Verizon Communications Raises Quarterly Dividend 2.6 Percent to 48.75 Cents per Share

NEW YORK – The Board of Directors of Verizon Communications Inc. today declared a quarterly dividend of 48.75 cents per outstanding share, an increase of 1.25 cents per share, or 2.6 percent, from the previous quarter. On an annual basis, this increases Verizon’s dividend 5 cents per share, from $1.90 to $1.95 per share.

Verizon Business Helps Government, Industry Smooth Adoption of Next-Generation Internet Protocol

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Verizon Offers East Coast Customers Tips to Prepare for Possible Effects of Hurricane Earl

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon network operations teams from North Carolina to Maine are completing the many tasks required to prepare the Verizon communications network for any potential effects of Hurricane Earl as it nears the East Coast.

Verizon Brings New Age of TV Entertainment to Greenwich, Conn.

GREENWICH, Conn. – Residents and businesses in parts of Greenwich, Conn., are now able to experience a revolutionary television experience when they order Verizon’s FiOS TV. Brought into homes and businesses over 100 percent fiber optics, FiOS TV provides users with more channels, more high-def programming, more video on demand and faster Internet speeds than old-fashioned cable TV.

Eight Pennsylvania Students Awarded Verizon Foundation Scholarships

PHILADELPHIA – As the fall semester begins at colleges and universities across the nation, eight Pennsylvania students will have some help paying their bills for school. They are among 675 students nationwide who have received scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year through Verizon’s scholarship program for the children and dependents of company employees.

Five New Jersey Students Awarded Verizon Foundation Scholarships

NEWARK, N.J. – As the fall semester begins at colleges and universities across the nation, five New Jersey students will have some help paying their bills for school. They are among 675 students nationwide who have received scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year through Verizon’s scholarship program for the children and dependents of company employees.

GWR Medical Taps Verizon’s Cloud Computing Solution to Transform IT Operations

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Faced with the need to upgrade its aging servers and deploy a scalable information technology infrastructure to support future growth, GWR Medical chose Verizon Computing as a Service, the company’s cloud-based computing solution.

Eight Virginia Students Awarded Verizon Foundation Scholarships

RICHMOND, Va. – As the fall semester begins at colleges and universities across the nation, eight Virginia students are getting some help to pay their college bills. They are among 675 students nationwide who received scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year through Verizon’s scholarship program for the children and dependents of company employees.

Verizon and VMware to Launch Enterprise-Class Hybrid Cloud Solution

SAN FRANCISCO – At VMworld 2010 on Tuesday (Aug.

Verizon High Speed Internet Now Available at 10 to 15 Megabits per Second

NEW YORK – Verizon’s High Speed Internet entered a new realm on Monday (Aug. 30) with the introduction of a 10 to 15 megabits-per-second (Mbps) downstream and 1 Mbps upstream* service initially available to more than 4 million households and small businesses.

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