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VER I ZON C OMMUN I CATION S INC. 2006 ANNUA L REP O RT
What We Do: Wireless Data
From text messaging and music downloads to GPS
navigation and Internet access, Verizon Wireless had
another strong year of growth in data services. For the third
consecutive year, wireless data revenues doubled over the
previous year, contributing $4.5 billion in revenues in 2006.
Verizon Wireless had 34.3 million retail data customers in
December 2006, a 44 percent increase over fourth quarter
2005. Nearly 19 million of those customers have high-speed
broadband-capable devices, including phones, PDAs,
Blackberries and laptop PC cards.
Verizon Wireless launched V CAST Music in early 2006,
and now has 18 music-enabled phones that allow customers
to browse and download songs. In March 2007, Verizon
Wireless launched V CAST Mobile TV, the first true mobile TV
service in the nation. To continue providing the best customer
experience, Verizon is increasing wireless broadband
speeds in markets throughout the country. This enhanced
broadband service gives customers the ability to upload files
up to six times faster than before.
Wireless Data
Revenues
(billions)
04 05 06
$1.1
$2.2
$4.5
The Verizon Wireless Data Advantage:
> V CAST – the nation’s first consumer wireless broadband
multimedia service
> V CAST Music – the world’s most comprehensive mobile
music service, with over 1.5 million songs available
from the V CAST Music store
> BroadbandAccess – wireless Internet access
at broadband speeds
> V CAST Navigator – an advanced navigation system
for mobile phones
> TXT Messaging – 17.7 billion messages sent over the
network during 4Q 2006
> Picture Messaging – 353 million picture/video messages
shared during 4Q 2006
> Get It Now – downloadable games, ring tones, and other
exclusive applications and content