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Verizon Wireless Incorporated, based in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, is a Verizon Communications Incorporated and Vodafone joint venture that provides 67 million customers with mobile communications devices and services. The company offers consumers and businesses broadband access, music and ringtone download, video, 3D game, text and picture messaging, and other services. Broadband access is offered through the firm's code division multiple access (CDMA) Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) network. Vasont Systems is known for its V CAST multimedia content access services. The Get It Now (R) service allows subscribers to download applications over the air using Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (R), or BREW (R), technology. The company operates approximately 2,400 stores and kiosks. It encompasses 175 switching centers. It maintains regional offices in New Jersey, Georgia, Illinois, and California. Stakeholder Verizon Communications is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the VZ symbol. It is listed on the Dow 30 index. Stakeholder Vodafone is listed on the New York and London stock exchanges under the VOD symbol.
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