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Communications Giants Offer Free Calls to Japan

By Susanna BairdMar 17th 2011 – 11:36AM

Responding to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, AT&T, Comcast, Time Warner, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint are providing free phone calls to the country. "We have seen an increase in the number of calls made by our customers to family, friends and colleagues in Japan who have been touched by the events that occurred...

Verizon iPhone 4 Arrival: 3 Reasons It's Such a Big Deal

By David KnowlesFeb 7th 2011 – 5:54PM

On Thursday, Verizon will start taking orders for the iPhone 4 from customers not on its network. With so much written over the deal between Apple and Verizon, it can be tempting to believe that the union of the two companies has been vastly overblown, but Surge Desk runs down the main reasons the Verizon iPhone is poised...

Apple to Sell 10 Billion Apps; Will Sprint iPhone Add to Gold Rush?

By David KnowlesJan 14th 2011 – 6:20PM

Someone might want to tell Apple that it's not polite to gloat. The tech giant added a live counter to its website this week, so that customers could revel in the moment that the company sells its 10 billionth app. Given the rate at which the numbers are currently whizzing by, that milestone appears to be imminent. Apple...

Verizon to Start Selling iPhone [VIDEO]

Jan 11th 2011 – 3:56PM

Verizon Wireless will start selling a version of the iPhone 4 in early February, giving U.S. iPhone buyers a choice of carriers for the first time.

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Bruce Kushnick: I Challenge Verizon to a Public Debate: Piano Optional

May 31st 2012 - 06:24PM

I challenge you to a public debate about our findings in our last report "Verizon's State-Based Financial Issues & Tax Losses" and the materials in our previous HuffPost articles -- and please make sure there's a tuned piano in the room.

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PSA: Verizon Galaxy Nexus' Android 4.0.4 update is rolling out now

May 31st 2012 - 02:40PM

Verizon said it was pushing out the Android 4.0.4 upgrade for its edition of the Galaxy Nexus , and it meant business: we've received tips and reports that some owners have been getting the update over the air within the past day.

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Andy Plesser: (Video) Meeting Surging Online Video Demand, Verizon FiOS Ups Speed to a Whopping 300 Mbps

May 31st 2012 - 09:20AM

Verizon FiOS is increasing download speeds to as fast as 300 Mbps to residential customers, the company announced today.

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Verizon's High-Speed Home Internet Is About To Get Even Faster

May 30th 2012 - 02:38PM

Verizon Communications Inc plans to double its fastest home Internet download speed to 300 megabits per second (mbps) next month, creating what it says will be the highest-speed U.S. residential service.

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Verizon doubles FiOS speeds to 300Mbps, thumb-twiddling waits are officially over

May 30th 2012 - 11:18AM

Verizon's IP network traffic jam apparently wasn't that much of an issue, since it just kicked up the speeds for FiOS service by a notch... or ten.

Verizon Communications Inc News From the Web

  • 06/01/12 Vodafone's 7.4% Dividend Yield Trumps Verizon And AT&T Source: Seeking Alpha Verizon Communications, Inc. ( VZ ) is an example dividend investment opportunity.
  • 06/01/12 BRIEF: The Cellular Connection, a Verizon Wireless... Source: TMCnet The Cellular Connection, a Verizon Wireless retail store, opened this month in Oregon City. The store selling cell phones and accessories places an emphasis on customer service, said Kevin Schrouder, the regional manager.
  • 06/01/12 OC Unfiltered >> An open letter to AT&T: Can you hear... Source: Shore News Today - Egg Harbor Township NJ When last we communicated (and by we, I mean me because you did not extend me the courtesy of a reply), I informed you of the lack of cell phone service here in my hometown and my frustration with such.
  • 05/31/12 New CDN Contract Data Shows AT&T and Verizon Not... Source: Streaming Media For more than a few years now, many have been proclaiming doom and gloom to CDNs like Akamai with the reasoning that AT&T and Verizon would come in and disrupt the market, forcing pricing down and taking away market share from the industry leaders.
  • 05/31/12 Leap Wireless to sell iPhone starting June 22 Source: The Oregon Herald - Portland OR Leap Wireless International Inc will be the first U.S. provider of prepaid mobile services to sell the Apple Inc iPhone, potentially putting pressure on its much bigger rivals to provide cheaper phone or service prices.

Background on Verizon Communications Inc

Verizon Communications Inc. (, ) (branded as Verizon) is a global broadband and telecommunications company and a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

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