International Business News - Verizon http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Verizon Wireless has offered to sell cellular operations in North Dakota, South Dakota and parts of 16 other states to win regulatory approval of its proposed purchase of Alltel Corp. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/verizon-wireless-offers-divestitures-to-buy-alltel.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:34:11 EDT Cell phone service provider Verizon Wireless said Tuesday it added 1.5 million net new subscribers during the second quarter, bringing its total to 68.7 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/verizon-wireless-adds-1-5m-new-subscribers-in-2q.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:27:53 EDT Verizon Communications Inc. has cleared the final regulatory hurdle for providing TV in New York City, a major step in its transformation from a phone company to a fiber-optics-based carrier. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/verizon-gets-final-clearance-for-tv-service-in-nyc.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:38:08 EDT The Communications Workers of America held a strike-authorization vote in West Virginia and three other states Monday as it continues contract negotiations with Verizon. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/cwa-locals-voting-on-verizon-strike-authorization.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:46:33 EDT Basic phone service for Verizon customers in New Jersey is going up. For the first time since 1985, a state utilities board has approved increasing the rate. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/verizon-allowed-to-raise-basic-phone-rates-in-nj.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:31:26 EDT When Verizon Wireless announced in November that it would open up its network to any company that wanted to make a device for it, industry watchers had visions of innovative features like cheap international calls and Google applications. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/89359-verizon-wireless-open-development.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/verizon-open-network-gets-first-unsexy-device.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/verizon-open-network-gets-first-unsexy-device.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:18:54 EDT Cell phones are becoming more useful devices for listening to music. Verizon Wireless is introducing Rhapsody's subscription music service Monday, allowing its customers to download as much music as they want to their phones for $15 per month. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/82570-verizon.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/verizon-wireless-gets-rhapsody-music-subscriptions.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/verizon-wireless-gets-rhapsody-music-subscriptions.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:01:34 EDT Cell phones are becoming more useful devices for listening to music. Verizon Wireless is introducing Rhapsody's subscription music service Monday, allowing its customers to download as much music as they want to their phones for $15 per month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/verizon-wireless-gets-rhapsody-music-subscriptions.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:30:09 EDT The Federal Communications Commission is expected to rule that Verizon Communications Inc. violated privacy laws when it tried to keep phone customers from switching providers, a person at the agency who is familiar with the issue said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/fcc-expected-to-rule-verizon-violated-privacy-laws.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:53:34 EDT Verizon Communications Inc. is boosting the speed of its FiOS fiber-optic Internet service in 10 states. The FiOS service areas of California, Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Washington will see new plans that nearly double Internet speeds, Chief Operating Officer Denny Strigl said in remarks to be delivered at a conference Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/verizon-communications-inc-speeds-up-fios-internet.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:12:02 EDT FairPoint Communications Inc. said Tuesday that it will delay a cutover related to its recent acquisition of Verizon Communications' landline operations in three New England states. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/fairpoint-delays-cutover-in-verizon-deal.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:59:33 EDT Telecommunications company Verizon Communications Inc. said Tuesday Alan F. Ciamporcero, its regional president in Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina, will retire July 25. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/verizon-names-new-regional-executives.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:27:18 EDT Shares of AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. declined Monday after UBS downgraded the two largest U.S. telecommunications carriers. John C. Hodulik reduced his ratings on the companies to "Neutral" from "Buy" and said the economic slowdown is beginning to weigh on wireline results. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/verizon-at-t-slip-after-ubs-downgrades-on-economy.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:29:04 EDT For the first time, Verizon Communications Inc. is set to give discounts to wireless customers who don't have landlines but order Internet or TV service from the phone company. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/71851-verizon-wireless-lg-decoy-tm.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/verizon-to-give-discounts-for-landline-less-bundles.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/verizon-to-give-discounts-for-landline-less-bundles.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:45:57 EDT Palm Inc.'s popular Centro smart phone is launching on Verizon Wireless, the companies said Thursday. A blue model of the Centro will be available from Verizon Wireless' stores and Web site for $99 starting Friday, the companies said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/palm-centro-launches-on-verizon-wireless.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:21:10 EDT Verizon Communications Inc. on Thursday expanded the availability of its fastest DSL service to 3.4 million lines in 20 states. The service, with downloads of 7 megabits per second, was available on 400,000 lines when it launched in January. In other areas, Verizon's fastest DSL service is at 3 mbps. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/verizon-expands-fast-dsl-to-more-areas.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:05:10 EDT Verizon Wireless must sell assets in six markets in Vermont, New York and Washington state to complete its $757 million acquisition of Rural Cellular Corp., the Justice Department said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/doj-requires-verizon-wireless-to-sell-assets.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:52:58 EDT JetBlue will purchase Verizon Communications Inc.'s in-flight calling service, the airline said Monday. A Verizon unit, Airfone, operated a network of seat-back phones on several commercial airlines, but shut down that business in 2006, after the spectrum it used was reauctioned by the government. JetBlue's LiveTV in-flight entertainment subsidiary was one of the winners of the auction. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/jetblue-to-buy-verizons-air-to-ground-towers.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:14:24 EDT Verizon Wireless' deal to buy Alltel Corp. for $5.9 billion was applauded by investors and should mean a greater range of choices for Alltel subscribers, but some worried that Alltel's commitment to rural coverage will get lost. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/64836-verizon-wireless-alltel.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/verizon-wireless-agrees-to-buy-alltel-for-5-9b.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/verizon-wireless-agrees-to-buy-alltel-for-5-9b.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:36:44 EDT Fitch Ratings said Thursday it has placed Verizon Communications Inc.'s ratings on "Rating Watch Negative" for possible downgrade after the company agreed to buy Alltel Corp. for $5.9 billion, creating the largest cellular carrier in the U.S. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/fitch-places-verizon-ratings-on-negative-watch.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:36:22 EDT