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READING, England, March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon announced today that it has achieved Cisco® Multinational Gold Certification status in EMEA by recertifying France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. To earn Gold Certification, Verizon met rigorous standards set forth by Cisco in networking competency, service, support and customer satisfaction. "This recognition highlights the technical expertise of our local teams and our commitment to delivering...
School Will Work With Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab to Develop App FORNEY, Texas, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of high school students from Forney High School are winners of a national competition to develop mobile applications that address a need or problem in their school. Their "One|Place" app concept is one of the 10 winning designs. The app offers students, faculty and the community one location to find details about upcoming school and community...
Green Fleet Will Also Help Ease Traffic Congestion and Better Serve Customers NEW YORK, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- To help reduce traffic congestion and carbon dioxide emissions in New York City, and better serve customers, Verizon has rolled out a fleet of 25 buses that will pick up company technicians at central locations throughout the city and then transport them to local job sites. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click...
Verizon's National Innovative App Challenge Aimed at Boosting Students' Interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math NEW YORK, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ten teams of creative middle and high school students across the country are the winners of a national competition to develop mobile applications that address a need or problem in the students' communities or schools. The winning apps range from encouraging a community to do more recycling, to making it easier for...
Winners Selected From 133,000 Entries; California, Florida, New York, Texas and Pennsylvania Rack Up the Most Entries NEW YORK, March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The winners of the $3,700 Verizon Visual 411 sweepstakes have been selected from a slate of 133,000 entries. The sweepstakes ran from Nov. 27, 2012, to Jan. 21, and each state had at least one entry. Jean M. Smith, a retired homemaker from Lewis, N.Y. was the $2,500 grand-prize winner. Four first-place prizes of a $250 gift...
NEW YORK , March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today declared a quarterly dividend of 51.5 cents per outstanding share, unchanged from the previous quarter. The dividend is payable on May 1, 2013, to Verizon Communications shareowners of record at the close of business on April 10, 2013. Verizon has approximately 2.7 million shareowners and approximately 2.9 billion shares of common stock outstanding. The company...
Employees Ready to Deal With Late Winter Storm NEW YORK, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon's networks are ready to serve customers as winter storm Saturn approaches the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Verizon prepares year-round for natural disasters and other emergencies to provide customers with reliable service so they can keep their businesses open; stay in touch with family and friends; and check the latest weather conditions on their TVs, PCs, tablets or smartphones. (NOTE:...
NEW YORK, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fran Shammo, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), will speak at the Deutsche Bank 21st Annual Media, Internet & Telecom Conference in Palm Beach, Fla., on Monday, March 4. His presentation will be webcast beginning at approximately 7:50 a.m. Eastern time. Access instructions will be available on Verizon's Investor Relations Web site, www.verizon.com/investor. VERIZON'S...
LONDON, February 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Technology sector is seeing intense activities as the major stocks made significant moves in either direction. However, the broader market indices remained in the green as The Dow Jones closed 1.26% higher at 14,075.37, the S&P 500 closed 1.27% higher at 1,515.99, and the NASDAQ closed 1.04% higher at 3,162.26. Our research team took a look at telecommunication stocks including major companies like Verizon Communications Inc....
NEW YORK, February 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Investors Alliance announced new research reports highlighting Ruckus Wireless Inc (NYSE: RKUS), Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), Ericsson (ADR) (NASDAQ: ERIC), Telefonica Brasil SA (ADR) (NYSE: VIV) and Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ). Today's readers may access these reports free of charge - including full price targets, industry analysis and analyst ratings - via the links below. Ruckus Wireless Inc...
