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Verizon Wireless is the largest wireless phone company in the United States. Formed in 2000 as a joint venture between US-based Verizon Communications (56%) and UK-based Vodafone Group (44%).
Verizon is one of two national carriers to use CDMA technology; the other national CDMA carrier is Sprint PCS. Another CDMA carrier which is not considered national, but has a large presence in many areas, especially the rural South, is ALLTEL. Three national carriers—AT&T Wireless, Cingular Wireless, and T-Mobile USA—use a North American version of the global GSM standard. The final national carrier, Nextel, uses its own technology known as iDEN, which is derived from TDMA technology.
