Monday, March 31, 2014

Charter Pushing Time Warner Cable Shareholders to Reject Deal - Dslreports









Charter Pushing Time Warner Cable Shareholders to Reject Deal

Dslreports

While they weren't willing to match Comcast's per share offer to acquired Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications continues to keep hope alive that they'll still be able to acquire the company themselves, however likely that is. Charter has yet to ...









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Verizon LG G Pad 8.3: hands-on and first-impressions - Android Community








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Verizon LG G Pad 8.3: hands-on and first-impressions

Android Community

Verizon launched their 4G LTE version of the LG G Pad 8.3 earlier in the month, and as such, one was recently sent to us for review. We'll begin this by mentioning we will have a full review coming, but for now we wanted to share some first impression ...









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SOVA Earns Verizon Platinum Partner Status - Channel Partners









SOVA Earns Verizon Platinum Partner Status

Channel Partners

About a year ago, Verizon restructured its channel approach, with channel chief Janet Schijns declaring agents and VARs as "the critical go-to-market." Verizon instituted tiers – Silver, Gold and Platinum – as part of those changes. SOVA is among the ...









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Verizon Marks Seventh Annual National Safe Digging Month - MarketWatch









Verizon Marks Seventh Annual National Safe Digging Month

MarketWatch

Verizon is not only committed to the safety of its employees and the integrity of its network through 811, but also emphasizes the importance of having its professional locators respond in a timely manner to accurately mark Verizon underground ...









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Verizon to add 100 jobs in Elgin - Elgin Courier News









Verizon to add 100 jobs in Elgin

Elgin Courier News

ELGIN — Verizon Wireless plans to add 100 full-times positions to its Elgin call center, the company announced. Verizon said in a release that the Elgin jobs are among a total of 144 full-time positions that will be added before the end of June in the ...

Verizon Wireless Announces Major Hiring Effort in Maine

Verizon Wireless Announces Major Illinois Hiring Effort

Verizon Wireless makes hiring push in Maine









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One-click Root Method Released for HTC One (M8) on Verizon - Droid Life








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One-click Root Method Released for HTC One (M8) on Verizon

Droid Life

It's not even a week since the release of the One (M8) from HTC, but already developers have been able to root it. The latest device to receive root love is the M8 flagship on Verizon's network, with a “Weak Sauce” one-click method now available for ...

How to root the Verizon HTC One M8

Root Verizon HTC One M8 Now Possible

New HTC One (M8) Down to $139.99 at Verizon – Best Deal So Far









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Frontier Communications Corp (NASDAQ:FTR): Replacing The Landline - WallStreetPR









Frontier Communications Corp (NASDAQ:FTR): Replacing The Landline

WallStreetPR

Allaying the fears of Michigan residents, Mr. Bob Stewart of Frontier Communications, told WNEM TV that the company is not looking to get rid of landlines and that they just want to upgrade the technology. “This law sets up a process for us to ask ...

Notable Movers: Frontier Communications Corp (FTR), Standard Pacific Corp ...

Investors Alert: GT Advanced Technologies Inc(NASDAQ:GTAT), Sunedison Inc ...









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Verizon Introduces Single Security Suite for All Devices – Mobile and Desktop - Small Business Trends








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Verizon Introduces Single Security Suite for All Devices – Mobile and Desktop

Small Business Trends

McAfee (acquired by Intel in 2011) and wireless communications company Verizon are partnering to extend security to multiple devices, using a single application and central dashboard, called the Verizon Internet Security Suite Multi-Device program.









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Verizon Wireless Announces Major Illinois Hiring Effort - PR Newswire (press release)









Verizon Wireless Announces Major Illinois Hiring Effort

PR Newswire (press release)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., March 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless is adding 169 full-time positions before the end of June in the state of Illinois. The positions will be based across state and interested candidates may apply online by visiting the ...

Verizon Wireless Announces Major Hiring Effort in Maine









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Trade of the Day: Verizon (VZ) - Investorplace.com









Trade of the Day: Verizon (VZ)

Investorplace.com

In the past week, most of the selling has been focused on high-flying, high-beta tech stocks and recent IPOs, as well as small-caps and biotechs of all stripes, while most of the buying has been focused on large-cap value in both the Dow and the S&P 500.









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How to root the Verizon HTC One M8 - Phandroid.com








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How to root the Verizon HTC One M8

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Verizon's HTC One M8 may not have enjoyed a day one root, but it didn't take long for one developer to do the deed. Prominent developer jcase has dropped the first root method for the device, giving users a way to get advanced access to their phones ...

Root Verizon HTC One M8 Now Possible

New HTC One (M8) Down to $139.99 at Verizon – Best Deal So Far

Verizon HTC One M8 (2014) Deal: Get 2 Phones for Just $139.99 [Coupon Code]









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Sunday, March 30, 2014

IndyCar: Verizon title sponsorship a "game changer" - Racer









IndyCar: Verizon title sponsorship a "game changer"

Racer

As reported Monday on RACER.com by Marshall Pruett, Verizon's sponsorship replaces IZOD's five-year run but unlike some other past title sponsors, this seems more like a continuation of a good thing. Verizon has sponsored front-runner Will Power at ...









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Verizon LG G2 update may drop within a month - AndroidPIT.com








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Verizon LG G2 update may drop within a month

AndroidPIT.com

The Android 4.4.2 KitKat update has already dropped internationally and to almost every carrier carriers in the United States and Canada. Every carrier except Verizon. Verizon may be known for many things but getting updates in time certainly is not ...









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Root Verizon HTC One M8 Now Possible - Ubergizmo








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Root Verizon HTC One M8 Now Possible

Ubergizmo

Verizon is known as one of the few carriers that don't like subscribers tinkering with their devices. Big Red often doesn't want subscribers unlocking bootloaders so it places certain restrictions, though its only a matter of time before someone finds ...

New HTC One (M8) Down to $139.99 at Verizon – Best Deal So Far

Verizon HTC One M8 (2014) Deal: Get 2 Phones for Just $139.99 [Coupon Code]









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Watchdog: Route 272 bridge to be patched, then replaced; Verizon to cover wires - Lancaster Newspapers









Watchdog: Route 272 bridge to be patched, then replaced; Verizon to cover wires

Lancaster Newspapers

The poles belong to Verizon, which spokesman Lee Gierczynski said does not have its own crews to handle such situations but hires others to do it when public safety or service is threatened. A local manager checked the lines last week, Gierczynski said.









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Saturday, March 29, 2014

Trader's Watch List- Sunedison Inc (NYSE:SUNE), Frontier Communications ... - Techsonian (press release)









Trader's Watch List- Sunedison Inc (NYSE:SUNE), Frontier Communications ...

Techsonian (press release)

Birmingham, West Midlands — (TechSonian) — 03/29/2014 — SunEdison, Inc. (SUNE) declared a series of transactions that are estimated to occur concurrent with the initial public offering (IPO) of its semiconductor division, SunEdison Semiconductor ...









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Montgomery data rates climb, Verizon finishes rollout - Montgomery Advertiser









Montgomery data rates climb, Verizon finishes rollout

Montgomery Advertiser

Verizon's upgraded wireless capacity seems to be a hit in Montgomery. After completing the rollout of its new 4G LTE network across the state, the company announced that data usage grew more in the Capital City in 2013 than any other area of Alabama.









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A Vision Beyond Cable for Comcast After Merger - New York Times









A Vision Beyond Cable for Comcast After Merger

New York Times

With its aggressive push into broadband Internet and its bold acquisition of NBC Universal, Comcast already is no longer just a cable company. If its proposed $45 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable is approved by regulators, it won't be regional ...









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Friday, March 28, 2014

Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 LTE (Verizon) Review - SlashGear








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Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 LTE (Verizon) Review

SlashGear

With the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 from Verizon Wireless, users have the largest tablet on the carrier. This device is not the largest tablet on the market - that honor goes to the Panasonic Toughpad 4K UT MB4 at 20-inches - but it's certainly the ...

Samsung Galaxy S5 at Verizon – Wait For Its Release Date Or Cash In On This ...

Verizon Galaxy Nexus Android 4.3 Update MIA Despite Roll Outs

AT&T's Samsung Galaxy Note 3 gets Android 4.4 KitKat makeover at last









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Charter's quest for Time Warner Cable still not over - St. Louis Business Journal (blog)









Charter's quest for Time Warner Cable still not over

St. Louis Business Journal (blog)

It may have been expected, but Charter Communication's bid to start a proxy fight with Time Warner Cable over its agreed upon $45 billion acquisition by Comcast is putting yet another wrinkle in the cable giant's failed attempt to buy TWC. On Friday ...









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Charter Challenges Comcast-Time Warner Cable Deal in Proxy (2) - Businessweek









Charter Challenges Comcast-Time Warner Cable Deal in Proxy (2)

Businessweek

Comcast, which outbid Charter this year with a $45 billion stock offer, is too susceptible to regulatory hurdles because it's the biggest in the cable industry, Charter said today in a filing. Time Warner Cable, meanwhile, refused to engage with ...









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Verizon claims NYC landlords are stunting FiOS rollouts - FierceTelecom









Verizon claims NYC landlords are stunting FiOS rollouts

FierceTelecom

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) may see New York City as one of its key existing FiOS growth markets, but it claims that building owners are not letting the telco's crews install the service, reports The New York World. This revelation comes at a time when the ...









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Tech: Comcast's Cohen Defends Time W… - Adweek








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Tech: Comcast's Cohen Defends Time W…

Adweek

"The transaction is a lot less scary, a lot less large and a lot less complicated than some would like to make it," Cohen said. "We don't compete with Time Warner Cable anywhere. We're going to have under 30 percent of the market; that's not ...









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Charter Challenges Comcast-Time Warner Cable Tie in Proxy - Bloomberg









Charter Challenges Comcast-Time Warner Cable Tie in Proxy

Bloomberg

Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR) urged Time Warner Cable (TWC) Inc. investors not to endorse a takeover by Comcast Corp., signaling it's not backing down in its pursuit of Time Warner Cable without a fight. Comcast, which outbid Charter this year ...

Charter Urges Time Warner Cable Shareholders to Reject Comcast Deal

Time Warner Cable Ex-CEO's $8.4 Million Sale

Charter's quest for Time Warner Cable still not over









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Verizon Continues to Blame NYC FioS Delays on Landlords - Dslreports









Verizon Continues to Blame NYC FioS Delays on Landlords

Dslreports

Back in 2008 Verizon negotiated a closed-door agreement with NYC mayor Mike Bloomberg that agreed to wire all five boroughs with FiOS by June of 2014 -- sort of. Fine print in the deal allowed Verizon to back away from that promise if they pay a few ...









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Verizon Supports Earth Hour in New York; Pledges to Turn Off Lights at 77 ... - MarketWatch









Verizon Supports Earth Hour in New York; Pledges to Turn Off Lights at 77 ...

MarketWatch

NEW YORK, March 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2013, Verizon made significant investments in sustainability and energy management in New York, including placing fuel cells at several company locations in New York City and in Westchester County.

Verizon Supports Earth Hour in California; Pledges to Turn Off Lights at 23 ...

Verizon Supports Earth Hour in Maryland; Pledges to Turn Off Lights at Nearly ...









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Verizon offering HTC One (M8) BoGo deal, $100 bill credit - androidandme.com








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Verizon offering HTC One (M8) BoGo deal, $100 bill credit

androidandme.com

Verizon's $199.99 on-contract price for the HTC One (M8) is fairly standard, but the service provider is shaking things up a little by offering a BoGo (buy one get one) offer just days after the handset's launch. If you buy the HTC one (M8) from ...

HTC One (M8) now available from carriers, Google Play edition page live ...

T-Mobile sets date for first quarter 2014 earnings call – May 1









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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Verizon Wireless hiring 265 in Arizona - azcentral.com









Verizon Wireless hiring 265 in Arizona

azcentral.com

Verizon Wireless is hiring 225 customer service positions to work in Phoenix-area stores and the company's Chandler call center. To fill the posts, the company is holding a job fair from 6 to 8 p.m. April 2 at the Paradise Valley Marketplace Smart ...

Verizon Wireless looking to fill 225 Phoenix-area retail/customer service jobs

Verizon Wireless announces major hiring effort throughout New Jersey, New York

Verizon Wireless Has 103 Job Openings in Connecticut









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Comcast's Cohen to testify in US Senate on Time Warner Cable merger - Reuters









Comcast's Cohen to testify in US Senate on Time Warner Cable merger

Reuters

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold the first congressional hearing on the proposed $45.2 billion merger between Comcast, the biggest U.S. cable operator, with No. 2 rival Time Warner Cable. Cohen is Comcast's top lobbyist who helped orchestrate ...









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Time Warner Cable rates targeted by 'professional' hagglers - Reuters









Time Warner Cable rates targeted by 'professional' hagglers

Reuters

Yipit sent out an email on Thursday to a small group of people on its distribution list directing them to a link to submit their Time Warner Cable account information. Then Yipit said it would have employees who are "professional negotiators" try to ...









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Time Warner Cable exiles could run new cable company formed by Comcast ... - FierceCable









Time Warner Cable exiles could run new cable company formed by Comcast ...

FierceCable

Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) executives jettisoned by a Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) takeover could end up running their own cable company serving former TWC subscribers that Comcast has to sell off in order to comply with regulatory requirements.









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Verizon: Everything Is Great, Let's Not Mess It Up By Fixing Net Neutrality - The Consumerist









Verizon: Everything Is Great, Let's Not Mess It Up By Fixing Net Neutrality

The Consumerist

Ah, Verizon, those well-known lovers of net neutrality. They love it so much that they sued the FCC to get net neutrality tossed out — a move that succeeded earlier this year. And now, Verizon's showing their deep and abiding fondness for internet ...

Ready to feel your blood boil? Here's Verizon's explanation for why we don't ...

T-Mobile, Sprint score one in wireless war

FCC update would track indoor 911 cell calls









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Verizon Raises Issues on Formats for Phone Data - ABC News









Verizon Raises Issues on Formats for Phone Data

ABC News

Verizon Raises Issues on Formats for Phone Data. WASHINGTON March 27, 2014 (AP). Associated Press. Verizon says it mostly supports the president's plan to move storage of Americans' phone records from the government to the telecom companies.









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Verizon: Landlords block way to FiOS - The New York World









Verizon: Landlords block way to FiOS

The New York World

From the Dakota on Central Park West to tenements in the Bronx, landlords are blocking access to crews seeking to install FiOS cable and high-speed internet, claims telecommunications giant Verizon, which is up against a June deadline for laying its ...









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Verizon adding 50 jobs in Rancho Cordova - Sacramento Business Journal









Verizon adding 50 jobs in Rancho Cordova

Sacramento Business Journal

Verizon Wireless is recruiting to fill 50 jobs to its call center in Rancho Cordova through local job fairs. The global phone carrier reports the addition is part of an overall hiring phase in call centers across the U.S. due to a general rise in ...









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Verizon: US So Competitive, It Doesn't Need Neutrality Rules - Dslreports









Verizon: US So Competitive, It Doesn't Need Neutrality Rules

Dslreports

If you'll recall, Verizon worked very closely with Google to help craft the FCC's net neutrality rules which, as a result, contained massive loopholes and didn't really cover wireless. That not being good enough for Verizon, the company then sued the ...

T-Mobile, Sprint score one in wireless war

FCC update would track indoor 911 cell calls

Reps. Ask FCC to Maximize Revenue in AWS-3 Auction









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Galaxy Note 3 Android 4.4 Update Hits US Again, Verizon Still MIA - Gotta Be Mobile








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Galaxy Note 3 Android 4.4 Update Hits US Again, Verizon Still MIA

Gotta Be Mobile

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Android 4.4 KitKat update is finally rolling out to users today which means that the Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android 4.4 KitKat update is officially last in the United States, something that probably comes as no surprise to ...

Samsung Galaxy S5 at Verizon: A Rugged Version Might Also Become Available

Samsung Galaxy S5 Active Carrier Predictions: AT&T and Sprint on the List

Sony Seeing High Demand for the Xperia Z2, Pushing Back General Release to ...









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Verizon: It's So Competitive, You Don't Need Neutrality Rules - Dslreports









Verizon: It's So Competitive, You Don't Need Neutrality Rules

Dslreports

If you'll recall, Verizon worked very closely with Google to help craft the FCC's net neutrality rules which, as a result, contained massive loopholes and didn't really cover wireless. That not being good enough for Verizon, the company then sued the ...

T-Mobile, Sprint score one in wireless war

FCC still eyeing caps for 2015 spectrum auction

Reps. Ask FCC to Maximize Revenue in AWS-3 Auction









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Cramer's Lightning Round - Frontier Communications Is Going To Make It (3/26/14) - Seeking Alpha








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Cramer's Lightning Round - Frontier Communications Is Going To Make It (3/26/14)

Seeking Alpha

Frontier Communication (FTR): "The yield is 7%. The business may be coming back. It is a bit risky for me, but it looks like FTR is going to make it." Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ): "HTZ is splitting up. I like both pieces. I say buy, buy, buy. The ...

Lightning Round: Hertz, Lockheed Martin & More









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