Verizon Cell Phone Service Restored (WHIO-TV 7 Dayton)
Officials with Verizon Wireless said they experienced an outage in the Dayton and Springfield areas on Friday.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:44:58 GMT
Down the Street or Across the Country This Thanksgiving, Verizon Wireless Makes Account Management Easy as Pie (redOrbit)
My Verizon Handset, a free-of-charge service on their Mobile Web-enabled handsets to check balances; check minutes, message and kilobit (data) usage; make, manage and review payments; view current plan and features; change voice mail passwords; locate a Verizon Wireless Communications Store near them; and find answers to frequently asked questions related to billing, using voice mail, roaming ...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:14:40 GMT
Verizon Wireless Offers Free App Powered by iSkoot for Social Media in Real Time (dBusinessNews.com)
Verizon Wireless and iSkoot, a leading provider of mobile Web services, today announced the availability of Social Beat, the free social media application that allows Verizon Wireless customers nationwide to simplify their mobile social networking with a single app.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:46:01 GMT
Down the Street or Across the Country This Thanksgiving, Verizon Wireless Makes Account Management Easy as Pie (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
For Verizon Wireless customers, taking phones to grandma's house this Thanksgiving means they are not only taking the nation's most reliable wireless voice and 3G network with them, they are also bringing tools they can use to manage their wireless accounts.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:30:00 GMT
AT&T Fires Back at Verizon with 'X and V' Commercial (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)
AT&T isn't holding back in responding to attacks from Verizon Wireless. After losing a court fight to stop Verizon from airing commercials that pointed out holes in AT&T's 3G service, AT&T is responding with its own commercial.
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:15:20 GMT
Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network in Berkley, Massachusetts (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BERKLEY, Mass.----Verizon Wireless is investing in Bristol County, Massachusetts to stay ahead of rising demand for wireless voice, 3G multimedia and Internet access. Regionally the company has invested more than $2.5 billion into its New England network over the past nine years, including more than $105 million during the first six months of 2009.
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT
California Asian-American Organizations Receive $40,000 in HopeLine Grants From Verizon Wireless (redOrbit)
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- San Francisco Bay Area women affected by domestic violence will benefit from $40,000 in donations from Verizon Wireless to organizations that focus on domestic violence prevention and awareness in the Asian-American community.
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:13:21 GMT
Malone Doesnt Rule Out DirecTV, Phone Company Merger (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- DirecTV Group Inc. Chairman John Malone wont rule out a possible takeover by AT&T Inc. or Verizon Communications Inc., saying they will likely have closer ties to his company as they develop packages of phone and television service.
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:46:25 GMT
AT&T's Anti-Verizon Ad Is a Stinker (PC World via Yahoo! News)
For some reason, Luke Wilson is taking AT&T's side in the 3G coverage wars, appearing in a new ad that retaliates against Verizon Wireless' stinging assault.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT
FairPoint bankruptcy leaves smaller phone firms on hold (New Hampshire Business Review)
Once upon a time, businesses received telephone service from one phone company, an entity not always lovingly referred to as Ma Bell. But when FairPoint Communications closed the deal to buy Verizon's landlines in March 2008, those days were already ancient history.