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Verizon leads off with service revenue growth, optimism on 2022 outlook

More than one in three of Verizon's wireless customers have a 5G phone Verizon is seeing a boost in wireless service revenues, reaching total wireless service revenue of $17.8 billion for the fourth quarter of 2021. That's a 6.5% year-over-year increase, which the company said...

Kagan: Changes are coming to the wireless world

As a technology analyst I am invited to speak at a variety of meetings and conferences sharing my thoughts on companies in the rapidly growing and changing spaces including wireless, telecom, television and technology. While preparing for an upcoming speech, it is becoming quite...

Frontier gets okay from CPUC to buy Verizon wireline assets

Frontier Communications got a favorable ruling from the California Public Utilities Commission to purchase Verizon Communication’s FiOS network, as well as other local wireline, broadband and video operations in California. “As we have publicly stated in all our filed testimony, we look forward to the...

Pittsburgh joins Verizon FiOS fight, mayor threatens suit

The complaints about Verizon Communications' failure to deliver on promises to build out its FiOS networks continue to grow; this time Pittsburgh is calling foul. The city is making similar claims to those made by New York City back in June. Both cities accuse the U.S.’...

NYC vs. Verizon: Where’s the fiber?

The fiber started going in back in 2008 but many areas of the city are still not hooked up Tension has been brewing between New York City residents and political leaders who feel Verizon Communications hasn’t held up its promise to blanket the city with...

Verizon contract expires but union doesn’t strike

Employees will continue to work as negotiations continue after Aug. 1 contract expiration Despite the lingering threat of a work stoppage, some 38,000 unionized Verizon Communications employees did not move forward with a strike following the midnight, Aug. 1, expiration of their contract. Verizon and representatives...

Verizon workers setting wheels in motion for strike

Workers set to rally, walk off jobs There are 38,000 Verizon Communication workers in the Northeast putting the wheels in motion to strike. The Communication Workers Association and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers are set to hold a rally on July 25 in New York City in...

NYC angry Verizon missed FiOS goals

Verizon Communications is drawing the ire of New York City for not following through on a promise to provide FiOS service to all five boroughs. In 2008, Verizon Communications signed a closed-door agreement with then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg to outfit the big apple with the bundled...

Cablevision sues Verizon; Verizon says firm has network envy

Cablevision is challenging validity of Verizon’s claim that TV service is 100% fiber-based Cablevision wants a judge to decide whether the company can continue running an ad challenging Verizon Communications' claim that its TV service is completely operated on a fiber optic network. Cablevision attorneys filed the...

Verizon FiOS customer calls foul on 75 Mbps Internet upsell

A Verizon FiOS customer was suspicious when a sales associate told him he needed to upgrade his plan to provide a smoother streaming video experience. While trying to renew his Internet service, Dan Rayburn, was told that his 50 Mbps plan was not powerful enough to provide...

ESPN not happy with new Verizon FiOS TV package

ESPN is raising concerns about Verizon's proposed FiOS TV plans, which allows customers to break up traditional TV bundles. The new Verizon Communications offering is designed to allow customers more variety in building their TV channel packages. The bundle, which became available April 19, pair major...