Verizon News

The American cell phone industry functions differently from that of the rest of the world.

Verizon Wireless's welcoming Jennifer Lopez on stage to announce a marketing deal with the singer, actress and businesswoman's new Viva Movil phone retail chain came after a few days of little to no news at CTIA 2013 from AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile and the companies that make most of their phones: Apple, Samsung, LG, HTC and so on.

Last summer Verizon introduced their new shared data plans for contract customers , which provide users with unlimited text and voice, but imposed low caps and steep overages on data and per device connection fees to make up for it.

American consumers are sleepwalking into being permanently locked to ever-rising phone bills from monolithic incumbents.

May 23rd, 2013 - Markets received an early boost Wednesday after comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled that the central bank was not ready to ease up on economic stimulus.

Samsung released their newest flagship Android phone, the Galaxy S4, across the globe on April 27.

4G LTE empowers Verizon Wireless customers with compatible devices to surf the Web, post status updates and photos, and download files wirelessly at speeds up to 10 times faster than customers on 3G networks.

According to a report published earlier this year by Nielsen, 63 percent of Americans own smartphones, and that number is even higher for Latinos.

As you dive into the Memorial Day weekend on Friday, May 24, Verizon FiOS TV customers can get ready for a true TV watching marathon, with more than 1,700 free movies and over 50 full seasons of TV series from a variety of networks, including NBC, Chicago Fire, Smash, The Voice, Grimm, BBC America, HGTV, Food Network, Travel Channel, Cooking ... (more)

Prepaid carrier Cricket Communications has announced availability of the Samsung Galaxy S4, as well as a new advertising campaign that challenges wireless giants Verizon and AT&T. The Galaxy S4 will be available through Cricket on June 7 for $599.99. In a move that seems a lot like T-Mobile's recent change to financing phones for its customers, ... (more)

As criticism mounts over Verizon's move to replace its copper-based voice lines with its new Voice Link service in areas of New York and New Jersey impacted by Hurricane Sandy, the carrier went to work explaining the logic behind its actions.

The wait is finally over for the Samsung Galaxy S4 on Verizon Wireless; the network has officially made the smartphone available in-stores and online.

The General Services Administration inked a blanket purchase agreement with four major wireless providers Wednesday that it said would save the government $300 million over five years.

The smallest of the four major carriers is finally rolling out speedy 4G LTE service.

Speaking at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference earlier this month, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo stated that the company's earliest FiOS markets are now reaching penetration targets and that most of their new customers are signing up for faster speeds.

The results from the American Customer Satisfaction Index are in, and parroting a recent study by Consumer Reports , Verizon Wireless is named the front-runner with the most happy subscribers among the big four carriers.

From left, Viva Movil founder Jennifer Lopez, Verizon Wireless Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Marni Walden, and Brightstar Chairman and CEO R. Marcelo Claure.

The star is the chief creative officer and majority owner in Viva Movil, a mobile retailer working with Verizon Wireless to target Latino customers.

Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez says she's opening a chain of cellphone stores and a website under the Viva Mobil brand.

Big phone companies have begun to sell the vast troves of data they gather about their subscribers' locations, travels and Web-browsing habits.