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Analyst reactions are mixed Verizon Communications is diving deeper into digital content with an agreement to buy AOL for $50/share, or approximately $4.4 billion. The nation’s leading wireless carrier said …

AT&T strikes out in Washington, signs interconnect agreement with Level 3 The Federal Communications Commission said it won’t reconsider the part of its net neutrality policy that classifies the Internet …

Court ruled against NSA’s data collection program; case singles out Verizon Last week a federal appeals court decided that collection of mobile phone data by the National Security Agency is …

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Verizon Wireless to offer monthly discounts for Lyft drivers, embed app in Android devices Verizon Wireless said it is partnering with ride-sharing service provider Lyft on a multiyear deal to …

Angela Hawkins of Chesapeake, Va., has sued Verizon Communications alleging a customer service rep got “aggressive,” causing her to have a heart attack; she wants $2 million in damages, according …

Carrier plans an 8-city IoT education tour WASHINGTON – Verizon Enterprise Solutions announced it will expand its foray into smart city and smart agriculture technology as part of the vaunted “Internet …

Verizon Wireless prepaid customers can snag 1 GB of extra data Verizon Wireless is looking to attract prepaid customers to its automatic payment program by offering extra data access. The …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

AT&T, Verizon get litigious over towers The biggest wireless companies in the world are taking small towns and businesses to court on a seemingly increasing basis. It has all the makings …

Sprint offers service discount, free LG G Pad Sprint is looking to encourage the uptake of tablet devices, announcing a deep discount on tablet data plans connected with a smartphone …

T-Mobile US plans for 2015 show it’s not content to just be No. 3, looks at cable as partners T-Mobile US this week reported robust first-quarter results with customer growth …

Verizon SDN plans tap Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Ericsson, Juniper, Nokia Verizon Communications publicly announced its software-defined networking plans, stating partnerships with the likes of Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Ericsson, Juniper Networks and Nokia …

T-Mobile US growth results down from last year, but still trumps rivals Unless Sprint pulls something out of its hat when it reports quarterly results next week, T-Mobile US can …

  Lawsuit revolves around Verizon pay-TV bundles Following up on concerns raised earlier in the month, sports media giant ESPN on Monday filed a lawsuit against Verizon Communications for breach of …

Last week was already overflowing with earnings news (we will cover AT&T and Verizon Communications earnings in great detail next week), when Bloomberg broke the story last Thursday of the …

Sprint names Solé to run operations, with direct report to Claure Sprint looks to increase its focus on the hotly contested Hispanic market by announcing the creation of a new business unit …

PCIA Wireless Infrastructure Show preview As the wireless infrastructure industry converges in Florida for The Wireless Infrastructure Show, vendors are consolidating, tower companies are growing and carriers are reevaluating. Consolidation …

Cell towers becoming obsolete? CNBC spoke with the founder of Parallel Wireless at the Founders Forum Smart Nation Singapore conference, who informed the major media outlet that he believes cell …

Thefts include New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island Spring is in the air. The birds are chirping, the weather is beautiful and apparently cell towers look like trees bearing valuable fruit …

Crown Castle beat analysts’ revenue estimates during the first quarter, and raised its outlook for 2015 site rental revenue by roughly $15 million. First quarter site rental revenue was $768 …

Sprint subscribers like HTC smartphones, AT&T Mobility customers lean toward Samsung A new J.D. Power survey found Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile US customers express the most satisfaction with Apple smartphones …

WASHINGTON – AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless are expected to continue trailing T-Mobile US in customer growth metrics for the first quarter of 2015, according to Bloomberg. AT&T Mobility, the …

Tablets up, smartphones and prepaid down for Verizon Wireless Competition, smartphone saturation and consumer infatuation with tablet devices continues to alter Verizon Wireless’ quarterly results, which showed financial strain tied …

Small cells, COWs and COLTs saddled up by Verizon as part of Churchill Downs hetnet upgrade In the run-up to the May 2 post, Verizon Communications has beefed up its Churchill …