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Verizon Communications Inc. is a worldwide broadband and telecommunication company based in Manhattan-New York, and one of the founders of Dow Jones Industrial Average. It was founded on 1983 as Bell Atlantic then it merged with GTE and became Verizon on 2000, they are now performing with power force of 180,000 dedicated employees around the globe achieving revenue of US$ 120.6 billion on 2013 with net income of $815 million with $137.29 billion capital [1]. Verizon is following AA1000 APS (2008) standard and ISO26000 principals.
Compliance with Laws and Regulations
Verizon is a centralized company that is able to solve all types of requests from local, state, county and federal law enforcement nationwide. The Verizon Wireless LERT is committed to respond to all lawful process for customer and business information. The company also helps law enforcement personnel and members of the legal community in a proper, professional and knowledgeable manner while maintaining the privacy and security of all business and customer information. In addition, it also provides informational presentations for law enforcement associations and committees to further demonstrate our relevance and support of public safety.
Its company’s security control center is responsible for provides electronic surveillance assistance to law enforcement for lawful interception of wire, oral and electronic communications. It also committed to help with Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) and law enforcement with 911 and life threatening emergency assistance. Verizon Privacy Policy provides that the company does not disclose any type of its customer’s account information or information necessary to identify a subscriber except under certain specific circumst...

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... are also in the top 100 of the U.S 500 ranking companies, Verizon is included on the Maplecroft Climate Innovation Index, they are also included in FTSE4Good Index, Ethibel Sustainability Index and Calvert Large Cap Value Fund [10].
Conclusion:
Verizon represented itself as the second largest telecommunication company in U.S. with various employee development plans and programs and supportive strategy towards students, community and environment. Verizon implemented Corporate Social Responsibility concepts in most of their sectors as a procedure to reach the rank they are having now. Their transparency towards their investors and shareholders guaranteed them access to funding in time of need. However, after deep search about Verizon it shows that there are some gaps in their system, which lead them to some lawsuit such as tax evasion, sexual harassments and racism.

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