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NEW YORK, April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 1Q 2012 HIGHLIGHTS Consolidated 59 cents in diluted earnings per share (EPS), compared with 51 cents per share in 1Q 2011 - a 15.7 percent increase. $6.0 billion in cash flow from operating activities, up $922 million compared with 1Q 2011. 4.6 percent year-over-year quarterly revenue growth. Wireless 7.7 percent year-over-year increase in service revenues in 1Q 2012; 8.9 percent year-over-year increase in retail service revenues;...
NEW YORK, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for Opening Day, Verizon is giving its FiOS TV subscribers in the New York metro area Yankees and Mets games in high definition -- when subscribers want them. As part of separate agreements with the YES Network and SNY, Verizon FiOS subscribers in the area will be able to access the games on the FiOS1 Local Zone folder in the free Video on Demand category. VOD can be found on the FiOS Main Menu function. In addition to the...
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...
PROVIDENCE, R.I., March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mayor Angel Tavaras and members of the Providence City Council, along with New England Patriots legend Joe Andruzzi, will join leaders from Verizon on Tuesday (April 3) to open the company's first tri-lingual FiOS store. WHO: Angel Tavaras, mayor of Providence Michael Solomon, president of the Providence City...
NEW YORK, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WZDC Telemundo Washington, D.C., is now available on Verizon FiOS TV in high definition for customers in the Washington metropolitan area. Telemundo Washington was the first Spanish-language television station in the nation's capital to deliver local news in HD. Telemundo HD can be found on FiOS TV Channel 520 except in Anne Arundel and Howard counties, where it is on Channel 521. Telemundo is already available in standard...
NEW YORK, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The growing popularity of information technology innovation has accelerated demand from enterprises for the latest communications capabilities on a variety of devices, platforms and networks. To help meet this demand, Verizon is launching a new offering that enables businesses and government agencies to conduct secure, high-quality video meetings across private or public networks on multiple video platforms - including telepresence and video...
CHANTILLY, Va., March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Real estate developers, multifamily property owners and housing industry experts will gather just outside the nation's capital to test drive the latest in Verizon FiOS technology and learn firsthand how FiOS enables customers to stay connected at or away from home. The Verizon Enhanced Communities Executive Summit, entitled "FiOS Forward, A World Without Borders," will feature presentations on emerging technologies, independent living...
The Senate Judiciary Committee antitrust subcommittee held a hearing on Wednesday to discuss Verizon Wireless plans to purchase more wireless spectrum. Verizon announced plans earlier in the year to purchase 122 Advanced Wireless Systems (AWS) spectrum licenses from SpectrumCo, LLC, which is a joint effort from Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. The companies involved in the deal signed agreements to sell each others' products and services. Under the agreement,...
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Replays of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association State High School Boys and Girls Basketball Championship finals, to be held Tuesday (March 20) at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, will air exclusively on FiOS1, Channel 1, on Verizon FiOS TV. The high school girls final will air on Thursday (March 22) at 7:30 p.m., and the high school boys final will air on Friday (March 23), also at 7:30 p.m. Additional...
ANDOVER, Mass., March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon and Veveo Inc. announced on Thursday (March 15) that Verizon will license certain Veveo technology that can be used to enhance FiOS TV to provide new personalized search capabilities across a TV, phone or tablet. Veveo's technology personalizes the search and discovery process by allowing customers to browse less and watch more of the programs, movies and other on-demand content that matter most to them. As part of the...
