Verizon Wireless

Cellco Partnership is the #1 US wireless phone operator in terms of sales and subscribers. Serving about 104 million consumer, business, and government customers nationwide under the Verizon Wireless brand, the joint venture is controlled by Verizon Communications (which owns 55% of the company); UK-based global communications giant Vodafone Group owns the remaining share. Offering both standard post-paid and prepaid subscriptions, it distributes phones from manufacturers including Research in Motion, LG, and Apple. The company also offers mobile data services, including text messaging, multimedia content (V CAST), and Web access.