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Verizon Advances 700 MHz Sale with Advisor Picks
May 22, 2012 7:18 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless is taking steps to move forward with the sale of some of its valuable 700 MHz assets, a plan it said it will only follow through on if the FCC approves its AWS acquisition.
T-Mobile, MetroPCS Lobby FCC to Limit Dish to 20 MHz
May 18, 2012 12:56 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsT-Mobile USA and MetroPCS are lobbying the FCC to limit Dish Network's use of the spectrum it plans to use for an LTE network.
Verizon, MetroPCS Spar on LTE Roaming Claims
May 18, 2012 7:25 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless is again going on offense against critics of the AWS deal, this time targeting MetroPCS.
Verizon Plans 2013 Text-to-911 Service
May 4, 2012 7:13 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless announced a major text-to-911 push on Thursday, making it the only top-tier operator in the country to offer the emergency service.
Verizon Goes on Offense Against AWS Deal Critics
May 3, 2012 7:20 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless sent the FCC a 14-page screed on Wednesday denouncing critics of its AWS purchase to "address a litany of erroneous claims" from T-Mobile USA and a number of other groups.
FCC Prolongs Verizon AWS Review on Document Issues
May 2, 2012 7:18 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe FCC has tacked three weeks onto its review of Verizon's AWS spectrum purchase after the company and its partners failed to produce documents on time.
VZW, Cable Ops Open File Access to Avoid AWS Delay
May 1, 2012 7:27 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless and its cable partners in the AWS spectrum sale are taking steps to make transaction documents more accessible after Sprint and a number of other companies complained to the FCC.
VZW Ups Prepaid Game with Smartphone Plan, Hotspot
May 1, 2012 7:22 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless outed two new prepaid devices yesterday amid signs of increasing interest in the no-contract space from top-tier providers typically focused on more lucrative postpaid customers.
VZW, Comcast Start Cross- Selling in Colorado
April 30, 2012 7:24 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless and Comcast today began selling each other's cellular and cable services in Colorado and five other markets.
Verizon Resurrects T-Mobile Merger Comments in AWS Defense
April 27, 2012 7:08 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsT-Mobile USA's own words are being used against it by Verizon Wireless, which resurrected comments T-Mobile made during its failed merger with AT&T to defend its AWS spectrum purchase.
Delay Sought in Verizon AWS Sale
April 25, 2012 7:19 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint, DirecTV and seven other groups are asking the FCC to stall its review of Verizon's $3.9 billion AWS purchase because of problems accessing documents about the transaction.
Amid Strong iPhone Sales, Verizon Supportive of Windows Phone
April 19, 2012 7:04 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless voiced support for Microsoft's Windows Phone today even though it carries just one smartphone using the operating system and has not yet said it will carry any Nokia devices running on the platform
Verizon, Time Warner Push Ahead with Cross-Selling
April 13, 2012 7:14 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless and Time Warner Cable have begun cross-selling each other's products in Ohio, Kansas and North Carolina even though the government has yet to close its review of the marketing arrangement and a multi-billion dollar spectrum sale associated with it.
Analyst: Verizon Upgrade Fee to Bring In $1 Billion
April 12, 2012 7:34 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless' new $30 upgrade fee could add about $1 billion to the company's annual earnings before taxes, depreciation and amortization, according to BTIG Research Analyst Walter Piecyk
Verizon Wireless to Start $30 Upgrade Fee April 22
April 11, 2012 7:18 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless said today it will begin charging customers a $30 upgrade fee beginning April 22 for buying a new device at a discounted price
T-Mobile Attacks Verizon Spectrum Claims
April 6, 2012 7:05 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsT-Mobile USA is going after Verizon Wireless' claims that it uses spectrum more efficiently than other operators, a new line of attack in its fight to block Verizon's $3.9 billion purchase of nationwide AWS spectrum.
Verizon Pledges Mobile Video if AWS Deal Closes
April 2, 2012 7:02 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon is reportedly planning a mobile video service if the government clears its multi-billion dollar spectrum and marketing deal with four cable operators.
VZW, Cable Op's Shed Light on AWS, Marketing Deals
March 26, 2012 7:03 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless and the four cable operators it is buying spectrum from have presented the FCC with a nuanced explanation of a marketing and cross-selling arrangement that was penned at the same time the companies agreed on a $3.9 billion sale of AWS spectrum.
Comcast: We Tried to Sell AWS to 'Virtually Every' U.S. Carrier
March 22, 2012 7:13 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsA top Comcast executive said during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday that it had tried to sell its AWS spectrum to "virtually every wireless carrier in the country" before forging a multi-billion dollar deal with Verizon Wireless.
Witnesses Set for Senate Hearing on Verizon, Cable AWS Sale
March 19, 2012 7:04 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsExecutives from Verizon Communications and Comcast will square off against the Rural Cellular Association (RCA) and Free Press at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing later this week on Verizon Wireless' $3.9 billion acquisition of nationwide AWS spectrum from four cable operators.
VZW Closes Purchase of Spectrum in Poconos
March 15, 2012 7:03 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless said Wednesday it had closed its purchase of a regional wireless provider in northeast Pennsylvania from U.S. Cellular.
FCC Demands More Info on Verizon, Cable Marketing Deal
March 9, 2012 7:24 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless and four cable companies are being asked to provide more information to the FCC about a marketing and cross-selling agreement...
VZW Call Center Reorg to Affect 3,000 Jobs, 'Not for Cost Cutting'
March 9, 2012 7:20 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless is shutting down three call centers and reorganizing other parts of its support operations in a move that will affect an estimated 3,175 employees across several states.
Home Fusion Makes VZW 'Cantenna' a Reality
March 6, 2012 7:18 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless today introduced HomeFusion Broadband, a new service that will bring wireless LTE service into the home as a primary broadband connection...
Verizon, Cable Ops Defend AWS Sale
March 5, 2012 7:06 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless defended its $3.9 billion purchase of spectrum from four cable companies against critics of the deal in documents filed with the FCC on Friday...
