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Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, is a wireless phone provider that owns and operates the largest mobile telecommunications network in the United States, based on a total of 92.8 million U.S. subscribers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, the company is a joint venture of U.S. telecommunications firm Verizon Communications and British-based multinational mobile network operator Vodafone Group, with 55 and 45 percent ownership respectively. Verizon Wireless had the second largest revenue of all United States wireless companies reporting $49.332 billion in 2008.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 establish Verizon as the largest United States wireless carrier, based on number of subscribers.Verizon Wireless traces its roots to Bell Atlantic Mobile, NYNEX Mobile Communications, AirTouch Communications, PrimeCo Communications, and GTE Mobilnet.

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TV Station Coalition Accuses FCC of Manipulating Spectrum Auction

The coalition of TV stations that is considering exiting the TV business to sell their spectrum in the government's upcoming auction could be having second thoughts, especially if selling out doesn't pay up.

Adweek.com - on 11/3/13
Agency Expansion Plan

"I’m based in San Francisco and on United Airlines,” says AKQA chairman Tom Bedecarr, sitting in the client lounge at his agency’s New York office. “That’s what I like to say. ”.

Adweek.com - on 10/12/12
T-Mobile Taps Industry Vet as New CMO

T-Mobile named Michael Sievert chief marketing officerover the weekend, filling a position that's been open since Cole Brodman retired from the telecom in May.

Adweek.com - on 19/11/12
We Need a 'Truth' Campaign for Digital Literacy and Data Tracking

Earlier this year, Bill Diggins, a marketing executive at Verizon Wireless, revealed a chilling fact about how much information the company collects about its customers. "We're able to view just everything that they do," he told a crowd at the Paley Center in New York. "And that's really where data is going today.

Mediashift - on 13/11/12
AKQA's Anheuser-Busch Win Comes Amid Growth

AKQA's win of digital responsibilities on Anheuser-Bush's core brands comes during a year of steady growth at the digital shop.

Adweek.com - on 2/11/12
Nokia says shipping new Lumia smartphones this week

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish phone maker Nokia said its new Lumia smartphones, key to the company's hopes for recovery, will begin to appear in some European markets this week.

Reuters Media - on 30/10/12
Sprint Posts a Big Loss on Decline in Subscribers

The wireless carrier said its loss more than doubled from the third quarter of 2011.

The Associated Press @ NYTimes Media - on 26/10/12
Sprint Posts a Big Loss on Decline in Subscribers

The wireless carrier said its loss more than doubled from the third quarter of 2011.

The Associated Press @ NYTimes Media - on 26/10/12
AKQA Opens Two New U.S. Offices

Newly-minted WPP agency AKQA has opened two new offices in the U. S. to support current accounts in those markets, the agency announced Monday.

Adweek.com - on 1/10/12
iPhone 5 shows that Apple still considers NFC as Not For Commerce

Samsung and Nokia included Near-Field Communications in their new devices, but Apple decided to play it safe again.

Charles Arthur @ MediaGuardian - Mobile - on 14/9/12

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