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AT&T and Verizon ads duel on airwaves and in courtBut AT&T added more wireless subscribers in the latest quarter - 2 million versus 1.2 million at Verizon, which is a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group of Britain. Here is a look at some of the arguments being... In this article: AT&T Inc., Iphone, Luke Wilson, Verizon Wireless, Apple, All rights reserved, Joint venture, and T-Mobile USA |
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Reuters | 3 days ago
UPDATE 2-TiVo loss matches expectations
...they planned to appeal the latest ruling. TiVo said Tuesday it was confident about its latest patent lawsuits against AT&T Inc <T.N> and Verizon Communications Inc <VZ.N>, which began court hearings just recently. "We remain highly...
In this article: TiVo Inc, Revenue, TiVo, EchoStar Corp, DirecTV, Wall Street, Dish Network Corp, Nasdaq, and Google Inc
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Reuters | 3 days ago
UPDATE 2-Windstream to buy Iowa Tel for $530 mln
...due to factors such as its significant enterprise exposure to the Alaskan economy. The Iowa deal follows several others, including Verizon Communications Inc's <VZ.N> agreement to sell access lines to Frontier Communications...
In this article: Windstream Corp, Iowa, Revenue, Frontier Communications, Cash flow, Amortization, Acquirer, Net present value, and Tax
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AP Online | 3 days ago
Bankrupt FairPoint hires ad firms
...loss in the quarter ending Sept. 30. The company filed for bankruptcy in October, barely 18 months after it bought the former Verizon Communications landline and Internet business in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont and became northern...
In this article: FairPoint Communications, Bankruptcy, Vermont, Maine, Customer base, Revenue, and Communication Workers of America
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Reuters | 4 days ago
UPDATE 1-Dycom Q1 profit falls 67 pct, sees weak Q2
...cents a share, compared with $10.5 million, or 27 cents a share, a year ago. Excluding items, the company whose biggest customers include Verizon Communications Inc <VZ.N>, Comcast Corp <CMCSA.O> and AT&T Inc <T.N>, earned 15 cents a...
In this article: Revenue, AT&T Inc, Capital expenditure, New York Stock Exchange, Comcast Corp, Verizon Communications Inc, and U.S.
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Reuters | 5 days ago
Barron's picks 10 stocks as good dividend bets
...as good bets for investments with big dividends that look safe for the long term, including Banco Santander <SAN.MC> at the top of its list and Verizon Communications <VZ.N>. Barron's Nov 23 edition cited Banco Santander's relative financial...
In this article: AT&T Inc, Nestle, Iphone, Banco Santander, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Revenue, Tylenol, and Verizon Wireless
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L.A. Times - Business | 5 days ago
Collect call from a pay phone could cost a small fortune
...how difficult it is to find a pay phone these days?" Devine said. AT&T Inc. announced in 2007 that it was dropping its pay phone service. Verizon Communications Inc. still operates thousands of pay phones, but mostly in the Northeast.
In this article: AT&T Inc., Tax, Los Angeles Times, Verizon Communications Inc., and Silver Lake
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AP Online | 7 days ago
ADC Telecommunications falls on lower Q1 outlook
...spending by major phone companies. Jefferies & Co. analyst George Notter said the first-quarter's outlook is likely due to a customer, Verizon Communications Inc., reducing its inventory levels. ADC sells network equipment, software and other...
In this article: ADC Telecommunications Inc., Revenue, Amortization, Fiscal year, Tax, Thomson Reuters, Jefferies & Co., and Verizon Communications Inc.
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CNET News.com | November 19, 2009
Broadband economics: Competition lowers prices
...to win over new subscribers. For consumers in areas of the country where competition is heating up, the savings can be huge. For example, Verizon Communications, which has been losing DSL customers to competitors, this week announced...
In this article: Federal Communications Commission, Fios, Respondent, CNET News, Time Warner Cable, and Tax
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washingtonpost.com | November 17, 2009
W.Va. consumer advocate, staff oppose phone deal
...the $5.3 billion deal and correct service issues with Verizon's telephone lines in West Virginia. Verizon Communications announced in May that it had reached a deal to sell about 4.8 million residential and business telephone lines and...
In this article: West Virginia, Frontier Communications Corp., Federal Trade Commission, and U.S. Department of Justice
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AP Online | November 17, 2009
Union says Verizon laying off 1,000
NEW YORK (AP) - The largest union for Verizon Communications Inc. workers said the phone company is laying off more than 1,000 employees in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Verizon spokesman Alberto Canal said the layoffs are part...
In this article: Verizon Communications Inc., Communications Workers of America, Washington, D.C, NEW YORK, Maryland, and Virginia
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Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is an American broadband and telecommunications company and a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It was formed in 2000 when Bell Atlantic, one of the Regional Bell Operating Companies, merged with GTE. Prior to its transformation into Verizon, Bell Atlantic had merged with another Regional Bell Operating Company, NYNEX, in 1997. The name is a portmanteau of veritas and horizon. The company's headquarters are located at 140 West Street, 10007 in Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York City.
- Name:
- Verizon Communications Inc.
- Type:
- Public (NYSE: VZ)
- Location:
- New York City, NY, USA
- Founded:
- 1983
- Stock Symbol:
- VZ
- Industry:
- Telecommunications
- Key People:
- Ivan Seidenberg, Chairman/CEO
- Products:
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- Television
- Telephone
- Wireless
- Internet
- Revenue:
- $93.78 billion USD (2007)
- Net Income:
- $5.52 billion USD (2007)
- No. of Employees:
- 239,000 ()
- Motto:
- America's Most Reliable (Wireless) Network.
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