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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, Verizon Wireless, wireless phone, cable company, AT&T Corp., Washington, combination, pricing, TV, satellite, DSL, cell phone

Verizon adds multiroom DVR

August 14, 2006 Company takes aim at cable with DVR service that lets customers watch recorded content in multiple rooms. Commentary: Verizon's DVR offers a new view of TV TAGS: DVR, Verizon Communications, set-top box, TV, set-top, cable company, video, PC

Verizon shows off its future tech

November 1, 2007 As it builds out its superfast fiber-optic and wireless networks, the company contemplates which newly developed applications and services it will offer. TAGS: Mark Wegleitner, Verizon Communications, MMS, intelligence, IM, cell phone, AT&T Corp., SMS, cable company, wireless network, 3G, TV, PC

Verizon to offer Fios to apartments

March 8, 2006 Verizon will soon offer its fiber-to-the-home service to people living in apartments, condos and co-ops. TAGS: Verizon Communications, FTTH, apartment, cable company, fiber, New York, California

Verizon hikes DSL prices

April 18, 2006 Increases price of its lowest-tier DSL service 20 percent from $14.95 per month to $17.99 per month. TAGS: Verizon Communications, DSL, broadband, DSL service, cable company

Beware of broadband speed overkill

May 17, 2006 Cable operators and phone companies are increasing speeds of their broadband service, but the average consumer may not need the boost. TAGS: Joe Laszlo, broadband service, broadband, cable company, bandwidth, high-speed Internet access, Comcast Corp., Verizon Communications, Time Warner Inc., Internet access, video

Verizon's Fios services build momentum

August 1, 2006 For the first time, the company discusses market details of its fiber-to-the-home network. TAGS: Verizon Communications, FTTH, momentum, earnings, cable company, Comcast Corp., progress, TV

Verizon plays hardball on pricing

November 9, 2005 Telecommunications giant slashes pricing on its traditional phone packages to compete with cable companies. TAGS: Cablevision Systems Corp., Verizon Communications, telephony, cable company, telecommunications company, pricing, Internet access, broadband

Cablevision: We're not afraid of Verizon's fiber

May 5, 2005 Verizon announces further expansion into Cablevision's territory, sparking fightin' words from the cable company's COO. TAGS: Cablevision Systems Corp., Verizon Communications, cable company, data service, fiber, COO, community, DSL, telephony, broadband, TV

Set-top shakeup is in the cards

July 1, 2007 New FCC-mandated system relocates cable TV security outside the cable box. Don't count on any real benefits. TAGS: set-top, CableCard, set-top box, waiver, Digeo, cable company, subscriber, Verizon Communications, card, security, TV, video

Cablevision signs up 1 millionth phone subscriber

July 18, 2006 Company is winning new phone customers as it faces increased competition from phone company Verizon. TAGS: Cablevision Systems Corp., phone service, cable company, subscriber, Verizon Communications, VoIP, U.S., TV

Verizon racks up more TV deals

April 22, 2005 Company will offer A&E programming as part of its digital TV service over high-speed Fios fiber network. TAGS: Verizon Communications, fiber, data service, cable company, digital television, SBC Communications Inc., TV, programming, AT&T Corp., agreement, entertainment, video

Verizon revenue grows on wireless

May 2, 2006 Revenue gets boost from wireless sales, but company faces competition from cable operators in broadband, wireline. TAGS: Verizon Communications, cable company, broadband service, Vodafone Group Plc., MCI Inc., broadband, Time Warner Inc., Verizon Wireless, Internet access, pricing, Comcast Corp., state, DSL, video

Wireless driving profits for big phone carriers

October 30, 2006 Companies like Verizon are reporting quarters buoyed by wireless sales, as they cope with increased competition from cable providers. TAGS: cable company, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, video service, voice service, profit, High-speed Internet, Verizon Wireless, Cingular Wireless, Comcast Corp., TV, video

Verizon hits the gas on fiber campaign

May 9, 2005 Fleet of Hummers hits the streets to tout Fios fiber-to-the-premise network, as Verizon looks to beat out cable for customers. Photos: High in high-speed fiber TAGS: Verizon Communications, fiber, Hummer, DSL service, cable company, street, DSL, TV

Verizon's salvo on cable TV

April 20, 2005 Phone giant's deal with NBC Universal is first step toward tackling cable providers head-on in the paid-TV market. TAGS: cable company, fiber-optics, Verizon Communications, telephone company, local phone company, cable television, TV, AT&T Corp., satellite

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, subscriber, broadband, broadband service, pricing, war, Time Warner Inc., Verizon Communications, TV, DSL

Verizon switches on TV service

September 22, 2005 Launch of paid TV service marks opening of bid to take on cable providers in video. But Verizon has a long road ahead of it, analysts say. TAGS: video service, Verizon Communications, cable company, satellite company, content provider, satellite, channel, DirecTV, fiber, town, pricing, TV, Texas, video, U.S., movie

Broadband speed war emerges

July 1, 2005 Cable providers are increasing speeds as Verizon rolls out its fiber-to-the-home network. TAGS: Cox Communications Inc., Adelphia Communications Corp., Verizon Communications, Cablevision Systems Corp., FTTH, cable company, broadband network, broadband, fiber, spokesman, pricing

Telecoms, cable firms take franchise fight to D.C.

February 16, 2006 Phone and cable executives testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on changing video franchise rules. TAGS: Cablevision Systems Corp., cable company, franchise, Verizon Communications, telecommunications, agreement, AT&T Corp., town, community, law, CEO, process, TV, video
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