News tagged with verizon
Republicans seek to quash 'net neutrality' rules
Republican lawmakers Thursday rebuked US telecom regulators for implementing a "net neutrality" policy aimed at guaranteeing open Internet access.
Feb 17, 2011 |
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Cable subscribers flee, but is Internet to blame?
(AP) -- Cable companies have been losing TV subscribers at an ever faster rate in the last few months, and satellite TV isn't picking up the slack.
Nov 04, 2010 |
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Verizon Wireless Plans to Offer 4G Capability Next Year
(PhysOrg.com) -- In today's world, we want our information to travel faster. This is especially true as smart phones take over and we become used to using smaller devices to accomplish more while we are away ...
Sep 03, 2009 |
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Watchers fear Google compromise on 'net neutrality' (Update 4)
Online freedom advocates fear that Google is changing allegiance in the battle to stop Internet service providers from giving preferential treatment to those that pay.
Aug 06, 2010 |
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Pay TV industry loses record number of subscribers
(AP) -- The weak economy is hitting Americans where they spend a lot of their free time: at the TV set.
Aug 10, 2011 |
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Document shows how phone cos. treat private data
A document obtained by the ACLU shows for the first time how the four largest cellphone companies in the U.S. treat data about their subscribers' calls, text messages, Web surfing and approximate locations.
Sep 29, 2011 |
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Droid X takes the gloves off
For the last few years, the question with each launch of a new smart phone was: Is this the iPhone killer?
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 24, 2010 |
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Blackberry Curve tops iPhone in first quarter: NPD
Research in Motion's Blackberry Curve moved past Apple's iPhone to become the top-selling smartphone in the United States in the first quarter of the year, research firm NPD Group reported Monday.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 04, 2009 |
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Verizon challenges FCC's net neutrality rules (Update)
Verizon Communications Inc. on Thursday filed a legal challenge to new federal regulations that prohibit broadband providers from interfering with Internet traffic flowing over their networks.
Jan 20, 2011 |
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Verizon says Droid smart phone goes on sale Nov. 6
(AP) -- Verizon Wireless' answer to the iPhone - the Droid - will go on sale for $200 next week as the company taps into the growing appetite for smart phones that go far beyond making calls.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Verizon iPhone in Q1 not a rumor any longer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Today the Wall Street Journal changed a few things in its Verizon iPhone story from yesterday. Unnamed sources are now stating that Verizon Wireless will be selling a CDMA version of the Apple ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 07, 2010 |
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Verizon sues to overturn 'net neutrality' rules
Verizon Communications, the largest U.S. cell phone carrier, is suing to overturn new government regulations governing the flow of Internet traffic.
Oct 01, 2011 |
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Phones providers aim to replace wallets, IDs
For many people, smart phones are almost as indispensable as wallets. And soon, your smart phone could replace your wallet. A collection of the biggest wireless carriers, handset makers and software developers are putting ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 05, 2011 |
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Whose 4G is fastest? AT&T, Sprint or Verizon
Just because you slap a shiny label on something doesn't make it so. All the major wireless carriers are now touting faster 4G networks, but the networks themselves are far from identical.
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Review: It's not an iPhone 5, but so what?
To some people, Apple's new iPhone 4S isn't the complete overhaul they have been hoping for. Its model number, which doesn't include a "5," reeks of the status quo.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Verizon Communications
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is an American broadband and telecommunications company and a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It was formed in 2000 when Bell Atlantic, one of the Regional Bell Operating Companies, merged with GTE. Prior to its transformation into Verizon, Bell Atlantic had merged with another Regional Bell Operating Company, NYNEX, in 1997. The name is a portmanteau of veritas and horizon. The company's headquarters are located at 140 West Street, 10007 in Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York City.
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