Verizon

1
Verizon

• AJ Ajudua
• Jackie Annino
• Dan Bertram
• Emily Flint
• Thomas Slack

2
Size and Financial Performance

• Verizon is a very large firm that offers many
  different services and owns about 109.04 billion
  in market capital.
• In the stock market, Verizon is priced at 37.55
  per share. It is doing well compared to its
  competitors like Sprint Nextel, but not as well
  as ATT.
• Verizon has 250,000 employees serving customers
  in more than 150 countries.
• From 2000-2005, Verizon invested more than 72b
  to expand its technology.
• Verizon generated about 88,144,000,000 in
  operating revenue and about 6,197,000,000 in net
  income.

3
Telecommunications Indusrty

• Been around for over 100 years and has grown with
  technology
• Technology has changed the way people communicate
  today
• Over 180 million Americans use cell phones
• 70 of U.S. households have the internet
• Instant messenger outnumbers emails for
  communication among today's youth
• 80 of American adults under the age of 50 use
  the internet.
• People spend more time on their cell phone then
  their home phones.

4
Globally

• In 2006 telecommunications globally had revenues
  of 1.3 trillion and in 2011 they are expected to
  grow to 1.6 trillion.
• The are huge markets outside the U.S. such as
  Western Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America
  all which have grow potential.
• Out of the 1.3 trillion in revenues for 2006 the
  U.S. accounts for 25 while Western Europe has
  31 and Asia pacific holds 23.
• Verizon reported a 88.1 billion operating
  revenue for 2006 which was up 26.8 from 2005
• Opportunities to grow as the market continues to
  increase.

5
Verzion's Competitors

• Verizon has numerous competitors as its involved
  in several different industries
• Broadband Cable Industry Cablevision, Comcast
  Time Warner
• Comcast is Americas largest internet and cable
  provider and acts as Verizons biggest competition
• Wireless Industry Sprint, T-Mobil ATT
• ATT has the most customers with just over 61
  million while Verizon has 59.1 million
• Verizon had the highest revenues in 2006 among
  U.S. wireless providers at 38 billion while ATT
  had 37.5 billion

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Verizons Technological Advantages

• -Broadband internet
• -Entertainment
• -Phones

7
Internet

• DSL internet
• Internationally recognized
• FiOS internet
• Future plans

8
Telecommunication Network

• Cell phones
• Office phones

9
Reasons for Losing Business

• Increased use of wireless technology
• Other cable operators bundling services
• Vonage and VoIP services

Wireless Competitors
Comcast Triple Play
VoIP
10
Fiber-optic Service (FiOS)

• 23b investment
• High speed internet, TV and phone services
  nationwide
• Faster download rates than current copper-wiring
  network

11
Verizons Competitive Advantage

• Ability to stay ahead of the curve in speed and
  technology
• FiOS keeps Verizons advantage sustainable.

12
Threats to Verizon

• Apples iPhone
• Sole carrier Cingular

13
Opportunities of Verizon

• Expand VCast Services
• Faster Connection
• Fiber Optic (TV and Internet)
• FiOS
• Look Overseas

14
Citations

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• Ibid.
• (2007) Comcast. Retrieved April 20, 2007, from
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• Ibid.
• 18 Business Week Online Verizons VoIP Offensive.
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