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Screen Grabs: jerkface Verizon FiOS guy brandishes a Kindle

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2008-09-05 11:05:00 by Paul Miller in Engadget
...Verizon FiOS Guy is a total jerk, so we're totally rooting for the Zach Galifianakis look-alike, even if his bandwidth might suck. Second, waving a Kindle around might make you look like you rock at your job, but we're guessing a paper clipboard is about 100 times more functional for the actual task, unless you're supposed to read self-help...
 
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Verizon's CTIA Phone Lineup: Remakes and Sequels [Cellphones]

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2008-03-31 03:00:00 by Wilson Rothman in Gizmodo
...Verizon Wireless apparently has its hands full with the whole open-network thing , because instead of unveiling something potentially sweet like the LG VX9700 or VX8560 , its lineup of CTIA phones looks pretty ho-hum. Yes, there's a new BlackBerry Curve 8330 and a slimmer enV, but even those and the other handsets from HTC, Motorola and...
 
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Verizon Reports Double-Digit Earnings Growth, Strong Operating Cash Flows, Sales Gains in All Key Areas in 2Q

2008-07-30 17:24:27 by Maximus in Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
 
...Verizon Business strategic services revenues Note: Comparisons are year over year unless otherwise noted. See the accompanying schedules and www.verizon.com/investor for reconciliations to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for non-GAAP financial measures cited in this news release. Discontinued operations relate to the...
 
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Verizon's Open-Door Policy: What It Actually Means [Verizon]

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2008-03-20 09:00:00 by matt buchanan in Gizmodo
Verizon Wireless just pulled back the curtain on its Open Development "Any App, Any Device" initiative, but the conference itself was developer oriented and heavy on the jargon. Here we boil it down to what really matters Can I port a phone from Sprint Will I finally get to download third-party apps What new powers do developers have Why the...
 
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Verizon buys Alltel to become largest US Carrier

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2008-06-05 09:35:00 by NzoMatrix in thegadgetsite
Verizon's acquisition of Alltel means they overtake At&t as the largest US carrier with around 80 million customers to At&t 71 million. It will pay around $6 billion for Alltel, adding 13 million customers in 34 states to the Verizon subscriber ranks FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 2008 VERIZON WIRELESS TO ACQUIRE ALLTEL; WILL EXPAND NATIONS...
 
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Official: Verizon Wireless Absorbing Alltel to Become Largest US Carrier [Cellphones]

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2008-06-05 09:55:36 by Wilson Rothman in Gizmodo
...Verizon Wireless is kissing and telling: It will pay around $6 billion for Alltel, adding 13 million customers in 34 states to the Verizon subscriber ranks. That should put Verizon's total at 80 millionhigh above AT&T's last-reported 71 million customers. Though Alltel and Verizon share the same phone technology, Alltel serves rural markets...
 
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Verizon and Yahoo! Extend Strategic Alliance with New Multiyear Co-branded Portal Agreement

2008-09-03 17:26:22 by Maximus in Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
 
...Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) and Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO) today announced a new multiyear agreement to provide an integrated, co-branded Verizon-Yahoo! portal as a preferred starting point for new Verizon broadband subscribers. This new agreement extends the relationship between Yahoo! and Verizon that began in 2005 Under the terms...
 
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Verizon Wireless launches $30 unlimited web browsing plan for smartphones

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2008-04-14 20:20:41 by Will Park in IntoMobile
...Verizon Wireless are notorious for not being unlimited. They also have lagged behind the competition when it comes to affordable data plans for smartphones. Well, with Verizon Wireless's announcement of their "E-mail and Web for Smartphone" plan, Verizon is starting to get with the program. At $30, the new web-browsing plan allows for...
 
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Verizon Wireless To Acquire Alltel; Will Expand Nations Most Reliable Wireless Network

2008-06-06 16:41:00 by Maximus in Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
 
...Verizon Wireless has entered into an agreement with Alltel Corporation and Atlantis Holdings LLC, an affiliate of private investment firm TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners, to acquire Alltel Corporation in a cash merger. Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD Under the terms...