Company: Verizon Communications, New York, NY
Company Description: Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) is a provider of communications services. The Company has two primary reportable segments: Domestic Wireless and Wireline. Domestic Wireless's products and services include wireless voice, data services and other value-added services and equipment sales across the United States.
Nomination Category: Sales Department Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Sales Department of the Year - Telecommunications

Nomination Title: Verizon Communications

Tell the story about what this nominated department achieved since the beginning of July last year (up to 500 words). Focus on specific accomplishments, and relate these accomplishments to past performance or industry norms. Be sure to mention obstacles overcome, innovations or discoveries made, and outcomes:

The components of this honorary nomination of Verizon Communications for Sales
Department of the Year were derived from Stevie Awards partner OneSource:

http://thestevies.com/SASCS09Attachments/Verizon/CompanySummaryforVerizon.pdf

List hyperlinks to any online news stories, press releases, or other documents that support the claims made in the section above. IMPORTANT: Begin each link with http://, and enclose each link in square brackets; for example, [http://www.youraddress.com]:

http://www.google.com/finance/company_news?q=NYSE:VZ

Provide a brief (up to 100 words) biography about the leader(s) of the nominated sales organization: