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In April 2000, the companies announced that the Bell Atlantic-GTE merger would take the name Verizon and that the Bell Atlantic-Vodafone wireless unit would be called Verizon Wireless. Verizon Communications owned 55 percent of Verizon Wireless while Vodafone retained 45 percent ownership.owever, on September 20, 2007, Verizon Wireless announced a joint effort with the Vodafone Group to transition their networks to the 4G standard LTE and on November 29, 2007, Verizon Wireless announced that they would start LTE trials in 2008.
Verizon Communications Inc. provides communications, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental agencies worldwide. This dividend achiever has paid dividends since 1984 and increased them for 11 years in a row. Verizon ranks in The Top 10 in the Sure Dividend system. Click here to see the other Top 10 Dividend Growth Stocks. The most recent dividend increase was in September 2015, when the Board of Directors approved a 2.70% increase in the quarterly dividend to 56.50 cents per share. Verizonâs competitors include AT&T Inc. , Sprint Corp , and T-Mobile US Inc .