Verizon Communications News

In something of a going-away present to FCC chairman Julius Genachowski, whose last day was today , MetroPCS has dropped its challenge to the FCC's network neutrality rules.

He explains how the ecommerce giant taps into the power of social and mobile to help customers find and purchase exactly what they seek from among millions of sellers.

Such events , thought to have originated a few years ago in Japan, can draw tens of thousands of fans.

Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is confirmed.

Chief executive for five years, Colao has said only that he has an "open mind" on Vodafone's 45-percent stake in the U.S. operator, whose majority owner, Verizon Communications according to the consensus.

Verizon's new head of public policy outlined the framework policymakers in Washington should consider in modernizing the nation's outdated telecom rules and regulations.

Verizon's EVP and CFO Fran Shammo, according to a report in FierceCable , said that while the telco anticipates higher churn for FiOS products during the summer months, he is "confident" the telco will achieve its goal of adding 600,000 new subscribers by the end of the year.

A plan to eliminate landline phone service in western Fire Island is scheduled to be voted on by the state Public Service Commission Thursday amid concern it could leave people on the barrier island unable to make calls if a storm knocks out electrical power.

Colocation and cloud hosting provider InfoRelay Online Systems has opened a new data center in New York City, moving into newly-expanded space in a 365 Main data center at 65 Broadway in Lower Manhattan.

While Verizon has been essentially kicking Sandy victims to the curb, Comcast says it's taking great lengths to get them up and running again.

WHAT: Verizon Wireless recently expanded fourth generation Long Term Evolution network coverage in and around Springfield, Massachusetts.

BlackBerry keyboard fans in the U.S. are finally able to own the Q10 this summer when it arrives at T-Mobile, Verzion and Sprint .

Just as promised , Time Warner Cable has delivered a new version of its TWC TV app for Android users that includes access to live TV streams of certain channels while away from home.

Neither parent company has commented on the payout so far, but the decision has surprised analysts and observers who were expecting a "lean" dividend after comments from Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam to that effect.

The major U.S. mobile operators are all putting their weight behind a campaign against texting while driving that will include a blitz of advertising and a driving simulator touring the country this summer.

Starz's trio of TV Everywhere apps are on Fire - the Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD tablets, that is.

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Earlier this month, Canada was the first country in North America to receive the BlackBerry Q10 with no word as to when the U.S. would finally be allowed to join in on the Q10 fun.

According to a company insider, additional Verizon customers impacted by Sandy will soon be informed -- some seven months after the fact -- that they too will never have their DSL lines repaired.

Nomura has kept its 'neutral' rating and 195p target price for telecoms giant Vodafone after the announcement of a 2.1bn-pound dividend payment from its stake in Verizon Wireless .