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Brand & Reputation
Fortune Magazine: Fortune 500 List - Verizon is the 14th largest company in the U.S. (based upon revenues).
- Verizon is the largest telecommunications company in the U.S. (based upon revenues).
Fortune Magazine: Most Admired Companies in America - Verizon is named as the telecommunications industry's "Most Admired Company" by Fortune. Companies are judged factors such as quality of management, quality of products and services, innovation, long-term investment potential, and financial soundness.
Training Magazine - Verizon Wireless is rated #14 among nation¿s ¿Top 100 Training Organization¿s in America by Training Magazine. This is the fourth consecutive year that Verizon Wireless has ranked in the top 100 for corporate training and development.
Service American Customer Satisfaction Survey - Verizon Wireless is #1, for the second straight year, for customer satisfaction among U.S. wireless service providers according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index.
Network Computing - Verizon Wireless is #1 for its BroadbandAccess service according to Network Computing.
Empire State Advantage Inc. - Verizon¿s Wholesale Markets Group wins the Empire State Advantage group¿s ¿Excellence in Work Program.¿ The Verizon Wholesale Group won the ¿Gold Award¿ for providing excellent customer services to Verizon¿s wholesale customers in New York.
J.D. Power: Customer Satisfaction - Verizon Wireless ranks #1 in mobile carrier call quality performance in five of six regions in U.S. according to a J.D. Power Survey. Verizon Wireless ranked #1 in the Northeast, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, North Central, and Western regions of the U.S.
Diversity Latina Style: Top Companies for Latinas - Verizon is recognized as ¿Best of Best List for Workplaces" in the U.S. by Latina Style. Verizon has been recognized as a top company by Latina Style four of the last five years.
DiversityInc: Leadership in Supplier Diversity - Verizon is recognized for its leadership in supplier diversity by DiversityInc. Verizon spend more than $1.7 billion with minority and women-owned business in 2004.
DiversityInc: Top Companies for Diversity - Verizon is named as a top ten company for diversity in DiversityInc's "Top 50 Companies for Diversity."
- Verizon is named as the #1 company in the telecommunications industry by the "Top 50 Companies for Diversity" list.
DiversityBusiness.com - Verizon Wireless is selected as one of the nation¿s ¿Top 50 Corporate Buyers of Diversity Products and Services¿ by DiversityBusiness.com.
Careers & disABLED: Private Sector Employer of the Year - Verizon is as the "Private Sector Employer of the Year" by magazine due to the company's commitment to recruiting, Careers & disABLED hiring, and promoting people with disabilities.
- Verizon is ranked as a "Top Ten Employer to Work For" by in a Careers & disABLED readership poll.
- Verizon is ranked second among Fortune 100 companies for its commitment to the Hispanic community.
Hispanic Magazine - Verizon named as one the ¿Top 50 Vendor Programs for Latinos¿ according to Hispanic Magazine.
- Verizon named again to Hispanic Magazine¿s ¿Corporate 100.¿ Verizon has been named to the ¿Corporate 100¿ since 2000.
Leadership American Business Awards - Verizon wins the "Stevies Award," presented by the American Business Awards, for its national literacy program, Verizon Reads.
CIO Magazine - Verizon named as a recipient of the 2005 CIO Magazine 100 award. The magazine recognized Verizon for ¿transforming its network from a copper-based switched infrastructure to a fiber-optic-based packet infrastructure, and laying the ¿last mile¿ of fiber to customers¿ homes and office buildings to support new products.¿
- Judith Spitz and Shadman Zafar, senior vice presidents at Verizon, are named by CIO Magazine as two of thirty-three IT professionals "Ones to Watch List." This list consists of individuals who are judged to have the potential to become chief information officers.
Boys and Girls Clubs of America - John Bell, senior vice president for Domestic Telecom HR, is honored by the Boys and Girls Clubs of America for his leadership in advocating the establishment of clubs on Native American lands.
Careers and disABLED - Cheryl Mongell, VP/GM for New England, is named by CAREERS & disABLED as one of the "Top Ten Employees of the Year."
Network Journal - Tammy Cottom, vice president of operations and technology for Verizon's Retail Markets Group, is named as one of the "25 Influential Black Women in Business¿ by the Network Journal¿ magazine.
Diversity Journal - Maura Breen, Keiko Harvey, and Jerri DeVard, senior vice presidents at Verizon, are profiled as "Women of Initiative" by the Diversity Journal.
Black Enterprise Magazine - Jerri DeVard, senior vice president for brand management and marketing, is named as one of "75 Most Powerful African Americans in Corporate America" by Black Enterprise magazine.
Innovation Frost & Sullivan's 2005 Product Innovation Award Yellow Pages Association - Verizon Information Services is honored by the Yellow Pages Association Industry's "Excellence Awards.¿ Verizon SuperPages received top honors for "Marketing Innovation" in the print product category and the electronic product category.
Nielson Norman Group - Verizon's intranet is named as one of the world's "Ten Best Intranets" by the Nielsen Norman Group.
Council on Foundations - The Verizon Foundation won a "Gold Award" from the Council on Foundations for its web site, www.verizon.com/foundation. The Verizon Foundation's website was honored for excellence in communication.
Frost & Sullivan - Verizon¿s Enterprise Services Group wins Frost & Sullivan¿s 2005 ¿Service of the Year¿ award. The award was for bringing advanced technology to the educational community.
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