<s>
Verizon	B-Application
is	O
an	O
American	O
wireless	O
network	O
operator	O
that	O
previously	O
operated	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
division	O
of	O
Verizon	B-Application
Communications	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2019	O
reorganization	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
moved	O
the	O
wireless	O
products	O
and	O
services	O
into	O
the	O
divisions	O
Verizon	B-Application
Consumer	O
and	O
Verizon	B-Application
Business	I-Application
,	O
and	O
stopped	O
using	O
the	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
is	O
the	O
largest	O
wireless	O
carrier	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
with	O
142.8	O
million	O
subscribers	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Q4	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2000	O
as	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
of	O
American	O
telecommunications	O
firm	O
Bell	O
Atlantic	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
soon	O
become	O
Verizon	B-Application
Communications	O
,	O
and	O
British	O
multinational	O
telecommunications	O
company	O
Vodafone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Communications	O
became	O
the	O
sole	O
owner	O
in	O
2014	O
after	O
buying	O
Vodafone	O
's	O
45-percent	O
stake	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
operates	O
a	O
national	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
network	O
covering	O
about	O
99	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	O
population	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
2020	O
won	O
or	O
tied	O
for	O
top	O
honors	O
in	O
each	O
category	O
of	O
the	O
RootMetrics	O
RootScore	O
Reports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
offers	O
mobile	O
phone	O
services	O
through	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
announced	O
in	O
2015	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
developing	O
a	O
5G	O
,	O
or	O
fifth-generation	O
,	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
companies	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Bell	O
Atlantic	O
–	O
GTE	O
merger	O
would	O
take	O
the	O
name	O
Verizon	B-Application
and	O
that	O
the	O
Bell	O
Atlantic	O
–	O
Vodafone	O
wireless	O
unit	O
would	O
be	O
called	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
(	O
legally	O
Cellco	B-Application
Partnership	I-Application
d.b.a.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Communications	O
owned	O
55	O
percent	O
of	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
while	O
Vodafone	O
retained	O
45	O
percent	O
ownership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
held	O
this	O
market	O
position	O
until	O
AT&T	O
Wireless	O
Services	O
acquired	O
Cingular	O
Wireless	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
2000s	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
acquired	O
several	O
wireless	O
phone	O
companies	O
and	O
assets	O
across	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
including	O
West	O
Virginia	O
Wireless	O
in	O
2006	O
;	O
Ramcell	O
in	O
2007	O
;	O
Rural	O
Cellular	O
Corporation	O
and	O
SureWest	O
Communications	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
struck	O
a	O
deal	O
to	O
buy	O
Alltel	O
for	O
$5.9	O
billion	O
in	O
equity	O
while	O
assuming	O
$22.2	O
billion	O
worth	O
of	O
debt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
deal	O
was	O
finalized	O
on	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
again	O
making	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
the	O
country	O
's	O
largest	O
cellphone	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
per	O
the	O
agreement	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
sold	O
rural	O
wireless	O
properties	O
across	O
18	O
states	O
to	O
AT&T	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
's	O
acquisitions	O
continued	O
in	O
the	O
2010s	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
purchases	O
of	O
some	O
Plateau	O
Wireless	O
markets	O
in	O
2012	O
and	O
Golden	O
State	O
Cellular	O
's	O
operator	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majority	O
owner	O
Verizon	B-Application
Communications	O
became	O
sole	O
owner	O
of	O
its	O
wireless	O
business	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
bought	O
Vodafone	O
's	O
45	O
percent	O
stake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
article	O
in	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
estimated	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
 '	O
valuation	O
at	O
about	O
$290	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
known	O
that	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
uses	O
deep	B-Application
packet	I-Application
inspection	I-Application
for	O
server-side	O
insertion	O
of	O
a	O
customer-unique	O
ID	O
field	O
(	O
"	O
X-UIDH	O
"	O
)	O
into	O
all	O
unencrypted	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
headers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
cannot	O
be	O
averted	O
with	O
common	O
mechanisms	O
like	O
ad-blockers	O
;	O
however	O
it	O
cannot	O
be	O
inserted	O
into	O
encrypted	O
HTTPS	B-Protocol
and	O
VPN	B-Application
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
advertises	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
marketing	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Electronic	O
Frontier	O
Foundation	O
has	O
called	O
on	O
Verizon	B-Application
to	O
terminate	O
the	O
program	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
profound	O
violation	O
of	O
trust	O
"	O
,	O
expressing	O
concern	O
over	O
abuse	O
by	O
third	O
parties	O
,	O
and	O
questioning	O
the	O
legality	O
of	O
Verizon	B-Application
modifying	O
their	O
users	O
 '	O
outgoing	O
data	O
without	O
offering	O
them	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
full	O
opt-out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
announced	O
they	O
would	O
give	O
customers	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
opting	O
out	O
,	O
and	O
since	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
has	O
allowed	O
customers	O
to	O
opt-out	O
,	O
either	O
online	O
or	O
by	O
calling	O
a	O
special	O
phone	O
number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
hired	O
Ronan	O
Dunne	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
head	O
of	O
British	O
provider	O
O2	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
president	O
of	O
its	O
wireless	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
Comcast	O
confirmed	O
that	O
it	O
planned	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
mobile	O
service	O
,	O
using	O
Verizon	B-Application
's	O
network	O
as	O
an	O
MVNO	O
,	O
in	O
mid-2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
competition	O
from	O
Sprint	O
and	O
T-Mobile	O
,	O
and	O
initiatives	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
capacity	O
and	O
improve	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
its	O
network	O
by	O
using	O
macrocells	O
and	O
supporting	O
carrier	O
aggregation	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
bring	O
back	O
an	O
"	O
unlimited	O
"	O
data	O
plan	O
(	O
subject	O
to	O
throttling	O
in	O
heavy	O
network	O
areas	O
after	O
22	O
GB	O
of	O
usage	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
's	O
decision	O
not	O
to	O
restrict	O
the	O
bitrate	O
of	O
video	O
services	O
prompted	O
Sprint	O
and	O
T-Mobile	O
to	O
remove	O
similar	O
restrictions	O
from	O
their	O
own	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
all	O
their	O
Android	B-Application
phones	I-Application
will	O
have	O
AppFlash	O
,	O
to	O
help	O
users	O
find	O
content	O
and	O
services	O
across	O
different	O
apps	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
former	O
Verizon	B-Application
executive	O
Miguel	O
Quiroga	O
launched	O
the	O
pre-paid	O
carrier	O
Visible	O
in	O
Denver	O
Colorado	O
,	O
which	O
Verizon	B-Application
funds	O
and	O
owns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Hans	O
Vestberg	O
had	O
been	O
chosen	O
to	O
become	O
CEO	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
fire	O
department	O
of	O
Santa	O
Clara	O
County	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
filed	O
evidence	O
in	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
seeking	O
the	O
reinstatement	O
of	O
net	O
neutrality	O
policies	O
,	O
which	O
accused	O
Verizon	B-Application
of	O
throttling	O
an	O
"	O
unlimited	O
"	O
wireless	O
data	O
plan	O
associated	O
with	O
a	O
vehicle	O
that	O
was	O
being	O
used	O
to	O
coordinate	O
responses	O
to	O
the	O
Mendocino	O
Complex	O
Fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
department	O
reported	O
that	O
a	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
customer	O
service	O
representative	O
insisted	O
that	O
they	O
must	O
upgrade	O
to	O
a	O
higher-cost	O
data	O
plan	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
restore	O
their	O
internet	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
statement	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
acknowledged	O
that	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
properly	O
explain	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
contract	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
representative	O
did	O
not	O
adhere	O
to	O
a	O
company	O
policy	O
of	O
removing	O
these	O
restrictions	O
during	O
emergency	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
services	O
were	O
split	O
between	O
two	O
new	O
divisions	O
:	O
Verizon	B-Application
Consumer	O
and	O
Verizon	B-Application
Business	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
Verizon	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
prepaid	O
mobile	O
phone	O
service	O
named	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Mobile	O
after	O
acquiring	O
a	O
10%	O
interest	O
in	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
purchased	O
TracFone	O
Wireless	O
which	O
was	O
worth	O
an	O
approximately	O
$6.25	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
operates	O
a	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
claims	O
that	O
99%	O
of	O
the	O
population	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
can	O
access	O
their	O
4G	B-Architecture
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
OpenSignal	O
's	O
crowdsourced	O
data	O
showed	O
4G	B-Architecture
coverage	O
of	O
95.9	O
%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Verizon	B-Application
's	O
LTE	O
network	O
was	O
launched	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
operated	O
an	O
exclusively	O
CDMA2000	O
network	O
(	O
the	O
other	O
major	O
CDMA2000	O
carrier	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
being	O
Sprint	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
began	O
its	O
initial	O
tests	O
for	O
the	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
network	O
in	O
2008	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
move	O
from	O
older-generation	O
mobile	O
communications	O
technologies	O
to	O
the	O
emerging	O
global	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
launched	O
a	O
fledgling	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
network	O
in	O
39	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
only	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
launch	O
,	O
200	O
million	O
Americans	O
were	O
covered	O
with	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
,	O
in	O
190	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
capacity	O
allowed	O
Verizon	B-Application
to	O
launch	O
what	O
it	O
calls	O
XLTE	O
(	O
LTE	O
on	O
Band	O
4	O
)	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
providing	O
more	O
capacity	O
in	O
congested	O
and	O
well-populated	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
is	O
a	O
data-transmitting	O
network	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
launched	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
customers	O
 '	O
voice	O
calls	O
were	O
still	O
carried	O
over	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
CDMA2000	O
network	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
3G	B-Architecture
cellphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
launched	O
voice	O
over	O
LTE	O
(	O
VoLTE	O
)	O
;	O
this	O
allowed	O
voice	O
calls	O
to	O
transmit	O
via	O
the	O
data-only	O
LTE	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
VoLTE	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
also	O
announced	O
support	O
for	O
HD	B-Algorithm
Voice	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
provides	O
higher-quality	O
audio	O
for	O
VoLTE	O
calls	O
,	O
and	O
native	O
Video	O
Calling	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
phones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
enabled	O
support	O
for	O
Wi-Fi	O
Calling	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
calls	O
to	O
be	O
placed	O
over	O
a	O
Wi-Fi	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
nearly	O
4	O
million	O
of	O
Verizon	B-Application
's	O
103.7	O
million	O
subscribers	O
used	O
VoLTE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
they	O
plan	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
their	O
CDMA2000	O
network	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
making	O
VoLTE	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
make	O
calls	O
on	O
their	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
report	O
by	O
RootMetrics	O
on	O
carrier	O
performance	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
2020	O
ranked	O
Verizon	B-Application
's	O
network	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
overall	O
national	O
performance	O
,	O
network	O
reliability	O
,	O
network	O
speed	O
,	O
data	O
performance	O
and	O
call	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
and	O
AT&T	O
tied	O
for	O
first	O
in	O
text	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
's	O
chief	O
information	O
and	O
technology	O
architect	O
Roger	O
Gurnani	O
stated	O
that	O
Verizon	B-Application
was	O
planning	O
to	O
trial	O
a	O
5G	O
wireless	O
network	O
within	O
12	O
months	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
some	O
level	O
of	O
commercial	O
deployment	O
"	O
by	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
officially	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
rolled	O
out	O
LTE	O
Advanced	O
services	O
in	O
461	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2019	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
had	O
launched	O
5G	O
service	O
in	O
30	O
cities	O
across	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Verizon	B-Application
's	O
5G	O
network	O
is	O
deployed	O
on	O
millimeter	O
wave	O
spectrum	O
(	O
mmWave	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
fast	O
,	O
the	O
high-band	O
spectrum	O
Verizon	B-Application
uses	O
has	O
limited	O
range	O
and	O
high	O
penetration	O
loss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
virtual	O
event	O
unveiling	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
begun	O
to	O
widely	O
deploy	O
5G	O
service	O
on	O
sub-6GHz	O
spectrum	O
,	O
branded	O
as	O
"	O
Nationwide	O
5G	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
service	O
has	O
a	O
wider	O
range	O
than	O
its	O
mmWave	O
5G	O
(	O
henceforth	O
branded	O
by	O
Verizon	B-Application
as	O
"	O
5G	O
Ultra	O
Wideband	O
"	O
)	O
services	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
most	O
existing	O
Verizon	B-Application
subscribers	O
with	O
a	O
supported	O
device	O
(	O
unlike	O
mmWave	O
service	O
,	O
which	O
requires	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
newer	O
unlimited	O
plans	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
uses	O
"	O
dynamic	O
spectrum	O
sharing	O
"	O
with	O
LTE	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
of	O
speed	O
as	O
mmWave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
intended	O
to	O
retire	O
its	O
2G	O
and	O
3G	B-Architecture
CDMA	O
network	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
LTE	O
and	O
5G	O
on	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
but	O
made	O
a	O
last-minute	O
decision	O
to	O
"	O
indefinitely	O
"	O
halt	O
the	O
retirement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
customers	O
using	O
a	O
CDMA-only	O
device	O
,	O
or	O
an	O
LTE	O
device	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
Voice	O
over	O
LTE	O
,	O
were	O
required	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
a	O
newer	O
device	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
continue	O
using	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
is	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
and	O
5G	O
NR	O
frequency	O
bands	O
which	O
Verizon	B-Application
employs	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
's	O
CDMA	O
network	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+Frequency	O
bands	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
Verizon	B-Application
Network	O
Frequency	O
Band	O
Band	O
Number	O
Protocol	O
Generation	O
Status	O
Notes	O
700	O
MHz	O
Upper	O
SMH	O
C	O
Block	O
13	O
LTE/LTE-A/LTE	O
-A	O
Pro4GActivePrimary	O
LTE	O
band	O
,	O
launched	O
in	O
December	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
chart	O
lists	O
the	O
networks	O
that	O
Verizon	B-Application
previously	O
operated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
offers	O
certain	O
applications	O
and	O
services	O
that	O
are	O
exclusive	O
to	O
its	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
these	O
apps	B-Application
are	O
pre-loaded	O
on	O
Verizon	B-Application
devices	O
—	O
primarily	O
Android	B-Application
smartphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
has	O
received	O
criticism	O
for	O
this	O
practice	O
,	O
as	O
users	O
and	O
critics	O
have	O
viewed	O
the	O
applications	O
to	O
be	O
"	B-Application
bloatware	I-Application
"	I-Application
that	O
are	O
sometimes	O
redundant	O
to	O
applications	O
already	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NFL	O
Mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
allows	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
subscribers	O
to	O
stream	O
National	O
Football	O
League	O
games	O
and	O
NFL	O
Network	O
on	O
their	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
exclusivity	O
agreement	O
with	O
the	O
NFL	O
,	O
only	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
subscribers	O
could	O
stream	O
NFL	O
telecasts	O
to	O
devices	O
with	O
screens	O
or	O
less	O
in	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
contract	O
ended	O
after	O
the	O
2017	O
NFL	O
season	O
;	O
Verizon	B-Application
agreed	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
five-year	O
,	O
non-exclusive	O
digital	O
rights	O
agreement	O
,	O
which	O
removes	O
the	O
device	O
class	O
exclusivity	O
,	O
and	O
focuses	O
more	O
upon	O
distributing	O
its	O
streams	O
and	O
other	O
enhanced	O
digital	O
content	O
via	O
its	O
portfolio	O
of	O
internet	O
media	O
brands	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
deal	O
that	O
also	O
granted	O
the	O
carrier	O
title	O
sponsorship	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
subscribers	O
also	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
exclusive	O
streaming	O
content	O
within	O
the	O
official	O
IndyCar	B-Application
Series	I-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
My	O
Verizon	B-Application
app	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
account	O
management	O
,	O
including	O
checking	O
usage	O
statistics	O
and	O
managing	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
service	O
plan	O
and	O
account	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Cloud	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
photos	O
,	O
videos	O
,	O
contacts	O
,	O
messages	O
and	O
call	O
logs	O
to	O
be	O
synchronized	O
online	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2013	O
initially	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
phones	I-Application
,	O
followed	O
the	O
next	O
month	O
by	O
a	O
launch	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Messages	O
,	O
otherwise	O
known	O
as	O
Message+	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
alternative	O
text	O
messaging	O
app	O
that	O
additionally	O
allows	O
messages	O
to	O
be	O
synchronized	O
between	O
multiple	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VZ	O
Navigator	O
is	O
a	O
subscription-based	O
maps	O
and	O
navigation	O
service	O
which	O
provides	O
turn-by-turn	B-Application
navigation	I-Application
,	O
crowdsourced	O
traffic	O
data	O
,	O
weather	O
,	O
events	O
and	O
entertainment	O
listings	O
,	O
gas	O
prices	O
,	O
roadside	O
assistance	O
,	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
views	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verizon	B-Application
Support	O
&	O
Protection	O
app	O
provides	O
technical	O
support	O
services	O
,	O
lost	O
device	O
location	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
antivirus	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Family	O
Locator	O
is	O
a	O
subscription-based	O
service	O
and	O
app	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
track	O
the	O
locations	O
of	O
family	O
members	O
on	O
a	O
map	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
10	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Family	O
Base	O
allows	O
parents	O
to	O
restrict	O
when	O
and	O
how	O
their	O
children	O
use	O
their	O
phones	O
,	O
view	O
their	O
children	O
's	O
contacts	O
and	O
lock	O
the	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
also	O
offers	O
the	O
GizmoPal	O
,	O
a	O
wristband-worn	O
phone	O
for	O
children	O
that	O
is	O
restricted	O
to	O
only	O
placing	O
or	O
receiving	O
calls	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
designated	O
caregivers	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
GPS	O
tracking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
apps	B-Application
include	O
Field	O
Force	O
Manager	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
employers	O
to	O
manage	O
employees	O
with	O
GPS	O
,	O
management	O
timesheets	O
and	O
oversee	O
travel	O
,	O
Visual	O
Voice	O
Mail	O
and	O
Roadside	O
Assistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
offers	O
mobile	O
phone	O
,	O
home	O
telephone	O
,	O
and	O
Internet	O
services	O
through	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
offers	O
smartphones	O
powered	O
by	O
Apple	O
's	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Android	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
its	O
basic	B-Device
phones	I-Device
and	O
smartphones	O
use	O
their	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduced	O
in	O
February	O
2015	O
as	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
Home	O
Phone	O
Connect	O
,	O
Wireless	O
Home	O
Phone	O
uses	O
Verizon	B-Application
's	O
cellular	O
network	O
rather	O
than	O
using	O
traditional	O
landline	O
wires	O
to	O
provide	O
home	O
phone	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Mobile	O
network	O
,	O
branded	O
as	O
Jetpack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
offered	O
home	O
Internet	O
service	O
through	O
a	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
Broadband	O
Router	O
with	O
Voice	O
that	O
can	O
connect	O
up	O
to	O
10	O
devices	O
over	O
Wi-Fi	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
home	O
phone	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
this	O
program	O
,	O
partners	O
lease	O
spectrum	O
from	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
and	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
network	O
,	O
and	O
Verizon	B-Application
provides	O
technical	O
support	O
and	O
resources	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
rural	O
wireless	O
company	O
build	O
out	O
its	O
own	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
extends	O
the	O
footprint	O
of	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
coverage	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
rural	O
carrier	O
and	O
Verizon	B-Application
,	O
as	O
customers	O
can	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
both	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
all	O
LRA	O
members	O
have	O
fully	O
rolled	O
out	O
their	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
