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Company to Host Disaster Recovery and Hazmat Exercises in Dallas Metro Area NEW YORK, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon's elite Major Emergency Response Incident Team, called MERIT, is celebrating 20 years of service as it continues to protect thousands of miles of the company's communications network assets during natural disasters or hazardous materials incidents. This week, the 30-member MERIT team, which includes eight of the original members, is assembling in the Dallas...
Latest Initiative Marks Third Consecutive Year the Two Companies Have Set Industry Records NEW YORK, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For the third consecutive year, Verizon and NEC Corporation of America announced they have set an industry record, this time by successfully sending the highest-capacity transmissions for regional and long-haul distances over field fiber. The achievement was accomplished by tightly packing optical channels in two bands of the optical fiber spectrum....
CHICAGO, April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T), Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC), Starz (Nasdaq:STRZA) and Accenture Plc. (NYSE:ACN). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101027/ZIRLOGO)...
'FiOS SoCal Experience' Benefits Local Communities, Taps Residents' Creativity for Chance to Win Custom Prizes LONG BEACH, Calif., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Californians are firmly in the Internet fast lane with Verizon's FiOS Quantum Internet service, and the company is spreading the word through the FiOS SoCal Experience, which will support local community causes and reward people's creativity. To access the Multimedia News Release, visit:...
GARDEN CITY, N.Y., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon FiOS TV customers in New York and New Jersey can get their fix of college lacrosse when Verizon FiOS1 broadcasts the two games that are part of this year's Battle at Bethpage III. This year, the competition will feature the fast-rising St. John's University men's team taking on Georgetown University, and C.W. Post, the defending women's Division II National Champion, taking on Merrimack College. The women's game will...
Dialing Change Becomes Permanent in September; Paves Way for New '272' Area Code SCRANTON, Pa., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Callers in the 570 area code in northeastern Pennsylvania, including Scranton, Williamsport and Wilkes-Barre, should now start dialing 10 digits (area code and the seven-digit telephone number) to complete their local phone calls. The new way of dialing is necessary to prepare the region's telephone customers for mandatory 10-digit dialing, starting in...
Calling 811 Helps Prevent Damages, Injuries and Unnecessary Repairs NEW YORK, April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- This month Verizon marks the sixth annual National Safe Digging Month, which serves as a timely reminder to always call 811 before beginning any digging project. "April Safe Digging Month is a great reminder of the importance of calling 811," said Diane McCarthy, Verizon's senior vice president of service delivery and assurance. "This one call for any digging...
More Than 160 Verizon Employees to Lend a Hand at Hurricane Sandy-Damaged Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary School SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J., March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The impact of Hurricane Sandy still lingers for the 230 students in grades pre-K through 6 at Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary School. The school building, located at 1200 Bay Boulevard, sustained severe flood damage from the storm, forcing students to attend classes at the regional high school. Students hope to return to the...
600 Verizon Locations Across 41 Countries to Turn Off Lights NEW YORK, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of Verizon employees worldwide will join the millions of people in 152 countries supporting Earth Hour on Saturday (March 23). Starting at 8:30 p.m., 600 Verizon buildings across 41 countries will turn off the lights for one hour, helping to raise sustainability and energy-efficiency awareness. Sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund, Earth Hour encourages millions of...
CORAL SPRINGS, Florida, March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FinancialNewsMedia.com "Active Tech Companies to Watch" for today: mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: XDSL), Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), Intel Corporation's (NASDAQ:INTC), Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL), General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) and Verizon Communications, Inc's (NYSE: VZ) Headline News: mPhase Technologies (OTCQB: XDSL) Enters Into Graphene Technology Licensing Discussions With Two Leading Universities. mPhase...
