Verizon Communications Inc

About Verizon Communications Inc

Verizon Communications Inc. is a global telecommunications conglomerate that delivers a wide array of communication, technology, information, and entertainment solutions to individual consumers, businesses, and government organizations worldwide. The company is structured into two primary operational divisions: the Verizon Consumer Group and the Verizon Business Group. The Consumer Group offers wireless services across the United States through its extensive wireless networks, operating under both the Verizon and TracFone brands, as well as via wholesale agreements. This segment also provides fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband and associated equipment and devices, such as smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and other connected wireless technology. Furthermore, it supplies wireline services in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the U.S., including Washington D.C., utilizing its fiber-optic Verizon Fios network and a legacy copper-based infrastructure. The Business Group furnishes a comprehensive portfolio of wireless and wireline communication services and products. These include FWA broadband, data solutions, video conferencing, corporate networking, security and managed network services, local and long-distance voice communication, and network access. It also enables various Internet of Things (IoT) services and products for corporate clients, government entities, and other wireless and wireline carriers both domestically and internationally. Founded in 1983, the company was initially incorporated as Bell Atlantic Corporation before rebranding to Verizon Communications Inc. in June 2000. Its corporate headquarters are located in New York, New York.