Awards & Recognition
Innovation & Customer Service Awards
Best Quality
JD Powers, March 7, 2013
Verizon Wireless ranked highest among national wireless companies in five regions covering 43 states, according to the latest J.D. Power and Associates 2013 Wireless Network Quality Performance Study.
No. 1 In Our Industry
Fortune Magazine, March 1, 2013
Verizon earned a No. 1 ranking in the telecommunications sector in Fortune magazine's 2013 list of the World's Most Admired Companies.
Best in Employee Training
Training Magazine, February 20, 2013
Verizon is ranked No. 1 on Training magazine's latest Top 125 rankings of companies that have the best training programs for their employees.
Top Leader for Wireless Customer Care
JD Powers, February 7, 2013
For the fourth straight time, we captured the top ranking among major wireless carriers in the J.D. Power 2013 Wireless Customer Care Study.
Verizon Rated Best-in-Class for Privacy
Ponemon Institute Survey, January 28, 2013
Verizon Communications has again been ranked as the most trusted U.S. communications company in the Ponemon Institute’s annual Most Trusted Companies for Privacy Consumer Survey, and has raised its overall ranking in the survey from 12th to 11th among U.S. companies.
Top Company for Leaders
Chief Executive Magazine, January 10, 2013
Verizon Communications earned the No. 5 spot on Chief Executive Magazine’s list of the “40 Best Companies for Leaders."
Verizon Wins Top Honors from Metro Ethernet Forum
2012 MEF Carrier Ethernet Awards, December 13, 2012
Verizon has received top Metro Ethernet Forum awards around the world for its leadership and innovation in developing and delivering Carrier Ethernet business services.
Premier 100 IT Leader
Computerworld.com, December 6, 2012
Todd Bell, senior vice president of IT infrastructure management at Verizon Wireless, was named a "Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader for 2013."
#3 Most Powerful Person In Wireless
Fierce Wireless.com, November 8, 2012
Lowell McAdam, chief executive officer, chairman and president of Verizon Communications, ranked No. 3 on FierceWireless.com’s list of the “25 Most Powerful People in U.S. Wireless 2012.” The annual list ranked the most influential players in the U.S. mobile sector.
Innovator in Customer Service and Cloud Solutions
InformationWeek 500, September 17, 2012
Verizon’s innovative work in information technology for applications and tools that serve customers earned the company inclusion in the 2012 InformationWeek 500 for the 16th year.
Leader in Wireless Innovation
CIO Magazine, June 2012
Verizon Wireless has once again been honored as a recipient of the annual CIO 100 award, presented by IDG’s CIO magazine.
Diversity & Workplace Excellence
Top Company for Diverse Managers
Diversity MBA Magazine, May 2013
Diversity MBA Magazine ranked Verizon Communications 9th on the publication’s 2012 list of “50 Out Front for Diversity Leadership: Best Places for Diverse Managers to Work.” This marked the seventh consecutive year that Verizon’s commitment to diversity has earned the company a Top 10 ranking on the list.
Among the Best for Multicultural Women
Working Mother, May 15, 2013
For the seventh straight year, Verizon has been ranked by Working Mother as among the best companies for multicultural women.
Best for Veterans
Military Times, April 30, 2013
Verizon has been named to the Military Times EDGE Best for Vets 2013: Employers list, in recognition of the company's military recruiting and hiring practices.
Among the Best for Executive Women
National Association of Female Executives, February 6, 2013
Verizon ranked in the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE) list of the Top 50 Companies for Executive Women.
2013 Top Employer
Careers & the disABLED, January, 2013
Verizon Communications was named to the 2013 list of the "Top 50 Employer Readers' Choice" by Careers & the disABLED magazine.
Top Organization for Multicultural Business Opportunity
DiversityBusiness.com, January 15, 2013
DiversityBusiness.com ranked Verizon Communications No. 7 on the site’s 2013 list of “Top Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities.”
Most Valuable Employer
Civilianjobs.com, November 8, 2012
Verizon earned recognition from CivilianJobs.com as a 2012 Most Valuable Employer (MVE) for Military based on our recruiting, training and retention plans that best serve military service members and veterans.
Top Military Friendly Employer for 2013
G.I. Jobs.com, November 8, 2012
Verizon Communications’ commitment to helping veterans and active members of the military was recognized by G.I. Jobs magazine’s ranking the company on its list of “Top 100 Military Friendly Employers.”
Among the Best for Latinas
LATINA Style Magazine, September 6, 2012
For the 10th consecutive year, Verizon has been named to the Latina Style 50, LATINA Style magazine’s annual list of the best companies for Latinas to work for in the United States.
One of the Best for Diversity
Black Enterprise Magazine, July 12, 2012
For the seventh year, Black Enterprise Magazine has named Verizon to the publication's list of 40 Best Companies for Diversity.
Best Employer for Healthy Lifestyles
National Business Group on Health, June 27, 2012
Verizon has earned a spot on the National Business Group on Health's 2012 list of Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles. It's the fourth time Verizon has been named to the list.
Best Place to Work in IT
IDG’s Computerworld, June 18, 2012
For the 10th consecutive year, Verizon Wireless is being recognized as one of the top workplaces for information technology (IT) professionals.
