Verizon News

Verizon to Show NFL Games on Mobile Phones

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Verizon has signed a four-year agreement with the National Football League to show live games and the league's popular RedZone Channel on its mobile devices beginning next season, expanding the carrier's online services to lure smartphone subscribers away from its rivals. Click Here To Read the Full Post

Microsoft to Sell Own Smartphones for Verizon This Summer

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Microsoft is aiming to launch two smartphones for Verizon in May or June, targeting teenagers who use social network sites. Click Here To Read the Full Post

Palm Blames Verizon for Poor Sales, Plans for AT&T

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Palm warned its Pre and Pixi smartphones weren't selling as well as hoped, partly placing the blame on Verizon, after the company bet its survival on the devices a year ago. Click Here To Read the Full Post

Palm Updates Verizon, Sprint’s Pre and Pixi Smartphones

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Palm has released its WebOS 1.4 update -- which adds video recording, editing and sharing on Facebook and YouTube -- for Verizon and Sprint's Pre and Pixi smartphones. Click Here To Read the Full Post

Verizon to Allow Skype Calls on its 3G Network

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Verizon is allowing its customers to use the Internet calling service Skype on over its 3G network, after federal regulators began investigating whether banning those programs violated open-Internet access rules. Click Here To Read the Full Post

Verizon to Launch Motorola Devour, Android-Based Phone

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Verizon said it plans to launch the Motorola Devour, a Google smartphone that syncs contacts and emails with content from Facebook and Twitter, in March of this year. Click Here To Read the Full Post

Verizon Adds 2.2 Million Subscribers, But Posts Loss

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Verizon said it added 2.2 million wireless subscribers, showing resilience in the face of tougher consumer spending, despite posting a fourth-quarter loss due to its shrinking landline business. Click Here To Read the Full Post

Verizon Cuts Early Termination Fee for Some Phones

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Verizon said it has removed ten handsets from its list of "advanced phones" subject to higher early termination fee, after a government probe questioned the carrier for doubling its exit penalties to $350 from $175. Click Here To Read the Full Post

AT&T Cuts Fees, Expands Price War with Verizon

Friday, January 15th, 2010

AT&T said it is cutting the price of its calling plans, bringing them closer in line to rival Verizon, as competition heats up between the two largest U.S. carriers. Click Here To Read the Full Post

Verizon Lowers Wireless Plan Prices, Ups Data Charges

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Verizon said it is lowering the price of its wireless plans and raising charges for data services -- a move to ease pressure on its data networks with the growing popularity of Internet-capable phones -- and will likely force rival AT&T to follow suit. Click Here To Read the Full Post