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AT&T Hit By IPhone Costs, T-Mobile Breakup Fee

January 26, 2012 in Verizon Misc with 0 Comments

By Greg Bensinger Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–AT&T Inc. posted a large quarterly loss as it took a $4 billion charge for its failed T-Mobile USA takeover bid, and the phone giant continued to lag rival Verizon Wireless in the race to … See all stories on this topic »

Verizon Wireless 4G outages dent network reputation

January 3, 2012 in Verizon Misc with Comments Off

By Greg Bensinger, Dow Jones Newswires Verizon Wireless built its following on the quality of its network, touting its reliability over rival AT&T Inc., but a series of network outages this month threatens to sully the largest US wireless carrier's … See all stories on this topic »

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Would-Be IPhone Customers Still Facing Weeks-Long Waits

November 17, 2011 in Verizon Misc with Comments Off

By Greg Bensinger Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–More than a month after the Apple Inc. (AAPL) iPhone 4S went on sale, the three largest US wireless carriers are still struggling to keep up with customer demand for it. Verizon Wireless … See all stories on this topic »

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Verizon Wireless Bolsters Lineup With $300 HTC Rezound Smartphone

November 3, 2011 in Verizon Misc with Comments Off

By Greg Bensinger Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)– Verizon Wireless is making a bet customers will want $299.99 smartphones that aren't the iPhone. The carrier Thursday introduced the second smartphone in the past three weeks at that … See all stories on this topic »

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Motorola Introduces Droid Razr Smartphone for Verizon Wireless

October 18, 2011 in Verizon Misc with Comments Off

By Greg Bensinger Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) unveiled Tuesday a new Verizon Wireless smartphone, the Droid Razr, as it seeks to boost sales in its largest global market. … See all stories on this topic »

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Verizon Named to Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for the Third Straight Year

September 12, 2011 in VZW News Releases with Comments Off

NEW YORK – For the third straight year, Verizon is included in the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index, which lists North America’s leading companies as measured by governance, social and environmental performance.

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Motorola Xoom 4G Upgrade Available In Sept -Verizon Wireless

July 26, 2011 in Verizon Misc with Comments Off

By Shara Tibken Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.'s (MMI) Xoom tablet will be upgraded to Verizon Wireless's speedier 4G wireless network in September, the carrier said Tuesday, fulfilling a promise made by … See all stories on this topic »

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Verizon Wireless To Offer Another Mobile Payment Option

June 14, 2011 in Verizon Misc with Comments Off

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Verizon Wireless plans to offer another way for customers to make purchases through their phones beyond its venture with AT&T Inc. … www.nasdaq.com/aspx/company-news-story.aspx?…

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3rd Verizon Outpaces AT&T In Wireless In Customer Growth

April 21, 2011 in Verizon Misc with Comments Off

By Roger Cheng NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) came out ahead in its first match-up against AT&T Inc. (T) and their dueling Apple Inc

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Verizon Wireless CEO: Not Interested In Sprint

March 22, 2011 in Verizon Misc with Comments Off

By Roger Cheng Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES ORLANDO (Dow Jones)– Verizon Wireless Chief Executive Dan Mead said he never looked at T-Mobile USA, and isn't interested in buying Sprint Nextel Corp. (S). AT&T Inc. (T) on Sunday announced an agreement to buy ..

Consumer Reports: Verizon IPhone Suffers Same Antenna Issues

February 25, 2011 in Verizon Misc with Comments Off

By Roger Cheng Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES The Verizon Wireless version of the iPhone, which features a new design to accommodate a different wireless technology than what long-time partner AT&T Inc. (T) uses, suffers from the same signal issues when the ..

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Verizon Wireless Reports Record First-Day Sales For IPhone

February 4, 2011 in Verizon News with Comments Off

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Verizon Wireless said Friday it sold more iPhones in the first two hours of availability than any other device during its first day of launch.

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