Verizon Wireless

Verizon Poised to Take Over Wireless Unit From Vodafone This Year

One industry analyst calls Verizon Wireless "the best telecom asset on the planet." ...More
March 6, 2013
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General Motors' OnStar Dumps Verizon for AT&T

Verizon Wireless will no longer provide high-speed wireless service for General Motors car models equipped with OnStar in 2015. ...More
February 25, 2013 By Arselia Gales
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Communications Companies Hit Their Stride in Q4

Some of the biggest names in communications – AT&T, CenturyLink, Apple, etc. – built on improvements in Q3 2012 to have an even better fourth quarter. Not all was rosy, but many stemmed subscriber losses while others turned financial losses into profits. ...More
February 19, 2013
Posted in Galleries, Ethernet/ MPLS
Sprint Sheds More Subscribers in Race With AT&T, Verizon

Revenue was up 3.2 percent from the year-ago quarter, to $9 billion. The iPhone was a big help: Sprint sold 2.2 million of them, its best quarter ever for sales of Apple's iconic smartphone. ...More
February 7, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
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Shared Data Helps Verizon, AT&T Top Customer-Care Rankings

J.D. Power and Associates says shared-data plans are paying off for Verizon Wireless and AT&T. Customers on these plans are generally more satisfied than those with traditional wireless contracts. ...More
February 7, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
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AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon 'To Be Applauded' for Spectrum-Sharing Agreement

AT&T was quick to point out that clearing and reallocating is still the best approach to freeing up spectrum for commercial mobile broadband use, but when that is neither time- nor cost-effective, sharing arguments might be worth pursuing. ...More
February 4, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
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Verizon Rises in Customer-Service Survey as AT&T, T-Mobile Fall

A new customer-service survey shows you're becoming increasingly satisfied with Verizon and Sprint, but it's a different story for T-Mobile and AT&T. ...More
January 30, 2013
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AT&T To Buy Verizon Spectrum for Almost $2 Billion

AT&T says the acquisition will help it deploy more 4G LTE services around the country. The operator’s goal is to reach 300 million people with LTE by the end of next year. ...More
January 25, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
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Record Smartphone Sales Cut Into Verizon's Profit

All of those smartphone sales lead to less profit per gadget since the carrier is forced to subsidize them to make them affordable. ...More
January 22, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
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Image Gallery: December's Hottest Selling Smartphones

High drama in December smartphone sales: Could Windows Phone 8 devices like the Nokia Lumia 920 and the HTC 8X make a run at Apple's iPhone 5? Would Samsung retain dominance over its Android competitors with the likes of the Galaxy S III and the Note II? ...More
January 11, 2013
Posted in Galleries