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Verizon Wireless

LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 22: (L-R) Singer/actress Jennifer Lopez, Verizon Wireless Executive Vice President and COO Marni Walden and Brightstar Corp. President, Chairman and CEO Marcelo Claure pose after announcing Viva Movil by Jennifer Lopez, a new national wireless retailer designed for the Latino community, during a news conference at the CTIA 2013 convention at the Venetian Las Vegas on May 22, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lopez is a majority shareholder and will serve as the company's chief marketing and creative officer.

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About Verizon Wireless

Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, owns and operates the largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, based on a total of 83.7 million U.S. subscribers, ahead of AT&T Mobility's 74.9 million subscribers. Verizon Wireless has the largest revenue of all United States wireless companies reporting $43.9 billion in 2007. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, the company is a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group, with 55 and 45 percent ownership respectively. On January 9, 2009, Verizon Wireless acquired Alltel Wireless in a deal valued at $28.1 billion. The acquisition expanded Verizon's wireless network to cover approximately 290 million people and established Verizon as the largest United States wireless carrier.

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