President, Southwest Region | Current |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Staff Vice President, National Distribution | Former |
| Owen Graduate School of Management | Master’S Degree In Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Chief Information Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Executive Vice President & CTO | Current |
Jack Plating is executive vice president and chief operating officer of Verizon Wireless, the premier wireless service provider with the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network and $49.3 billion in revenue in 2008. He oversees the company’s nationwide sales and customer service operations, product development and marketing. Before assuming his current position, Plating was the president of Verizon Wireless' South Area. Prior to that, Plating served as executive vice president and chief operating officer for Bell Atlantic Mobile, one of Verizon Wireless' predecessor companies, where he earlier had served as President of that company's New England and Upstate New York Region. Plating began his career in the telecommunications industry in 1975 as a sales executive and later district sales manager for Motorola Communications and Electronics. He held management positions at Digital Paging Systems and A+ Communications, and served as vice president at Metro Mobile CTS. Plating joined Bell Atlantic Mobile in 1991 and ran the company's Southeast Region covering North and South Carolina. Plating holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing from the University of Arkansas.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Communications Inc. | Executive Vice President & COO, Verizon Wireless | Current |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Executive Vice President & COO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Vice President & CFO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Vice President & CMO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Vice President, West Area Customer Service | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Vice President, Open Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Vice President, South Area Customer Service | Current |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Executive Director, National Operations | Former |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Director, Operations | Former |
| Albion College | Bachelor of Arts Degree In Economics and Management | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Vice President, Customer Service Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Vice President, Northeast Area Customer Service | Current |
| New England Telephone | Customer Service, Business Planning and Marketing Positions | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Vice President, Business Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Vice President, National Government Sales & Operations | Current |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Director, Communications Store Channel, Southern New England Region | Former |
Martha Delehanty is vice president – human resources for Verizon Wireless. She is responsible for all human resources strategies and programs, including employee relations, compensation and benefits, training and development, staffing, diversity and human resources compliance. Delehanty joined Verizon Wireless in 2000 serving as executive director – employee relations. In this role, she oversaw Verizon Wireless’ employee workplace programs and policies, including all human resources communications, for 65,000 employees. Previously, Delehanty was a field director for GTE Wireless. She joined GTE in 1991 and held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility and authority with the company’s products, directories, telephone operations and wireless groups in the East and Midwest. Delehanty holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Mount Holyoke College and a master’s degree in business from the University of Texas at Austin.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Communications Inc. | Vice President, Human Resources Verizon Wireless | Current |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Vice President, Human Resources | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Vice President, Legal and External Affairs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Director, Business Sales, Michigan, Indiana & Kentucky Region | Current |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Data Solutions Manager | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Director, Business-to-Business, Georgia & Alabama Regions | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Director of Retail Sales, Michigan | Current |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Director, Business Sales, Great Plains Region | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Associate Director, Human Resources, Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky | Current |
Executive News
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Verizon Agrees to Shorten Exclusivity Deals
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Verizon To Reduce Exclusivity Contracts
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iPhone effect: Verizon limits handsets deals
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UPDATE 3-Verizon says it will limit new handset deals
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UPDATE 2-Verizon says it will limit new handset deals
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Verizon to cap new handset deals
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Verizon compromises on exclusivity deals
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UPDATE 1-Verizon says it will limit new handset deals
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Verizon Says It Will Limit New Handset Deals
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Verizon says it will limit new handset deals
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UPDATE 1-Verizon says it will limit new handset deals
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Verizon Wireless shortens exclusive cellphone deals
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Verizon Wireless Alters Cell Deals
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Webcast Details Announced for Verizon Developer Community Conference: Visit www.vdc2009.com Watch the Live Webcast from San Jose, Calif., on July 28, 2009
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Webcast Details Announced for Verizon Developer Community Conference: Visit www.vdc2009.com
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Speakers Announced for Verizon Developer Community Conference
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