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Network Leadership

Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable wireless network*, serving 58 million voice and data customers. With its greatest asset - its network - Verizon Wireless continues to lead the industry by

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offering the highest quality products and services while introducing innovative technology solutions.

Network Powered Services and Features

  • BroadbandAccess - Based on CDMA EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) technology
    • Verizon Wireless, the first to build a national wireless broadband network, launched BroadbandAccess in October 2003 and announced a national rollout in January 2004.
    • Offering wireless Internet connections at broadband-like speeds.
    • Covering more than 150 million Americans, coast-to-coast.
    • Download complex files and large email attachments easily at average speeds of 400-700 kbps. Speed claim based on network tests with 5MB FTP data files, without compression. Actual speeds and coverage may vary.
  • V CAST - Also based on CDMA EV-DO technology, V CAST is the nation's first consumer wireless broadband multimedia service.
    • V CAST from Verizon Wireless brings high-quality video, 3D games and music straight to hot new phones.
    • Currently available in all markets where BroadbandAccess is offered.
  • V CAST Music - Launched in January 2006, V CAST Music runs on the Verizon Wireless broadband network.
    • V CAST Music is the world's most comprehensive mobile music service.
    • Customers can download music over the air directly to their wireless phones and to their Windows XP PCs, and can transfer new and existing digital music from the PC to their wireless phone.
    • V CAST Music lets customers immerse themselves in their favorite music with music videos, artist alerts, album art and more.
    • The V CAST Music Library includes more than one million songs from artists at major music labels and at independent providers.
  • NationalAccess- based on 1XRTT technology, provides wireless data services at speeds of 60-80 kbps.
  • Nationwide TXT Messaging - a two-way short messaging service
    • In Q1 2006, Verizon Wireless customers sent and received more than 9.6 billion text messages through its network, with an average of 3.2 billion messages a month.
  • Get It Now ® service - Verizon Wireless was the first wireless service provider in the U.S. to offer downloadable applications over the air using BREWT (Binary Runtime Environment for WirelessT) technology.
    • Between January and March 2006, customers downloaded 45 million Get It Now games, exclusive content, ring tones, ringback tones and more
  • Picture Messaging - an intuitive service, requiring just a few easy clicks to take and send a photo
    • Between January and March 2006, customers exchanged more than 171 million picture and video messages over its nationwide network
    • Customers now share an average of 57 million picture messages per month