Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Verizon 2.0: How Central Florida can replicate massive economic development ... - Orlando Business Journal (blog)









Verizon 2.0: How Central Florida can replicate massive economic development ...

Orlando Business Journal (blog)

Here's the fun fact, though: Verizon didn't move its technical operations to Central Florida; it is a communications company after all, and Central Florida is getting its financing and accounting arm. And there are other industries where the same type ...









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Jamil Jacob Johnson, 22, customer service representative for Verizon in ... - Port City Daily








Port City Daily



Jamil Jacob Johnson, 22, customer service representative for Verizon in ...

Port City Daily

He was employed in Wilmington as a customer service representative for Verizon. He loved his co-workers at Verizon, especially Marc, and all his friends in the Human Resources Department. He loved history, video games, fishing, reading and writing.









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Stocks to Watch –Frontier Communications Corp (FTR), Vale SA (ADR) (VALE ... - Techsonian (press release)









Stocks to Watch –Frontier Communications Corp (FTR), Vale SA (ADR) (VALE ...

Techsonian (press release)

Birmingham, West Midlands – – April 30, 2014– (TechSonian) –Frontier Communications Corp (FTR) and the limited West Virginia Communications Workers of America have extended their existing agreement until 11:59 p.m. Saturday, May 31, 2014.









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Netflix and Verizon Sign Interconnection Deal - StreamingMedia.com (press release)









Netflix and Verizon Sign Interconnection Deal

StreamingMedia.com (press release)

Subscription video-on-demand giant Netflix has signed an interconnection deal with Verizon Communications similar to the one it signed with Comcast in February, with the purpose of improving streaming speeds to its subscribers. Neither party disclosed ...









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Time Warner Cable plans job fair Thursday - Columbus Dispatch









Time Warner Cable plans job fair Thursday

Columbus Dispatch

Time Warner Cable will hold a job fair Thursday to fill more than 30 technical operations jobs in Columbus. The hiring event will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Time Warner Cable offices at 3760 Interchange Rd. The technical operations employees ...









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Charter Communications Taking Over for Time Warner Cable - 700 WLW









Charter Communications Taking Over for Time Warner Cable

700 WLW

( Tri-State ) - Government regulators are still going over the finer points of the deal that will have Comcast buying Time Warner Cable. Part of that deal, though, involves Charter Communications buying Time Warner's customers in the Cincinnati area ...









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Verizon: Tornadoes won't take us out because of our secret cave - fox4kc.com









Verizon: Tornadoes won't take us out because of our secret cave

fox4kc.com

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — How long do you think you could you go without your cell phone? This week's severe storms remind us tornadoes can wipe out anything — including cell service. Verizon Wireless said if disaster strikes, it's ready. That's because all ...









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Akiem Hicks and Cameron Jordan participate in Verizon Community Face Lift at ... - NewOrleansSaints.com









Akiem Hicks and Cameron Jordan participate in Verizon Community Face Lift at ...

NewOrleansSaints.com

... that I always felt safe and that I could be involved.” Each child received a Verizon/Saints T-shirt, Saints playing cards and yearbooks before they went outside and participated in jump-rope, the quarterback challenge and football drills with ...









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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

FCC Chairman: I'd Rather Give In To Verizon's Definition Of Net Neutrality ... - The Consumerist








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FCC Chairman: I'd Rather Give In To Verizon's Definition Of Net Neutrality ...

The Consumerist

In another flimsy attempt at defending his position on “fast lanes” — i.e., allowing Internet service providers to charge more to content companies seeking priority access to end-users — Wheeler contends that consumers should do what Verizon and ...

FCC Chairman Wheeler talks tough on defending net neutrality, broadband ...

FCC's fast lane will squeeze out new entrants

US FCC chief details pledge to police Internet 'fast lanes'









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FCC Chairman: I'd Rather Give In To Verizon's Definition Of Net Neutrality ... - The Consumerist








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FCC Chairman: I'd Rather Give In To Verizon's Definition Of Net Neutrality ...

The Consumerist

In another flimsy attempt at defending his position on “fast lanes” — i.e., allowing Internet service providers to charge more to content companies seeking priority access to end-users — Wheeler contends that consumers should do what Verizon and ...

FCC Chairman Wheeler talks tough on defending net neutrality, broadband ...

FCC's fast lane will squeeze out new entrants

US FCC chief details pledge to police Internet 'fast lanes'









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Craig Ferguson to step down. Netflix and Verizon make deal. - Los Angeles Times








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Craig Ferguson to step down. Netflix and Verizon make deal.

Los Angeles Times

Just a couple months after striking a deal with Comcast to pay fees to ensure its content flows smoothly through the broadband provider's pipes, Netflix has struck a similar deal with Verizon. Netflix has previously grumbled about the idea of paying ...

Comcast, Time Warner Merger Threat To Netflix's Leverage









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Mayor Garcetti calls on Time Warner Cable to get Dodgers deals done - Los Angeles Times








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Mayor Garcetti calls on Time Warner Cable to get Dodgers deals done

Los Angeles Times

In welcoming remarks at the annual National Cable & Telecommunications Assn. convention being held here, Garcetti said he wants Time Warner Cable and the Dodgers to get deals done with other area distributors for SportsNet LA, the team's new channel.

Time Warner Cable CEO: Web TV only makes cable more vital

LA Mayor Urges Time Warner Cable To Reach Dodgers TV Deals

LA mayor prods Time Warner Cable to reach Dodgers TV deals with other ...









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Charter buys all area Time Warner systems - Cincinnati.com









Charter buys all area Time Warner systems

Cincinnati.com

s $45 billion purchase of Time Warner, announced in February. To appease government regulators' concerns about the size of the resulting merged company, Comcast said at the time that it would sell off 3 million cable accounts when the deal was done.









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Can you see me now? Verizon's futuristic video conferencing room (Video) - Orlando Business Journal (blog)









Can you see me now? Verizon's futuristic video conferencing room (Video)

Orlando Business Journal (blog)

Lou Teixeira of Verizon Communications Inc. does a test run in the new Lake Mary office's TelePresence Room of a video conference with colleague Elaine Chang in the firm's Waltham, Mass. office. (Anjali Fluker/Orlando Business Journal).









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Netflix Pays Verizon for Better Internet Access - ABC News









Netflix Pays Verizon for Better Internet Access

ABC News

Netflix will pay Verizon Communications to help clear up some of the congestion that has been bogging down its Internet video service. The deal marks the second time in less than three months that Netflix Inc. has anted up for a more direct connection ...









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Time Warner Cable CEO: Web TV only makes cable more vital - CNET








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Time Warner Cable CEO: Web TV only makes cable more vital

CNET

Time Warner Cable CEO: Web TV only makes cable more vital. Time Warner Cable CEO Rob Marcus says the emergence of Internet-delivered television underscores the importance of cable companies' broadband offerings, even if they compete on video.

Mayor Garcetti calls on Time Warner Cable to get Dodgers deals done

LA mayor rebukes Time Warner Cable

LA mayor prods Time Warner Cable to reach Dodgers TV deals with other ...









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Netflix Reaches Interconnection Deal With Verizon - Wall Street Journal









Netflix Reaches Interconnection Deal With Verizon

Wall Street Journal

Netflix had been at odds with broadband providers such as Verizon and Comcast for months in a debate over who would pay for the huge volumes of traffic Netflix sends over their networks. Netflix has offered to pay for the cost of deploying equipment ...









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Charter to buy Time Warner cable subscribers - Journal Times









Charter to buy Time Warner cable subscribers

Journal Times

Comcast is in the process of buying Time Warner Cable for $45.2 billion. As part of that deal, Comcast will divest nearly 4 million subscribers, ensuring it will end up with less than 30 percent of homes that subscribe to cable or satellite TV in the ...









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Comcast removes a major obstacle to its Time Warner Cable deal - STLtoday.com









Comcast removes a major obstacle to its Time Warner Cable deal

STLtoday.com

The complicated transaction, valued at about $20 billion, is contingent on a successful regulatory review of Comcast's merger with Time Warner Cable. Subscribers affected are in Los Angeles, Dallas, Minneapolis and Detroit, but the companies declined ...









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Comcast to sell Milwaukee Time Warner customers to Charter - WISN Milwaukee









Comcast to sell Milwaukee Time Warner customers to Charter

WISN Milwaukee

Time Warner Cable customers in Milwaukee who thought they would become Comcast customers will soon receive their service from Charter Communications. Related. Family claims trained service dog was... Stoughton residents remember August... SE Wis.









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Charter to gain area Time Warner subscribers - Dayton Daily News









Charter to gain area Time Warner subscribers

Dayton Daily News

The transactions are designed to lower Comcast's debt and help clear the way for its acquisition of Time Warner Cable, including the sale of cable systems with 1.4 million subscribers to Charter and the spinoff of an additional 2.5 million subscribers ...









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Verizon cuts fiber in NJ high-tech diet: Editorial - NJ.com









Verizon cuts fiber in NJ high-tech diet: Editorial

NJ.com

verizon-small.jpg File photo. Verizon's new deal with New Jersey regulators to skip rolling out high-speed broadband Internet service isn't the first time that a regulated communications utility was allowed to dial back its promises to Garden State ...









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Netflix Inks Peering Deal With Verizon - TechCrunch









Netflix Inks Peering Deal With Verizon

TechCrunch

Netflix has signed an “interconnect agreement” with Verizon, an agreement similar in nature to the peering deal that it struck with Comcast. The deal will help Netflix get its content onto the ISPs networks. In the travails of net neutrality, this sort ...









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Netflix pays to play with Verizon, too - Engadget









Netflix pays to play with Verizon, too

Engadget

After Netflix reached an agreement with Comcast for direct access to its network, several other ISPs lined up with their hands out, and now there's another deal with Verizon. First reported by analyst Walter Piecyk based on a meeting with Verizon's CEO ...









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Monday, April 28, 2014

Netflix Agrees to Pay Verizon for Direct Connections - Variety









Netflix Agrees to Pay Verizon for Direct Connections

Variety

Netflix has — reluctantly — inked a deal with Verizon Communications, under which the streaming-video service will pay the telco for high-speed interconnections. Deal comes after Netflix reached a similar agreement with Comcast in February. They're ...









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Netflix in deal to pay Verizon for faster access - Reuters









Netflix in deal to pay Verizon for faster access

Reuters

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) has reached a deal to pay Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) for faster delivery of its TV shows and movies, the second arrangement to pay fees for quicker access that the company argues should be free.









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Netflix Reaches Interconnection Deal With Verizon -- Update - Wall Street Journal









Netflix Reaches Interconnection Deal With Verizon -- Update

Wall Street Journal

Netflix Inc. said it reached a commercial deal for direct access to Verizon Communications Inc.'s network, a step that will likely improve the streaming-video service's performance even as its chief executive complains publicly about having to pay for ...









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Netflix Agrees to Pay Verizon for Peering Two Months After Comcast Deal - Mashable









Netflix Agrees to Pay Verizon for Peering Two Months After Comcast Deal

Mashable

Netflix has reached a deal to pay Verizon to connect networks, the second such agreement aimed at improving the quality of the video streaming service. Comcast signed a similar deal in February that included Netflix paying for the privilege of ...









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Comcast agrees with Charter on post Time Warner Cable merger divestitures - LightWave Online (press release)









Comcast agrees with Charter on post Time Warner Cable merger divestitures

LightWave Online (press release)

Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) might end up with a piece of Time Warner Cable (TWC) after all – but it will have to turn itself inside out to do it. Having had its host takeover bid for TWC thwarted when the cable MSO agreed to merge with ...









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Cable systems nationwide to change hands in Comcast-Charter-Time Warner ... - Denver Business Journal (blog)









Cable systems nationwide to change hands in Comcast-Charter-Time Warner ...

Denver Business Journal (blog)

Comcast isn't letting go of its Colorado cable TV systems in a deal with Charter Communications that would see an enlarged Comcast divest 3.9 million Time Warner Cable subscribers nationwide after Comcast's acquisition of Time Warner.









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Netflix and Verizon Just Signed a Traffic Deal, And That's Bad - Gizmodo









Netflix and Verizon Just Signed a Traffic Deal, And That's Bad

Gizmodo

Details are scarce, but presumably, like Comcast's deal, this deal involves Netflix paying Verizon for the luxury of transmitting its data in a more direct fashion. This is (just barely kind of) good because it cuts out the middleman and means better ...









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Comcast Will Sell Customers to Ease Time Warner Deal Path (5) - Businessweek









Comcast Will Sell Customers to Ease Time Warner Deal Path (5)

Businessweek

Shareholders of Comcast and the former Time Warner Cable will own 67 percent of the new spinoff, while Stamford, Connecticut-based Charter will manage the entity. The spinoff is estimated to have an enterprise value of $14.3 billion and an equity value ...









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After Comcast, Netflix signs traffic deal with Verizon - The Verge









After Comcast, Netflix signs traffic deal with Verizon

The Verge

Netflix just confirmed that it will pay Verizon for direct access through the carrier's network, allowing for improved streaming video for customers. According to a brief statement, "We have reached an interconnect arrangement with Verizon that we hope ...

Netflix and Verizon reach interconnection deal to speed up video

Verizon inks paid peering deal with Netflix

Netflix reaches another ISP connection deal, this time with Verizon









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Verizon “Enhances” Mobile Ad Program to Collect PC Web Traffic - Wireless Week








Tech Times



Verizon “Enhances” Mobile Ad Program to Collect PC Web Traffic

Wireless Week

Verizon alerted customers it's “enhancing” it Relevant Mobile Advertising program to incorporate information gathered from desktop and laptop Internet habits. According to the LA Times, Verizon will begin using an “anonymous, unique identifier ...

Verizon tracking customer online habits, will sell data to advertisers

Verizon Changes Their Ad Program To Allow Data Collection Beyond Mobile

Verizon Relevant Mobile Advertising Program Outrages Privacy Advocates









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TV: Univision CEO Says Comcast-Tim… - Adweek








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TV: Univision CEO Says Comcast-Tim…

Adweek

Regulators are currently reviewing Comcast's $45 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable. At the very least, Falco urged regulators to impose tough conditions on Comcast to protect competitors like Univision, which serve minority communities. Hoping ...

Univision CEO: Comcast-Time Warner Cable Deal Could Be Bad for Hispanics

Falco Wants Comcast-TWC Conditions









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Comcast Selling Some Cable Systems to Charter - ABC News









Comcast Selling Some Cable Systems to Charter

ABC News

Once the Comcast-Time Warner Cable deal closes, Charter will acquire about 1.4 million existing Time Warner Cable subscribers. This will boost Charter's current residential and commercial video customer base to about 5.7 million from 4.4 million ...









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Tickets on sale Friday for Jason Aldean at Verizon - STLtoday.com









Tickets on sale Friday for Jason Aldean at Verizon

STLtoday.com

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday for country superstar Jason Aldean's two concerts at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. The shows take palce Aug. 22 and Aug. 23 with Florida Georgia Line and Tyler Farr. Tickets are $29.75-$59.50 and will be available ...

Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line Coming to Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in ...









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What Verizon is looking for in next 350 Lake Mary workers (Video) - Orlando Business Journal (blog)









What Verizon is looking for in next 350 Lake Mary workers (Video)

Orlando Business Journal (blog)

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) executives Karan Mehra and Dom Gaillard discuss new positions available at the new $50 million finance and accounting operations in Lake Mary, as well as what the opening of the new center means to the firm.

Verizon opens finance center in Lake Mary, FL









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Comcast to Shed 3.9M Subscribers to Ease Time Warner Cable Deal - Moneynews









Comcast to Shed 3.9M Subscribers to Ease Time Warner Cable Deal

Moneynews

Comcast plans to shed about 3.9 million subscribers in a deal with cable competitor Charter Communications Inc. to help Comcast's acquisition of Time Warner Cable clear regulatory hurdles. Comcast is creating and spinning off a new publicly traded ...









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On Second Thought: Why Was Verizon's Challenge To Bulk Phone Records ... - Techdirt








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On Second Thought: Why Was Verizon's Challenge To Bulk Phone Records ...

Techdirt

The phone company was not identified, but the Washington Post says that people have confirmed that it's Verizon. That isn't all that surprising. As far as we know, the Section 215 bulk phone record orders are mainly used on Verizon and AT&T, but not ...

FISA court rejects Verizon suit vs. NSA telephone metadata surveillance

Verizon fought the NSA's metadata collection program but lost anyway

Surveillance court rejected Verizon challenge to NSA calls program









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New Jersey regulators: Verizon can use DSL, wireless to deliver broadband to ... - FierceCable









New Jersey regulators: Verizon can use DSL, wireless to deliver broadband to ...

FierceCable

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) in a unanimous vote said it is okay for Verizon (NYSE: VZ) to serve non-fibered areas of the state with DSL or mobile wireless. The deal clarifies Verizon's obligations under a 20-year-old pledge to ...









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