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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.
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Comcast matches Verizon Fios speeds
March 28, 2006
Cable operator doubles download speeds of its fastest broadband service in four cities.
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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
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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.
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Verizon's TV dreams
October 13, 2005
Company launches its TV service to better compete with cable operators--what else is up its sleeve?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Verizon plays hardball on pricing
November 9, 2005
Telecommunications giant slashes pricing on its traditional phone packages to compete with cable companies.
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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.
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FCC bans exclusive TV deals for cable
October 31, 2007
Commission adopts new rules that ban cable operators from locking apartment buildings into exclusive contracts in exchange for service.
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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.
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Verizon revenue grows on wireless
May 2, 2006
Revenue gets boost from wireless sales, but company faces competition from cable operators in broadband, wireline.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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AT&T Corp.
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AT&T to buy BellSouth for $67 billion
March 5, 2006
The combined company would generate about $130 billion in sales and serve nearly 70 million local phone customers.
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Is cable in Verizon's crosshairs?
April 13, 2007
The cable industry may be Verizon's next target in defending its VoIP patents.
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