Mortensen reflects on Winter OlympicsNorthShoreOfLongIsland.comThe tears from Mortensen’s nephew were not the only ones shed by a member of the family during the winter games. The family traveled to Sochi to watch Mortensen compete. Mortensen’s…
PCWorldExecutives with three U.S. mobile carriers have voiced support for an effort in the U.S. Congress to encourage mobile carriers to offer services to customers that would render smartphones and tablets inoperable if they’re stolen….
Christian Science MonitorVerizon Wireless is offering discounts of at least $10 a month for subscribers who buy their phones through the company’s installment plan. Skip to next paragraph. Related stories. Smart phones 101: What you…
Channel PartnersStep up to the buffet: Verizon Wireless is the latest to join what’s becoming an interesting pricing war among the major carriers, delivering what it calls its “More Everything” plan. The carrier is doubling…
CNETIn this edition of Ask Maggie, CNET’s Marguerite Reardon takes a deep dive into the price tweaks to Verizon’s “More Everything” plan to see how it compares with plans from the US’ other major wireless…
RegisterVerizon Wireless has become the latest US telco to roll out an aggressive price-cutting campaign for its subscribers. The company said that its “More Everything” service plan will expand data limits on several existing plans…
Washington PostThe Detroit Red Wings made their intentions clear from the start Sunday afternoon at Verizon Center. If the Washington Capitals were on the power play, Detroit would dedicate one player solely to shadowing Alex…
DailyTechVerizon Inc. (VZ) reported its results [PDF] this morning. Verizon owns one of the nation’s fastest growing cable services, Verizon FiOS (fiber optic service), as well as vestigial landline services. It also is currently co-owner…
San Francisco Chronicle(Updates with closing stock price in fifth paragraph.) Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) — Verizon Communications Inc., owner of the biggest U.S. wireless network, said it’s studying how to respond to intensifying price competition, potentially…
CNETThe telecom giant will work quickly to release the service that delivers live TV and video on demand over the Internet. Shara Tibken. by Shara Tibken. January 21, 2014 3:16 AM PST. Follow @sharatibken. Intel…
USA TODAYVerizon Communications reported fourth-quarter results Tuesday that narrowly beat analysts’ forecasts for both revenue and profit, as the New York-based phone company saw revenue from its FiOS bundle of Web, TV and phone service…
BloombergVerizon Communications Inc. (VZ), owner of the biggest U.S. wireless network, said it’s studying how to respond to intensifying price competition, potentially leading to moves that may reduce its profit margins. After reporting a fourth-quarter…
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) – Verizon Communications Inc reported on Tuesday its quarterly revenue grew 3.4 percent, slightly faster than analysts estimated, as it added more subscribers than expected at its Verizon Wireless venture with Vodafone…
CNETIntel had been close to signing the content deals it needed to launch its Internet-based TV service. Now it’s up to Verizon to finally get the product to market. Shara Tibken. by Shara Tibken. January…
San Francisco ChronicleThe Federal Communications Commission is sitting on a mess. Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Washington, D.C., decided in Verizon Communications vs. the FCC that the commission didn’t have the authority…
BusinessweekThe Federal Communications Commission is sitting on a mess. This week the U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. decided in Verizon v. the FCC (PDF) that the commission didn’t have the authority to impose its…
Los Angeles TimesAdvocates of a free and open Internet could see this coming, but today’s ruling from a Washington appeals court striking down the FCC’s rules protecting the open net was worse than the most…
Los Angeles TimesWASHINGTON — Hampus Lindholm scored the game-winner at 14:24 of the third period and the Anaheim Ducks rallied past the Washington Capitals, 3-2, on Monday night in Coach Bruce Boudreau’s return to the…
USA TODAYWASHINGTON (AP) — Verizon Communications says it will publish information on the number of requests for customer records it received from law enforcement agencies this year. MORE: Snowden says ruling vindicates leak of NSA…
Wall Street JournalA deal with China Mobile would give Apple access to a subscriber base that is seven times the size of Verizon Wireless, the U.S.’s largest carrier. Bloomberg. China Mobile Ltd. has signed a…
Wall Street JournalWASHINGTON—Dish Network Corp. will bid for spectrum in a federal auction scheduled for next month and won’t face competition from the nation’s top cellphone carriers, according to a list released Wednesday. The Federal…
The Nokia Lumia 928 Phone Twitter Party starts online in just 10 minutes! If you answer any of the following questions, you could win a Nokia Lumia 928: What do you value most about a…
The Nokia Lumia 928 Phone promises to change the smartphone conversation, and to prove it, this blogger’s co-hosting an online Twitter Party with Microsoft representatives on this coming Tuesday, June 4th – you can follow…
Verizon’s "Borderless Life" at CES 2012, a photo by zennie62 on Flickr. Verizon has a front-row seat for press coverage. The setup is in the CES Press Room, and where this blogger met a number…
Contrary to what some readers angrily claimed it would not do, the Federal Communications Commission has opened an investigation into the BART Cell Phone Service Interruption Scandal. The claim in this space was that BART’s…
Brett Michaels and Tommy Lee are now involved in a federal gun probe after taking photos with some guns while in North Carolina. As you can see in the photo to the left – the…
AT&T bought T-Mobile for $39 billion and to improve it’s phone service. It also makes AT&T one of the largest communications companies in the World. And to think, I got away from AT&T because of…
