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Verizon Mobile Command Center Scores Support Position at Super Bowl XLVI

INDIANAPOLIS – As thousands of football fans file into Lucas Oil Stadium for Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday (Feb. 5), they can rest assured that Verizon is working to protect their “blind side.”

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Nonprofits Helping Education, Health Care and Sustainability Benefited From More Than $66 Million in Verizon Foundation Grants in 2011

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – In 2011, the Verizon Foundation awarded more than $66 million to nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S. focused on advancing health care, domestic violence prevention, education and sustainability.

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Nonprofits Helping Education, Health Care and Sustainability Benefited From More Than $66 Million in Verizon Foundation Grants in 2011

Long Island Schools Get a Lesson in Fighting Hunger from Verizon and Island Harvest

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – Verizon’s support of Island Harvest, Long Island’s largest hunger-relief organization, continues in 2012 with the company helping to educate Long Island schoolchildren about the critical problem of hunger across Long Island.

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Long Island Schools Get a Lesson in Fighting Hunger from Verizon and Island Harvest

Florida Nonprofit Organizations Received More Than $1.9 Million in Community Grants from the Verizon Foundation in 2011

TAMPA, Fla. – Nonprofit groups in Florida that focused on education programs, domestic violence prevention and using technology to deliver or enhance health care received more than $1.9 million in 2011 from the Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon.

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Florida Nonprofit Organizations Received More Than $1.9 Million in Community Grants from the Verizon Foundation in 2011

Virginia Nonprofit Organizations Benefited From More Than $3.6 Million in Verizon Foundation Community Grants in 2011

RICHMOND, Va. – Nonprofit groups in Virginia that focused on education programs, domestic violence prevention and using technology to deliver or enhance health care received more than $3.6 million in 2011 from the Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon.

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Virginia Nonprofit Organizations Benefited From More Than $3.6 Million in Verizon Foundation Community Grants in 2011

Gary Brackett and David Caldwell of the Indianapolis Colts Join Verizon’s LIVERESPECT Pledge

INDIANAPOLIS –The Indianapolis Colts, through a partnership with the Verizon Foundation and the NFL Players Association, have joined in efforts to encourage young men in Indiana to end teen relationship violence.

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Gary Brackett and David Caldwell of the Indianapolis Colts Join Verizon’s LIVERESPECT Pledge

Sportscaster James Brown Teams With Verizon Foundation, Launches Campaign to End Domestic Violence

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Sportscaster James Brown, the host of CBS Network’s “The NFL Today” and Showtime’s “Inside the NFL,” has teamed with Verizon to launch a national campaign to end domestic violence against women and men.

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Sportscaster James Brown Teams With Verizon Foundation, Launches Campaign to End Domestic Violence

Verizon Donates Newark Office Space for Capital One/Junior Achievement Finance Park

NEWARK, N.J. – More than 3,000 New Jersey middle and high school students will learn finance and budgeting fundamentals at the Capital One/Junior Achievement Finance Park, which will open Feb. 1 at Verizon’s office building at 540 Broad St., in space donated by Verizon.

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Verizon Donates Newark Office Space for Capital One/Junior Achievement Finance Park

Verizon and National Cyber Security Alliance, in Recognition of Data Privacy Day, Urge Consumers, Businesses to Protect Their Data

NEW YORK – In recognition of Data Privacy Day, Verizon is joining other technology players in encouraging customers, employees and the public to become more aware of online privacy and data-protection issues and implement best practices for protecting confidential information.

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Verizon and National Cyber Security Alliance, in Recognition of Data Privacy Day, Urge Consumers, Businesses to Protect Their Data

Verizon Kicks Off Series of Electronic Recycling Rallies, Open to the Public, in Temple Terrace, Fla.

TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. – The first of 13 electronics recycling rallies to be held at Verizon facilities around the country this year kicked off Thursday (Jan. 26) at the company’s Temple Terrace facility. Similar events held by Verizon in 2011 collected more than 358,000 pounds of e-waste, about the equivalent weight of 10 charter buses, that was recycled and kept out of landfills.

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Verizon Expands Global Enterprise Network Platform in Africa and the Middle East

NEW YORK – Verizon has expanded its global enterprise network platform, enabling multinational corporations to take advantage of Verizon’s Private IP service in six additional African countries, and Bahrain and Qatar in the Middle East. The expansion will make it possible for Verizon customers with locations in these emerging markets to more effectively exchange data and global business applications and employ the company’s world-class managed network and security solutions.

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Verizon Expands Global Enterprise Network Platform in Africa and the Middle East

Southern California Small Businesses Can Share Their Technology Challenges for Chance to Win a $5,000 Makeover From Verizon

NEWBURY PARK, Calif. – Small businesses face a host of challenges, from balancing payroll and inventory to getting the right computers, communications and broadband systems.

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Southern California Small Businesses Can Share Their Technology Challenges for Chance to Win a $5,000 Makeover From Verizon

Verizon Supports Technology and Education With $50,000 Grant to the Carson Scholars Fund

BALTIMORE – Dr. Benjamin Carson told 50 students from Bluford Drew Jemison S.T.E.M. Academy how he became a world-renowned neurosurgeon, in an effort to motivate them to work hard, stay focused and pursue their dreams.

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Verizon Supports Technology and Education With $50,000 Grant to the Carson Scholars Fund

Verizon Reports Record Revenue Growth in 4Q, Fueled by Strong Demand for Wireless, FiOS and Strategic Services

NEW YORK – Verizon Communications Inc. posted the highest year-over-year quarterly revenue growth in the company’s 11-year history in fourth-quarter 2011, fueled by continued strong demand for Verizon Wireless services and handsets, FiOS fiber-optic services, and strategic business products and services.

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Verizon Reports Record Revenue Growth in 4Q, Fueled by Strong Demand for Wireless, FiOS and Strategic Services

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