Verzion gains after results
Reuters (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc shares rose 1 percent to $29.14 in premarket trade on Monday after the company posted third-quarter earnings.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc shares rose 1 percent to $29.14 in premarket trade on Monday after the company posted third-quarter earnings.
Daily Pundit (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
UPDATE 4-U.S. FCC commissioners support open Internet rule | Deals | Regulatory News | Reuters The vote came despite a flurry of lobbying against the net neutrality rule by telecommunications service providers like AT&T Inc (T.N), Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) and Qwest Communications International Inc (Q.N), which say it would strip them of the ability to [...]
Cempaka Putih (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
Reuters , Tue Oct 6, 2009 10:48am EDT A man looks at his phone as he walks past a Verizon wireless store in New York, July 30, 2009. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless said on Tuesday it will develop and sell mobile phones and services using Google Inc's Android operating system software. Google has been pushing into the mobile phone market to replicate the success it...
BennyHollywood (Free subscription) | 19/09/2009
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski will unveil in a speech on Monday new proposals that would force Internet providers to treat the flow of content equally, sources familiar with the speech said on Friday. The concept, referred to as net neutrality, pits open Internet companies like Google Inc against broadband service providers like AT&T Inc, Verizon Communications Inc,...
Phones Review (Free subscription) | 04/09/2009
Verizon Communications Inc, COO Denny Strigl, is retiring after 41 years in the telecom industry reports an article on phone plus mag. The announcement of Strigl’s retirement came the same day Verizon announced a 3.3% increase in their quarterly dividend to 47.5 cents, with Strigl leaving as Verizon COO by the end of the year. According to [...]
Hits Stats (Free subscription) | 29/08/2009
Two more U.S. pay-TV providers, Time Warner Cable Inc and Verizon Communications Inc, plan to test systems to offer shows on the Web to paying customers in a bid to protect their subscription revenue.Time Warner Cable and Verizon separately announced their plans on Thursday and will follow Comcast Corp, the largest U.S. cable operator, which said in July it would test a Web TV service with so1 Vo 1...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 27/08/2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Second-largest U.S. cable operator Time Warner Cable Inc and Verizon Communications Inc said on Thursday they have joined a trial with major media companies to offer television shows on the Web to paying subscribers.
Phones Review (Free subscription) | 20/08/2009
On Wednesday, Verizon Communications Inc, showed off the skill to combine its FiOS TV service and a mobile phone. They are keen to improve their features to stay in the television game. There is currently a fight for television subscribers and Verizon are stuck in the middle, coming up against satellite companies and cable providers. [...]
AfterDawn.com (Free subscription) | 14/08/2009
AT&T Inc. has filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against Cablevision Systems Corp , alleging anti-competitive practices. AT&T is seeking to gain access to HD programming from the Madison Square Garden (MSG) network, which is the same goal as Verizon Communications Inc , which filed a similar complaint with the FCC just last month. The content they seek to gain...
SmallCapVoice (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 11, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A profile examining one company’s efforts in the intriguing realm of Abbreviated Dial Codes (ADC’s) and the monetization of this technology has been made available to investors of wireless communication companies Single Touch Systems, Inc. (OTCBB:SITO), AT&T (NYSE:T), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S), and...
Voices (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Verizon Communications Inc. boss Ivan Seidenberg may be one of the best deal makers of his time, or one of the worst. Today, three of Verizon's most significant divestitures are either in bankruptcy or near it. As they say on Wall Street, it all depends on what side of the trade you're on.
GuruFocus Updates (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
Weekly highlight of top insider buys: The Procter & Gamble Company ( PG ), Verizon Communications Inc. ( VZ ), MetLife Inc. ( MET ), Becton Dickinson and Company ( BDX ), and Amphenol Corp. ( APH ). For the complete list of stocks that bought by their company executives, go to: Insider Buys . The Procter & Gamble Company ( PG ): Director W James Jr Mcnerney Bought 3,800 Shares Director of The...
GuruFocus Updates (Free subscription) | 08/08/2009
Like many value investors, Richard Snow had a bad 2008, but his portfolio has since rebounded strongly. He took large positions in retails and industrials in the first half of 2009. Richard Snow owns 82 stocks with a total value of $2 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells. Richard Snow buys Medtronic Inc., American Eagle Outfitters Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., The PNC Financial Services...
Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | 07/08/2009
The country’s biggest phone and cable companies have agreed to hand over information about their broadband networks to help the federal government produce a national map showing where high-speed Internet connections are available across the U.S. AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and Comcast Corp., along with industry trade groups, have told ...
Truthdig (Free subscription) | 07/08/2009
Woe is still the economy, but several indicators are forecasting that our current recession might, just might, be easing up. The pace of U.S. job losses has gradually slowed, and the unemployment rate has actually dropped for the first time in over a year. Bloomberg: The pace of U.S. job losses slowed more than forecast last month and the unemployment rate dropped for the first time since April 2008,...