These include Phoenix, Albuquerque, Tucson, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Denver, Portland (Oregon), Seattle, and Omaha.The spectrum licenses also include several new markets for Verizon Wireless. These include Rochester and St. Cloud, MN; Lincoln, NE; and Longview, WA.The agreement does not include Qwest Wireless" subscriber base.Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group. Qwest Wireless is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Denver, Colorado-based Qwest Communications International (NYSE: Q – News), a provider of voice, video and data services to more than 25 million customers.