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Verizon Communications Inc. provides communications, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental agencies worldwide. It operates in two segments, Verizon Wireless and Wireline. The Verizon Wireless segment offers data services and applications comprising Internet access through smartphones and basic phones; mobile broadband services; messaging services, which enable its customers to send and receive text, picture, and video messages; customer-focused and business-focused offerings; location-based services; and global data services, as well as access to data applications and services of third parties. It also provides voice services; other connection-related services, such as data access and value added services to support telemetry-type applications; and M2M services that support devices used in healthcare, manufacturing, utilities, distribution, and consumer products markets. In addition, this segment sells smartphones and basic phones, tablets, and other Internet access devices. The Wireline segment offers video services over its fiber-optic network; data Services comprising high-speed Internet and FiOS broadband data products, as well as local exchange capacity, managed, mobility, and security services; voice services, such as local exchange, regional, long distance, wire maintenance, and voice messaging services, as well as VoIP, and landline and wireless services; and local dial tone and broadband services to local exchange carriers. This segment also provides networking products and solutions, such as private Internet protocol services, and ethernet access and ring services; and infrastructure and cloud services. As of December 31, 2011, its network covered a population of approximately 296 million. The company was formerly known as Bell Atlantic Corporation and changed its name to Verizon Communications Inc. in June 2000. Verizon Communications Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in New York, New York.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of Alabama's second annual Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday, to be held February 22-24, Verizon Wireless is once again teaming up with ReadyAlabama to educate consumers about emergency preparedness throughout the weekend. A program out of Governor Robert Bentley's Office of Faith-Based and Volunteer Services, ReadyAlabama serves as a call to action to all Alabamians to be prepared for severe weather emergencies.
During the sales tax holiday, select Verizon Wireless stores in Alabama will distribute ReadyAlabama's list of items suggested for families to create a severe weather preparedness kit. In addition, customers can bring in their smartphones to these locations throughout the weekend, and have them set up with the latest severe weather applications along with local text alerts.
"Wireless technology serves as a vital communications tool when severe weather strikes," said Jonathan LeCompte – president, Verizon Wireless Georgia/Alabama Region. "Verizon works year-round to ensure our network is prepared, and we're excited to work with ReadyAlabama to help ensure that Alabamians are prepared as well."
During the weekend, items related to weather preparedness, including cell phone chargers and batteries, will be exempted from state sales and use taxes.
Items included in the tax-free status can be found on the Alabama Department of Revenue website. For more information on severe weather preparedness, visit ReadyAlabama's website.
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Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 98.2 million retail customers, including 92.5 million retail postpaid customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 73,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
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