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TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Thu Nov 29, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

BusinessWeek -- The cellular provider's Any Apps announcement is both surprising and perhaps inevitable as the industry moves closer to open access A move by Verizon Wireless to let customers use a broader range of cell phones and wireless features on its network was.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Thu Sep 27, 2007 @ 9:36am neoform

New York Times -- Saying it had the right to block “controversial or unsavory” text messages, Verizon Wireless has rejected a request from Naral Pro-Choice America, the abortion rights group, to make Verizon’s mobile network available for a text-message program. T.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Wed Feb 20, 2008 @ 8:17am neoform

MSNBC -- Verizon Wireless introduced an unlimited calling plan for $99.99 a month on Tuesday, a move that was quickly matched by AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA and weighed down stock prices for all U.S. mobile carriers. Verizon Wireless was apparently the first.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Tue Jan 29, 2008 @ 8:10am neoform

BusinessWeek -- The communications company is optimistic about the future of its FiOS and other services. But a sagging stock indicates investors may not be so confident In bad economic times, the strong sometimes get stronger. On Jan. 28, Verizon Communications (VZ).. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Fri Dec 14, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

BusinessWeek -- AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and other big cellular carriers are dragging their feet on approving services that could compete with their own Even as the wireless industry chants a new gospel about opening mobile-phone networks to outside devices and applica.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Fri Nov 30, 2007 @ 8:15am neoform

BusinessWeek -- Hits from Verizon Wireless and the European Commission are unlikely to break Qualcomm any time soon A double dose of pretty bad news in one day can be hard to weather, but few companies have as many bases covered as Qualcomm. The first slap on Nov... Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Thu Nov 1, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

BusinessWeek -- For now, the gPhone isn't in the picture, but a successful search engine partnership could lead to discussions down the road Verizon Wireless and Google may be nearing an agreement that would place the Internet search engine in a prominent spot on the.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Wed Oct 10, 2007 @ 8:20am neoform

Los Angeles Times -- If you're displeased with the way a company treats you, you're free to air your feelings in public, right? Not necessarily if you receive high-speed Internet access from AT&T Inc. or Verizon Communications Inc. Buried deep within both companies' volumi.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / OPINION Mon May 21, 2007 @ 1:13am neoform

Alter Net -- Verizon's proposed plan of a $2.7 billion transfer of local access lines to FairPoint Communications -- a small, largely nonunion North Carolina firm -- is part of a nationwide trend toward rural telecom redlining. Northern New England is just emerging.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Tue May 15, 2007 @ 2:09pm neoform

BusinessWeek -- John Hinshaw, CIO of Verizon Wireless, talks about the methods he's using to make the company's vast tech array less power-hungry It takes a lot of power to run a wireless network that serves 60 million customers and handles billions of calls each mont.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Fri Apr 6, 2007 @ 12:47pm neoform

SF Gate -- A judge issued an injunction Friday that would bar Internet phone carrier Vonage from signing up new customers as punishment for infringing on patents held by Verizon Communications Inc. Vonage planned an immediate appeal. Vonage's lawyers said the com.. Read More