Verizon FiOS Installation Cuts Off Copper Lines
Jul-28-2007
Warning if you are getting Verizon's new FiOS service: Verizon installers are removing you're homes copper connections. An :
Verizon's installer ? without warning, Powderly says ? removed the copper wires that used to carry his phone calls. For most of the world, copper still links homes and businesses, as it has for a century.
Verizon's new high-bandwidth fiber lines are fully capable of carrying not only calls but also Internet data and television with room to grow. But once the copper is pulled, it's difficult to switch back to the traditional phone system or less expensive Digital Subscriber Line service. And Verizon is not required, in most instances, to lease fiber to rival phone companies, as it is with the copper infrastructure.
Verizon is up to their old tricks again. So just beware if you are getting FiOS, you're pretty much permanently switching to Verizon.
Verizon Wireless and Broadcom in??Deal
Jul-23-2007
Verizon Wireless and Broadcom in Deal
Verizon Wireless will pay the Broadcom Corporation as much as $200 million to bypass a possible ban on some handsets that use Qualcomm chips.
Something tells me that Broadcom gained a little bit of leverage in these negotiations on June 29th.
One of my first thoughts when I read about this deal [...]
[ATT CV] CV / Verizon FIOS - any updates/
Jul-28-2007
Is CallVantage still incompatible with Verizon FIOS?Is that with any TA (including the MGCP D-Link DVG-1120M, or SIP TAs)? Does Verizon use more than just the Actiontec modem, which would need to be requested?Thanks. ..
Verizon Wireless Names Three premier Ad Agencies for Nationwide Continuity of Local Market Advertising
Jul-25-2007
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless today
announced that three premier advertising and brand agencies -- Hill
Holliday, Global Hue and Zenith -- have been selected to provide account
service and creative support to advertising efforts in Verizon Wireless'
local markets nationwide....
Is Verizon's Flip-Flop on the 700MHz Auction Rules for Real?
Jul-27-2007
Why have Verizon and AT&T reversed their positions on the rules for the 700 MHz auction? Because the proposal that FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has touted won't have much impact on the market anyway.
Hill Holliday makes connection with Verizon Wireless
Jul-25-2007
Verizon Wireless Inc. has consolidated its advertising business with three agencies, Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos Inc., GlobalHue and Zenith, the company said on Wednesday.
New cell tower expands coverage in Greene County for Verizon Wireless customers
Jul-27-2007
Verizon Wireless has expanded its cell phone coverage with a new cell site in New Baltimore in Greene County.
Verizon Wireless adds Volusia cell sites
Jul-27-2007
Verizon Wireless has announced it has constructed two new advanced digital cell sites in Volusia County to improve and expand wireless service in the Seville and Daytona Beach areas.
Verizon seeks new set-top boxes worth billions of dollars
Jul-28-2007
Verizon is looking for a next generation set-top box and conditional access system for its FiOS TV initiative. The communications company says it could be looking for over 26 million units, worth several billion dollars....
Verizon Says Progress In Annapolis Phone Fix
Jul-26-2007
Verizon Communications says that it has restored 2400 of the customers who lost copper-wire-based telephone service following some line cuts back on Wednesday.
Verizon to put downtown site on market
Jul-27-2007
Verizon Communications confirmed on Friday that it plans to "explore" the possibility of selling its downtown office building at 185 Franklin St.
ESPN, MediaFLO, Verizon Launch Sports TV Channel
Jul-25-2007
San Diego-based MediaFLO, the mobile TV subsidiary of Qualcomm, launched a new mobile TV channel today focused on sports. MediaFLO, Verizon Wireless, and ESPN said they are teaming up to deliver EXPN on V CAST Mobile TV, a mobile television channel specifically tied to the X Games 13.... (more)
Verizon Adds 'Post to YouTube' Feature from Phones
(PC Magazine)
Jul-24-2007
PC Magazine - Verizon is now allowing users to record video with their wireless phones and upload the videos directly to YouTube. Can drunken YouTube rants from mobile phones be far behind?
Telecom workers will march for good jobs and reliable services at Verizon
Jul-27-2007
More than a thousand telephone workers united in the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) are expected to march and rally on Thursday, August 2 at Verizon?s New England headquarters.
Verizon Fios TV 2.0
Jul-28-2007
Late yesterday afternoon, a Fort Wayne Verizon installer finished setting up the boxes for our new Fios TV service, which became available in my area of Fort Wayne about two weeks ago. The install was very easy to do. Didn’t take very long at all either.
So, we’ve only spent a few hours with it, [...]
Floods wreak havoc at Verizon's Cape Town centre
Jul-27-2007
Heavy rains in Cape Town caused Verizon's data centre to flood last night, wreaking havoc as client servers crashed.
X Games to air on Verizon's V CAST Mobile TV
Jul-28-2007
For the very first time, action sports fans can catch every second of the X-Games on your mobile handset. Verizon has teamed up with ESPN and MediaFLO USA to bring new mobile TV channel , ESPN, to the V CAST...
Blurring
Jul-28-2007
Carman Pirie blogs how an memo from Verizon,marked "Proprietary & Confidential. For Internal Use Only." inevitably got published. The memo's about how to counter the iPhone. As Carman says, why couldn't Verizon just write something for public consumption and be...
Verizon Wireless Offers Eight Ways to Enhance the Chocolate by LG Experience
Jul-26-2007
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The sweet tooth has struck
again with the second coming of the Chocolate by LG. Exclusive to
Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless company with the most reliable
wireless voice and data network, this music phone satisfies customers'
sweetest cravings for a mobile music device with a rich assortment of
features....
Are Customers Subsidizing Verizon's FiOS And AT&T's U-Verse Through Rate Increases?
Jul-27-2007
AT&T and Verizon local and long distance N.J. and N.Y. phone bills show massive price increases. Phone mergers and a lack of competition are to blame. FCC phone rate Data are hiding the problems.
AT&T, Verizon Fight Google's Wireless Bid
Jul-28-2007
AT&T and Verizon are fighting to keep Google out of a government auction for a wireless broadband spectrum. What's the significance of Google's bid?
Is Verizon's flip-flop on the 700MHz auction rules for real?
Jul-26-2007
Verizon Wireless says it will go along with proposed Federal Communications Commission rules for the that would require the company to permit subscribers to bring any device to its network.
The company's The Wall Street Journal (registration required) in an article ...
Verizon signals receptiveness to open access for 700MHz spectrum auction
Jul-26-2007
Verizon still isn't crazy about the possibility of open access requirements for the upcoming 700MHz auction but looks like it will grudgingly go along with the FCC's proposed rules.
Vodafone holders reject Verizon spinoff
Jul-27-2007
Vodafone Group PLC shareholders Tuesday rejected an activist investor's call to spin off the cell phone operator's stake in U.S. company Verizon Wireless.
2 arrested after breaking into Verizon store
Jul-24-2007
Two men were arrested early this morning after they broke into a Verizon Wireless store and tried to get away with about 100 , police said.
New cell tower expands coverage in Greene County for Verizon Wireless customers
Jul-28-2007
The new cell site improves coverage on Route 9W and Interstate 87. The expansion is part of a wider effort to expand coverage by Verizon Wireless, which boasts of investing more than $1 billion nationwide every ...
's Public/Educational/Government Channel on Verizon Line Up
Jul-26-2007
Mayor Craig A. Moe is pleased to inform you that the City of Laurel's Public/Educational/Government Access Channel, Laurel Cable Network, is now airing on Verizon's FIOS Line Up, Channel 12.
Verizon adds five new cell sites in Nassau County
Jul-22-2007
Five new cell sites have been added in , Connecticut, by US wireless voice and data network operator Wireless , a joint venture of Verizon Communications and .
Verizon Wireless Customers Can Spread Holiday Cheer With Their
Jul-27-2007
Filed under: General - Admin at 5:42 pm on Friday, July 20, 2007 Verizon Wireless Customers Can Spread Holiday Cheer With Their HispanicBusiness.com - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra ...
Verizon's FiOS TV Approved in 49th New York Community
Jul-23-2007
"This is great news for residents of Bronxville, who now will have a new choice for their video entertainment"
Residents of this Westchester County village are a major step closer to having a real choice for their cable television services, thanks to a newly approved agreement authorizing Verizon to offer its FiOS TV ...
Verizon's FiOS TV Approved in 49th New York Community
Jul-23-2007
"This is great news for residents of Bronxville, who now will have a new choice for their video entertainment"
Residents of this village are a major step closer to having a real choice for their cable television services, thanks to a newly approved agreement authorizing Verizon to offer its FiOS TV ...
Verizon fed up, says going with private individual instead of town
Jul-26-2007
"The company (Verizon) is going to think that dealing with the town is a hassle, and they will no longer be interested."
Any plans to build a cell tower on town-owned property in the center of Woodbridge, specifically the Hoffman property, have been derailed.
Nassau County Residents to Benefit from Verizon Wireless Network Expansion
Jul-24-2007
"Reliable networks are not built overnight"
In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for residents, commuters and visitors in Nassau County, Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's most reliable wireless network, has expanded its ...
Essex County Residents to Benefit from Verizon Wireless Network Expansion
Jul-28-2007
"Reliable networks are not built overnight"
In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for residents and commuters in Essex County, Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's most reliable wireless network, has expanded its network with ...
Essex County Residents to Benefit from Verizon Wireless Network Expansion
Jul-28-2007
"Reliable networks are not built overnight"
In a continuing effort to provide the best service for residents and commuters in Essex County, Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's most reliable wireless network, has expanded its network with ...
County OKs cell tower in Gleneden Beach
Jul-25-2007
"My wife is a fan of Verizon. She has a phone. I don't have one. This may cause a divorce in my family."
A proposal by Verizon Wireless to erect a cell phone tower at the Fire Station in Gleneden Beach was approved Monday by the Planning Commission.
Verizon Wireless Customers First To Upload Videos To YouTube Using Multimedia Messaging
Jul-27-2007
"Are you around? What are you doing tonight?"
Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless company with the most reliable wireless voice and data network, announced today that its customers are the first in the nation that can record video with their wireless ...
Verizon to sell building at Post Office Square
Jul-28-2007
"Anyone coming in there is going to be looking at doing a serious upgrade on the property."
Verizon Communications Inc. said yesterday it would put its 18-story building at Post Office Square on the market in August and plans to relocate workers to other Boston office space.
Corning Bends Fiber To Improve Networking 100 Times
Jul-28-2007
Verizon teamed up with Corning to build nanoStructures as rugged as copper cable but with all of the bandwidth benefits of fiber.
LG Chocolate VX8550 - blue mint (Verizon Wireless)
Jul-26-2007
The LG VX8550 Chocolate is definitely a big improvement over the original Chocolate, with a beautiful yet functional design plus a host of impressive features to boot.
LG Chocolate VX8550 - black (Verizon Wireless)
Jul-26-2007
The LG VX8550 Chocolate is definitely a big improvement over the original Chocolate, with a beautiful yet functional design plus a host of impressive features to boot.
Verizon Supports Some 'Open' Measures Of 700-MHz Auction
Jul-28-2007
The company shifts its views as FCC commissioners prepare for a vote next week to set ground rules for the auction.
Corning Bends Fiber To Improve Networking 100 Times
(TechWeb)
Jul-26-2007
TechWeb - Verizon teamed up with Corning to build nanoStructures as rugged as copper cable but with all of the bandwidth benefits of fiber.
Calling in an airstrike on competition
Jul-27-2007
Roanoke Times, VA -Trade publications have reported that Verizon has even started destroying the publicly subsidized telephone network as it installs its new fiber-optic lines ...
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Roadwork Causes Phone Outage
Jul-24-2007
There were phone troubles for some Verizon customers including one local police station, Tuesday in West Warwick and .
Roadwork Causes Phone Outage
Jul-24-2007
There were phone troubles for some Verizon customers including one local police station, Tuesday in and Coventry.
Roadwork Causes Phone Outage
Jul-24-2007
There were phone troubles for some Verizon customers including one local police station, Tuesday in and .
Kenny Loggins
Jul-28-2007
SUNDAY Kenny Loggins 7:30 p.m. at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Interstate 70 and Earth City Expressway South, Maryland Heights.
Cable ripped from poles near Newberg
Jul-26-2007
More than 1,000 feet of copper telephone cable belonging to Verizon Northwest was stolen between 1:30 and 7 a.m. Monday in rural Newberg.
Motorola Q vs iPhone
Jul-28-2007
I ordered a Motorola Q on Tuesday from my cellphone provider - Verizon. The Q is coming my way via...
Verizon Wireless Reveals Winning Ways
Jul-28-2007
The company's churn rates are 40 percent lower than its nearest competitor. What's the strategy behind the impressive retention rate?