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Verizon Posts Higher Revenue as Consumers Use More Data

Verizon Communications quarterly revenue rose 4.3 percent, matching forecasts, as price cuts attracted more customers and growing mobile video traffic boosted data usage. Subscribers’ tendency to use more than one device,…

Verizon’s Redbox Instant Video Streaming Service to Shut Down

Redbox Instant, a streaming video service operated by Verizon Communications and Outerwall Redbox, will shut down next week because the venture has not been as successful as hoped, the two companies announced…

Connected Cars: Is AT&T Leaving Verizon in its Rear-View mirror?

Verizon Communications, the No.1 U.S. wireless carrier known for its widespread coverage, is falling behind its biggest rival in what many are betting will be the next big thing in…

Verizon Hires TAP Advisors to Plan Sale of Assets

Verizon has hired investment bank TAP Advisors LLC to plan a sale of its network’s assets including its cell towers, according to a source familiar with the matter. Chief Financial Officer…

Tech Tips: Considerations When Phone Contracts End

As my two-year contract with Verizon came to an end last month, I had to resist the company’s various promotions and discounts. In accepting the offers, I’d have to give…

Netflix Blames Verizon for Slow Data Speeds

This appears to the first time that Netflix is calling out Internet providers for slow downloads speeds, despite signing a deal with Comcast and Verizon to facilitate smooth video streaming….

Yahoo Announces Original TV Series

Yahoo has become the latest tech firm to eye the growing digital video market Yahoo has announced two original TV series that will be shown on its website and mobile…

Verizon Offers Discounts Under Installment Plan

NEW YORK – Verizon Wireless is offering discounts of at least $10 a month for subscribers who buy their phones through the company’s installment plan. Before, customers who opted for…

Why Netflix is Not the Next Covad

After a federal appeals court swept aside rules that required Internet service providers to share their networks equally with all users, I wondered whether Netflix might become the next Covad…

Verizon to Publish Data on Phone Records Requests

Verizon Communications Inc. says it will publish information on the number of requests for customer records it received from law enforcement agencies this year. The announcement Thursday from the largest…

iPhone Still King: 5s the Top Selling Smartphone at U.S. Carriers

The iPhone 5s has been the top-selling smartphone at each of the four U.S. carriers since launching in September. According to data compiled by Canaccord Genuity analyst T. Michael Walkley,…

Verizon Reports Flat iPhone Activations Despite Launch Of 5s And 5c

Verizon Wireless reported third-quarter earnings Thursday that generally met expectations, but did come with one surprise for Apple-watchers. During a conference call with analysts, Verizon executives said the company had…

Verizon Favoring Apple Another Year, According to ABI Research

ABI Research reports Apple is still not supporting SVLTE or SVDO. The IPhone 5s and 5c are variants of the original iPhone 5, only sporting new lower cost housing in…

T-Mobile Nixes Down Payments, Ups Monthly Fees

T-Mobile said Friday that it is temporarily eliminating upfront payments on new phones, but it is increasing the prices for some models through higher monthly payments. Unlike rival carriers, T-Mobile…

Apple Losing Grip on Core iPhone Market

As the U.S. smartphone market matures and Apple pushes more deeply into the Chinese market looking for growth, its shareholders have learned that not every iPhone customer is worth the…