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Verizon Wireless Expands Margins; Continued Strong Customer and Revenue Gains Reported for Wireless, FiOS and Global Enterprise Strategic Services NEW YORK, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- 1Q 2013 HIGHLIGHTS Consolidated 68 cents in earnings per share (EPS), a 15.3 percent increase compared with 59 cents per share in 1Q 2012. 4.2 percent year-over-year increase in total operating revenues; cash flow from operating activities up $1.6 billion, or 26.4 percent, from 1Q 2012....

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. and NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon and Starz announced today the launch of the STARZ PLAY and ENCORE PLAY authenticated online services for Verizon FiOS TV's STARZ and ENCORE customers. The STARZ PLAY and ENCORE PLAY services offer portable and online access to the best of the STARZ and ENCORE exclusive movies and originals premium programming at no extra charge. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121008/LA87863) STARZ PLAY and...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday approved, with some conditions, Verizon Wireless' bid to purchase Advanced Wireless Spectrum from a group of cable operators. Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group Plc, plans to use the acquired spectrum to add capacity to its 4G LTE network. The FCC approval means Verizon will be permitted to acquire nearly 20 megahertz of Advanced...

PROVIDENCE, R.I., April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- When it comes to communications and entertainment services, Providence-area consumers want theirs to be fast, reliable and easy to use. And in offering those services, Verizon is speaking consumers' languages. Literally. Verizon on Tuesday (April 3) officially opened its first tri-lingual FiOS retail store, where employees are ready to serve customers in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. The store is located at 579...

NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Tennis Channel and Verizon FiOS TV have reached a new multiyear carriage agreement, it was announced by Patrick Wilson, senior vice president, distribution, Tennis Channel, and Terry Denson, vice president of global content strategy, Verizon. Verizon has started rolling out Tennis Channel - with Grand Slam coverage of Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, French Open and the Australian Open, as well as Davis Cup, Fed Cup, and the men's...

NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon's FiOS TV customers are gaining more online and mobile video content, as they are among the first to receive unlimited access to SHOWTIME ANYTIME®, featuring more than 400 hours of critically acclaimed, award-winning SHOWTIME original programming, hit movies and sports offerings, available for viewing on any computer or iPad. SHOWTIME ANYTIME launched Tuesday (Jan. 10) free of charge for FiOS TV customers who subscribe to...

TAMPA, Fla., March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Five years after introducing the multi-room DVR to customers in the Tampa Bay region, Verizon's FiOS is once again taking the initiative by offering a lifetime of free DVR service. Now for a limited time, new FiOS customers choosing either a triple- or quad-play bundle can also choose to lock in a higher-capacity multi-room DVR, free of charge, for as long as they maintain their FiOS bundle. The price for the multi-room DVR typically runs $19.99...

NEW YORK, Dec. 21, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon continues to create the future of TV by bringing to consumers more advanced mobile-entertainment capabilities on more devices. FiOS TV customers who also have Apple's iPad can now download and use Verizon's free FiOS Mobile application, which lets customers manage their DVRs and browse FiOS video-on-demand (VOD) offers remotely, plus turn their iPad into a remote control for their HD set-top boxes. "Verizon is pushing the boundaries of TV...

NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon continues to pioneer the future of TV with the introduction of Flex View, giving FiOS TV customers anywhere, anytime access to on-demand video entertainment. Flex View enhances FiOS TV Video on Demand to let customers take video programming outside of the home and view it on various portable devices, including a growing number of compatible smartphones, tablets and laptops. The new feature is now available to most FiOS subscribers and will...

NEW YORK, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- During the next two months Verizon FiOS TV customers will have a chance to see more 3D programming, with the launch of 10 feature films on demand. Beginning with the premiere of "Cats & Dogs: Revenge of Kitty Galore" on Nov. 16, and ending with "Disney's A Christmas Carol" and "Step Up 3D" in December, Verizon will make a series of video-on-demand titles available in 3D throughout the next two months. More titles will follow early next year. The seven...