Verizon Communications Inc. / VZ
Verizon technologists replace copper wires with fiber optic cables. (Photo: Courtesy of company.)
About Verizon Communications Inc.
140 West St., New York, N.Y. 10007
www.verizon.com
| 800-621-9900
| Founded: 1983
Industry: Telecommunications | Category: Top Companies Headquartered Outside Region
Verizon is the nation's second-largest telecommunications company. It is aggressively expanding its wireless networks with a $4.7 billion purchase of valuable national airwaves recently auctioned by the federal government. It has also expanded its Fios fiber-optic network for Internet and television service. The network is available in most counties in the Washington area, including Fairfax, Arlington, Loudoun, Montgomery, Howard and Prince George's.
Chairman and CEO: Ivan G. Seidenberg
2007 Financial Data
Total employees: 235,000 | Local employees: 17,800Did You Know
CARTOON NETWORK: The team creating Verizon's fast-growing line of animated messages is based in Laurel.
