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Verizon adds wireless to bundle

January 30, 2007 Customers are now able to add wireless to a Verizon service bundle to get even more discounts. TAGS: Verizon Communications, bundle, DirecTV, discount, wireless service, wireless phone, Verizon Wireless, cable company, AT&T Corp., pricing, Washington, combination, TV, DSL, satellite, cell phone

Verizon, AT&T see strong subscriber growth

January 26, 2006 Gains in wireless and broadband services bolster the companies' earnings in the fourth quarter of 2005. TAGS: AT&T Corp., Vodafone Group Plc., Verizon Communications, stake, subscriber, DSL, Verizon Wireless, Cingular Wireless, broadband

Yahoo, Verizon launch co-branded DSL

August 23, 2005 update The companies are launching a DSL service for $14.95 a month, marking yet another major deal the Internet giant has inked with a telecom. TAGS: Verizon Communications, DSL service, portal, Yahoo! Inc., DSL, telecommunications, SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., antivirus, e-mail

Comcast steals telecom DSL customers

April 27, 2006 The company says it added 437,000 new broadband customers to its roster in the first quarter of 2006, with about a third coming from DSL. TAGS: Comcast Corp., DSL, subscriber, AT&T Corp., broadband, cable company, Verizon Communications, pricing, telecommunications, TV, video

AT&T brings new low to DSL prices

February 3, 2006 Telephone company cuts introductory pricing on its broadband service to $12.99 per month--with a catch, naturally. TAGS: price cut, AT&T Corp., broadband service, cable company, Verizon Communications, broadband, DSL, Texas, Time Warner Inc., pricing, TV

Can DSL handle success?

February 6, 2006 Low-cost DSL services not only are popular, at least one provider is oversubscribed in some areas. TAGS: AT&T Corp., broadband, DSL, Verizon Communications, subscriber, success, pricing

Verizon technology chief talks fiber

July 6, 2007 CTO Mark Wegleitner explains why Verizon is spending billions to take fiber to the doorstep. TAGS: Mark Wegleitner, fiber, Verizon Communications, FTTH, AT&T Corp., neighborhood, DSL, entertainment, TV

SBC plans to get 'naked'

May 6, 2005 SBC says it will begin testing naked DSL this summer, allowing customers in select areas to buy DSL without also buying phone service. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., VoIP service, VoIP, phone service, DSL, Verizon Communications, merger, Qwest Communications Inc., VoIP company, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., cable company, broadband, cell phone

AOL hanging up on dial-up customers?

February 28, 2006 Many see price hike for dial-up services as part of its metamorphosis into a broadband Web portal. TAGS: America Online Inc., Web portal, subscriber, broadband, Time Warner Inc., portal, high-speed Internet access, DSL, cable company, Internet access, Verizon Communications, AT&T Corp., U.S.

Will bigger AT&T spur a broadband TV price war?

March 8, 2006 Competition from a larger AT&T could force cable to lower prices, but experts caution not to expect changes overnight. TAGS: cable company, AT&T Corp., BellSouth Corp., merger, broadband, subscriber, broadband service, war, pricing, Verizon Communications, Time Warner Inc., TV, DSL

Verizon raises DSL prices to cover tax costs

January 21, 2005 The nation's largest phone company will charge an additional tax fee for DSL customers until November. TAGS: tax, DSL, BellSouth Corp., Verizon Communications, fee, spokesman, AT&T Corp.

Verizon to hike DSL price for month-to-month

March 11, 2005 The nation's largest phone company will increase no-strings DSL subscriptions by $3 to push customers toward one-year contracts. TAGS: Verizon Communications, BellSouth Corp., DSL, broadband, AT&T Corp.

DSL strikes a chord with frugal shoppers

June 16, 2006 Middle-income households and price-sensitive Internet users have been signing up for DSL service. TAGS: DSL service, DSL, household, Comcast Corp., subscriber, broadband, Time Warner Inc., Verizon Communications, Internet access, cable modem, pricing, AT&T Corp., family, TV

Verizon DSL not ready to go 'naked'

December 13, 2004 Carrier doesn't expect to meet an early 2005 goal of selling broadband without requiring a local phone line. TAGS: Qwest Communications Inc., local phone company, BellSouth Corp., phone line, DSL, phone service, Verizon Communications, broadband, representative, Verizon DSL, telephone company, AT&T Corp.

No price cuts for Verizon, BellSouth DSL customers

August 22, 2006 No break for DSL subscribers on their bills as a fee used to fund the Universal Service Fund is eliminated. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., DSL, DSL service, fee, Verizon Communications, AT&T Corp., bill, supplier, broadband

Covad, Verizon rework DSL deal

December 16, 2004 Anticipating regulatory changes, Covad struck an undisclosed deal to lease DSL lines from Verizon. TAGS: Covad Communications Group Inc., DSL, leasing, Verizon Communications, telecommunications, agreement, broadband Internet, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., broadband, Internet Service Provider

Source: FCC to dress 'naked' DSL

March 21, 2005 Agency is expected to up-end rules that force BellSouth to unbundle its DSL service from its phone service, a source tells News.com. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., DSL, phone service, commission, broadband, decision, rule, Verizon Communications, state, AT&T Corp., U.S.

Bells slash prices to lure broadband customers

August 24, 2005 Verizon's newly priced $14.95 service is aimed at mainstream, price-sensitive dial-up Internet customers. TAGS: Verizon Communications, broadband service, broadband, high-speed Internet access, Cablevision Systems Corp., DSL, SBC Communications Inc., Internet access, cable company, pricing, AT&T Corp.

Rumble in the 'triple play' jungle

June 22, 2004 Cable companies and Baby Bells are set for a face-off over bundles that package TV, phone and broadband service. TAGS: Cablevision Systems Corp., BellSouth Corp., video service, bundle, cable company, DirecTV, local phone company, Internet phone, VoIP, DSL, telephony, region, Internet access, satellite, Verizon Communications, telephone company

Verizon CEO calls for pay-TV rule changes

April 18, 2005 Says telephone company shouldn't be required to pay fees to local governments for offering pay TV over fiber. TAGS: pay-TV, fiber, fee, Verizon Communications, broadcaster, broadband Internet, cable company, SBC Communications Inc., telephone company, CEO, broadband, telecommunications, AT&T Corp., video, DSL, TV