List of All Telecom News
| USA Today Publishes Update on NSA Snooping Story
03/07/2006
The popular American newspaper, USA Today, has updated a controversial story that accused several major telephone carriers of helping the National Security Agency compile a database of call records and personal information.The original article, which was published on May 11, alleged that AT&T, Verizon, and BellSouth all cooperated with the program, secretly collecting personal data behind... |
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| Verizon and Comcast Agree to Intellectual Property Cease-Fire
08/10/2008
Verizon Communications and Comcast, two fierce competitors in the increasingly overlapping telecom and cable markets, have signed an agreement to refrain from suing one another over intellectual property for the next five years.The deal, which covers thousands of telephone, data, and television patents held by the two companies, is not equivalent to a licensing agreement, according to executives... |
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| Verizon Business to Deliver Enterprise Telecom Services in India
17/01/2008
U.S.-based enterprise telecom giant, Verizon Business, has secured regulatory licenses to provide long distance and international telecommunications services in India, according to a recent statement by the company’s Singapore branch.Verizon Business sees significant potential in India’s fixed-line communications market, despite a decline in traditional telephone use last year, and... |
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| Verizon Business to Extend Unified Communications, VoIP Services in Europe
23/06/2008
Verizon Business announced late last week that it would expand its unified communications and VoIP services to a number of additional European markets, in order to help “advance global collaboration.”Over the summer, Verizon will launch business VoIP services in Spain, Italy, Ireland, and Sweden, bringing the number of European countries with Verizon VoIP services to 10. The company... |
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| Verizon CEO Remains Optimistic, Despite Economic Crisis
16/10/2008
American telecom giant, Verizon Communications, is well positioned to endure the ongoing global financial crisis, according to the company’s CEO, Ivan Seidenberg, speaking at this week’s Media & Money Conference, a joint production of Dow Jones and Nielsen.“We expect some impact, but our view is that we will weather this,” Seidenberg said predicting that... |
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| Verizon Considers Spinning Off Telephone Directories Division
17/10/2006
Verizon Communications is reportedly considering spinning off its telephone directories division, rather than selling it outright, in an attempt to avoid hefty tax losses.Verizon board members are set to debate this issue in the weeks to come, before making a decision in about a month, one source said. If executives decide to spin off the division, Verizon Information Services will become a... |
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| Verizon Eases Exclusivity Agreements in Compromise with Smaller Carriers
15/07/2009
Cogeco Cable has launched Ontario’s first 50-Mbps residential broadband service.The new package, called HSI Ultimate, offers 50-Mbps downloads, 1.5-Mbps uploads, and a monthly download capacity of 150 Gigabytes. It costs $149.95 per month, including the rental of a Docsis 3.0 cable modem.HSI Ultimate is initially available in Burlington, Oakville, Milton, and Halton, Ontario, and will be... |
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| Verizon Forms Distribution Partnership with Weichert Realtors
29/02/2008
U.S. real estate mega-agency, Weichert Financial Services, has formed a partnership with Verizon Communications, promoting a selection of Verizon telecom services to homebuyers moving to a new city or state.Customers can now click onto a special Verizon section of Weichert’s website to access a one-stop telecom shopping portal, then compare the products and services available at their new... |
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| Verizon Imposes New Surcharge on DSL Customers
24/08/2006
U.S. telecom provider, Verizon Communications, has announced a new surcharge on all DSL subscriptions, which will be roughly equivalent to the Universal Service Fund fees that were until recently imposed on broadband internet customers.USF fees of $1.25 to $2.83 per month have been billed to each and every DSL subscriber in the United States for the past several years, but have recently been... |
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| Verizon Launches Unlimited Wireless Plan for Small Business Users
13/06/2008
U.S. telecom giant, Verizon Communications, has launched an unlimited wireless calling plan for small business customers, amid growing competition with AT&T in the enterprise wireless sector.Verizon announced that enterprise clients that subscribe to its unlimited wireline long distance service (”Freedom for Business”), will receive unlimited cell phone calls within the Verizon... |
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