Verizon Communications Inc.
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More Cable TV Choice for Consumers in 3 More Massachusetts Communities [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 4 hours 1 minute ago
...Winchester and Woburn.] Verizon Communications Inc. , headquartered in New York...government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America...customers the benefits of converged communications, information and entertainment...
Verizon Offering Pricing Incentives to Content-Delivery Network Providers to Connect Directly to Company's Internet Backbone Network [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 8 hours 57 minutes ago
...group marketing manager for Verizon, will be a panelist at the Summit...peer-assisted deployments. Verizon Communications Inc. , headquartered in New York...government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's...
Microsoft Gets Key Search Deals
Wall Street Journal, The | 1 hour 9 minutes ago
LAS VEGAS -- Microsoft Corp., facing a bleak economy and rivals that have outflanked it in the consumer market, plans to announce a milestone for the next version of Windows and a raft of deals designed to boost its online search business.The company is expected to make a preliminary version of Windows 7, the next major edition of its flagship operating system, available for consumers to test on their PCs starting Friday. Microsoft will also announce a five-year deal with Verizon Wireless to ...
Consumers Can Ring in the New Year With Lifetime-Guaranteed Verizon High Speed Internet Prices Starting at $17.99 per Month [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 6 hours 56 minutes ago
...obtain more information about Verizon's High Speed Internet service by visiting www.verizon.net/highspeed or by calling 1-800-483-4000. Verizon Communications Inc. , headquartered in New York...
Microsoft to Announce Verizon Wireless Deal
Wall Street Journal, The | 3 hours 55 minutes ago
LAS VEGAS – Microsoft Corp. is expected to announce a multiyear deal with Verizon Wireless to make its Internet search service broadly available on the wireless carrier's mobile phones.Microsoft's distribution deal with Verizon could provide a lift for its search business, which has lagged far behind Google Inc. in share of queries by Internet users. Google itself was negotiating a mobile search deal with Verizon, but Microsoft ended up beating out its rival. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballme...
Verizon Bundle Promotions Aid Budget-Minded Consumers [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 6 hours 57 minutes ago
...up. Residential customers interested in Verizon's new bundles can call 1-800-483-4000 or visit www.verizon.com/bundles Verizon Communications Inc. , headquartered in New York, is a leader...
Fitch Upgrades Alltel's IDR to 'A'; Rates VZW $17B Bridge Facility 'A' [Press Release]
Business Wire | 8 hours 4 minutes ago
Fitch Ratings has upgraded and removed from Rating Watch Positive the following ratings of Alltel Corporation (Alltel) and subsidiaries
Verizon, AT&T up; Sprint, Motorola fall - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 16 days 9 hours 21 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Most phone stocks rose Monday while shares of telecommunications equipment makers declined to kick off the Christmas trading week.
Downgrades Inspire Phone-Firm Activity
Wall Street Journal, The | 1 day 5 hours 17 minutes ago
Options traders were quick to take positions in AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. after analysts at Bernstein Research downgraded the companies, saying telecommunication stocks "have come too far, too fast."But while the downgrades prompted a swift selloff in the stock market, leading to sizable drops in both companies' share prices, the options market reflected more mixed views, and several traders appeared willing to bet on a rebound.
Verizon Chairman and CEO to Speak at Citigroup Conference on Jan. 7 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 1 day 6 hours 57 minutes ago
NEW YORK, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ --
Verizon Completes $600 Million Network Expansion Projects in Massachusetts [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 1 day 8 hours 57 minutes ago
...an important marketplace for Verizon's business. The company views...enhancements across industries. Verizon Communications Inc. , headquartered in New York...government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's...
Verizon picks Microsoft search over Google and Yahoo (Reuters) by Reuters: Yahoo! Tech <meta http
Yahoo! | 3 hours 58 minutes ago
NEW YORK/LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc has chosen Microsoft Corp to provide Internet search services for cell phones, in what is seen as a blow to rivals Google Inc and Yahoo Inc. Verizon Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg said on Wednesday that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer would announce the deal later in the day at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Seidenberg, speaking at a Citigroup conference, gave no further details.
Consumers Who Act Now Can Take Advantage of a New FiOS TV Promotion and Enjoy the Most Advanced Digital Video Recorder Technology -- Available Only on FiOS [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 2 days 3 hours 57 minutes ago
... For more information on FiOS TV, consumers can visit www.verizon.com/fiostv or call their local Verizon sales office or 888-438-3467. Verizon Communications Inc. , headquartered in New York, is a leader in delivering broadband...
Verizon Picks Microsoft Search over Google, Yahoo
eWEEK.com | 3 hours 32 minutes ago
Verizon Communications chooses Microsoft to provide Internet search services for cell phones, in what is seen as a blow to rivals Google and Yahoo. Verizon Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg says Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will announce the deal at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The agreement follows more than a year of speculation on which company would become the default mobile search provider for Verizon Wireless.
Verizon chooses Microsoft for default search service - DMNews
DMNews | 6 hours 24 minutes ago
Verizon Communications Inc., has chosen Microsoft Corp. to be its default Internet search service provider for its Verizon Wireless Web-enabled mobile devices. Verizon and AT&T are in a neck and neck battle to be the number one mobile carrier in the country, so this decision may be seen as a disappointment to the top two giants in search, Google and Yahoo.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Verizon Communications Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Local Exchange Carriers |
| Website: | http://www.verizon.com |
Verizon is the second largest US telecommunications services provider (after AT&T). The company's wireline business provides local telephone, long-distance, and Internet access services to residential and small to midsized businesses in 28 states and Washington, DC. It has about 40 million voice access lines in operation and it serves about 8 million broadband Internet customers. Verizon Wireless, the company's joint venture with Vodafone Group which is known legally as Cellco Partnership, is the #2 US wireless provider (after AT&T Mobility), with around 68 million customers. Verizon Business provides communications and information technology (IT) services to global business and government clients.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 93,469 (2007) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 6.0 (2007) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 5,521 (2007) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -10.9 (2007) |
| Number of Employees | 235,000 (2007) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -2.9 (2007) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |