CNBC | FCC vote could help Comcast-TWC deal: Analyst CNBC The FCC's adoption of net neutrality regulations might actually pave the way for the completion of the proposed megamerger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable, analyst Daniel Ernst told CNBC on Friday. "If your fear of a larger, bigger, badder Comcast is ... |
CBS Local | PUC's Decision To Deregulate Verizon Landline Service Could Prove Costly To ... CBS Local The Public Utility Commission approved Verizon's request to switch landline service from monopoly status — subject to strict regulation — to the less regulated “competitive” service. Verizon spokesman Lee Gierczynski says the company argued it's ... PUC votes to reclassify Verizon service PUC grants Verizon pricing freedom in Pa.'s urban areas You could soon pay more for your landline phone in Harrisburg; Here's why |
Dallas Business Journal (blog) | Verizon Takes Radio Dot to Detroit, VoLTE Overseas Light Reading Verizon is making important technology moves both at home and overseas. The carrier will be the first to deploy Ericsson's Radio Dot small cell system in the US and has successfully demonstrated international voice-over-LTE calling with two ... Verizon first in the US with Ericsson Radio Dot System Ericsson deploys first Radio Dot System at Verizon regional HQ Verizon deploys Ericsson Radio Dot System |
WOODTV.com | Verizon cuts data plan prices, but there's a catch WOODTV.com To that end, millions of Verizon Wireless customers will now get to pay less for data. But, you have to ask first. Verizon is cutting the cost of many of its monthly shared data plans, according to Paul Ulreich, Verizon public relations representative ... |
Time Warner Cable Receives "BBB-" Credit Rating from Morningstar (TWC) sleekmoney Finally, analysts at BTIG Research downgraded shares of Time Warner Cable from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $160.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a ... Time Warner Cable EVP Sells $2486910.60 in Stock (TWC) Downward Momentum Stocks - Time Warner Cable (TWC), Royal Caribbean ... |
Fast Company | Oh, Snap! Verizon Responds To Net Neutrality Decision Via Typewriter, Morse ... Fast Company "Today's decision by the FCC to encumber broadband Internet services with badly antiquated regulations is a radical step that presages a time of uncertainty for consumers, innovators and investors," Michael E. Glover, senior vice president at Verizon ... |
Verizon's Nexus 6 could arrive very soon Engadget Are you a Verizon subscriber holding out for a Nexus 6 on Big Red? Well, your wait might be over pretty soon. Leaked in-store marketing materials are starting to float about and Verizon auto-uploaded a promo video for the handset (now made private) to ... |
#ThrowBack This, FCC: Verizon's Response to Net-Neutrality Ruling AdAge.com Verizon VP-Public Policy and Government Affairs Michael E. Glover goes on to say that "today's decision by the FCC to encumber broadband Internet services with badly antiquated regulations is a radical step that presages a time of uncertainty for ... |
MarketWatch | Verizon uses typewriter font to lambast net-neutrality rules MarketWatch In a press release issued after the Federal Communications Commission narrowly passed new rules prohibiting broadband providers from throttling legal content or charging for fast lanes, Verizon used a 1930s-style typewriter font to complain about it. |
Philly.com | PUC deregulates Verizon landline service in Phila. area Philly.com The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission moved Thursday to deregulate prices for Verizon's landline phone service in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and three other regions - a decision that could lead to sizable price jumps for customers, who pay about ... PUC votes to reclassify Verizon service PUC grants Verizon pricing freedom in Pa.'s urban areas You could soon pay more for your landline phone in Harrisburg; Here's why |
Mashable | Verizon's response to the FCC's net neutrality ruling: '... ..- -.-. -.- / .. -' Mashable Verizon dashed off a quick response to the FCC's ruling on net neutrality — in Morse Code. The telco used its Public Policy blog to relay its thoughts in dots and dashes. Then it helpfully provided a translation for "readers in the 21st century." The ... |
Verizon trolls the FCC's net neutrality vote with a blog post written in morse ... The Verge The commission argues that it has updated the rules for our modern age, but opponents of the plan have countered that it relies on antiquated language meant for older technologies. Verizon, responding to the vote on its public policy blog, decided to ... |
Philly.com | PUC deregulates Verizon landline-phone prices in Phila., four other regions Philly.com The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission moved Thursday to deregulate prices for Verizon's landline phone service in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and three other regions - a decision that could lead to sizable price jumps for customers who pay about $22 ... PUC votes to reclassify Verizon service PUC grants Verizon pricing freedom in Pa.'s urban areas You could soon pay more for your landline phone in Harrisburg; Here's why |
Verizon's Mocking Response To The FCC's Net Neutrality Vote Is Perfect Daily Caller Thursday's regulatory proposal is based on authority established in the 1930s to break up telephone monopolies by regulating them as public utilities. In “honor” of that history, Verizon published its response in old typewriter text, and dated it 1934 ... |
Chicago Tribune | Verizon issues statement in Morse code to protest net neutrality ruling Chicago Tribune Verizon and rival AT&T have called the rules unnecessary and say they risk damaging the Internet economy. On Verizon's policy blog Thursday, the company posted a statement it titled "FCC's 'Throwback Thursday' move imposes 1930s rules on the Internet.". |
abc27 | Verizon cuts data plan prices abc27 To that end, millions of Verizon Wireless customers will now get to pay less for data. But, you have to ask first. Verizon is cutting the cost of many of its monthly shared data plans, according to Paul Ulreich, Verizon public relations representative ... |
Droid Life (press release) (blog) | Here is a 360-Degree GIF of the Verizon Nexus 6 Droid Life (press release) (blog) For the most part, we believe that Verizon will one day sell the Nexus 6, Google's newest whale of a smartphone (our review). We don't know when that will be, but previous reports and our own sources have been under the impression that February 26 is ... Verizon Nexus 6 promo materials begin hitting retail stores, mid-March launch ... Verizon Nexus 6 Surfaces Via 360-Degree GIF; Launch Tomorrow? |
Verizon seeks deregulation of its landline phone service abc27 The prices that Verizon can charge for landline-only customers is currently regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, but Verizon has petitioned the PUC to take those pricing handcuffs off in six of the state's largest markets ... |
Hot Hardware | Comcast 'Optimistic' Unpopular Time Warner Cable Sale Will Close In Early 2015 Hot Hardware It was a year ago this month when cable giant Comcast announced that its board of directors approved a definitive agreement to acquire Time Warner Cable (TWC) in a deal worth about $45 million. Given the size of the two companies, the possibility of ... |
CNET | BlackBerry Classic to arrive at Verizon online Thursday CNET Selling for $100, the QWERTY keyboard-equipped phone will be available through Verizon's online store starting Thursday. It won't pop up at Verizon's physical stores until March 5. But all buyers will get a $50 mail-in rebate debit card, essentially ... BlackBerry Classic hits Verizon this week BlackBerry Classic hits Verizon Wireless on Feb. 26 BlackBerry Classic Launches On Verizon Tomorrow |
Verizon: Show Us the Money. The "Title II" Money Trail Exposed Huffington Post Examining Verizon New York, we found that Verizon uses this "utility-style regulation" to divert the construction budgets that were for the state's network upgrades and maintenance, to pay for other non-utility services, such as the fiber optic wires ... |
Reuters | Comcast expects to close to Time Warner Cable deal in early 2015 Reuters (Reuters) - Comcast Corp said on Tuesday it was “optimistic” that it would close its $45 billion deal to buy Time Warner Cable Inc in early 2015. Chief Executive Officer Brian Roberts said during a conference call on Tuesday that lots of information ... Comcast, Time Warner Cable hit with $20 billion racial bias lawsuit Comcast Still Sees Time Warner Cable Deal Closing as Planned Comcast confident in Time Warner Merger, analysts less so |
Verizon upgrades Buffalo-area infrastructure Buffalo Business First XLTE is a consumer-friendly way of describing the added capacity (bandwidth) delivered over the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network through activation of the service. While costs of new sites vary, Verizon spokesman John O'Malley said that they at least ... Verizon boosts cell tower power Verizon Wireless invests in Buffalo area network Verizon Wireless activates cell sites in area |
First Solar-SunPower fire up joint venture, Comcast talks Time Warner Cable ... Yahoo Finance Consistently ranked among the least popular companies in America, Comcast is in the middle of trying to acquire Time Warner Cable (TWC), a merger which would leave them with near-monopoly pricing power in much of the country. That's a slightly ... |
Ars Technica | Verizon will fix your landline in a month—or give you wireless right now Ars Technica This has been a recurring theme for Verizon, which often tells customers their phone lines can't be fixed right away but that they can switch to "Voice Link," a wireless replacement for landlines. Voice Link isn't regulated as a utility like the copper ... |
CrackBerry.com | Article | 58 min ago Verizon confirms BlackBerry Classic sales start Feb. 26 CrackBerry.com Verizon Wireless has confirmed that the carrier will start selling the BlackBerry Classic on Thursday, Feb. 26. This news is in line with what we previously reported, but Verizon has also revealed that the smartphone will be priced at $99.99 with a new ... Verizon BlackBerry Classic will launch on February 26 for $99.99 after mail-in ... Verizon Joins AT&T In Offering BlackBerry Classic BlackBerry Classic Available Feb. 26 on Verizon Wireless |
Variety | Comcast, Time Warner Cable Accused of Racial Bias in $20 Billion Lawsuit Variety Comcast and Time Warner Cable are among the defendants in a $20 billion racial discrimination lawsuit that claims the cable giants are shutting out African-American owned channels from their lineups. But Comcast is calling the lawsuit “frivolous,” and ... |
Times of India | Racial bias may cost Comcast, Time Warner Cable $20 billion Times of India The complaint also said Comcast and Time Warner Cable each have only one fully African American-owned channel, the Africa Channel, and that Time Warner Cable has acquiesced in Comcast's discrimination in anticipation of the merger's completion. |
Verizon boosts cell tower power Albany Times Union Albany. Verizon Wireless has upgraded three of its cellphone towers in Albany, Bethlehem and Latham with its new 4G XLTE technology that doubles the speed of its 4G network. Verizon has been using the XLTE cell sites to upgrade high-traffic areas of ... Verizon Wireless invests in Buffalo area network Verizon Wireless activates cell sites in area |
WTOP | Barry Manilow farewell tour hits Verizon Center WTOP On another occasion, he played at the MCI Center — now the Verizon Center — which had just opened. Unfortunately, there were only two restrooms in the entire arena. “They were crossing their legs for my entire show,” he jokes. Now, Manilow is excited ... |
