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Articles tagged with: Landline and Verizon Communications
Verizon Sells Landline Assets for $8.6 Billion
Verizon Communications, the 55% owner of Verizon Wireless has announced plans to sell its landline operations in predominantly rural areas in 14 states to Frontier Communications in an all-stock deal worth US$8.6 billion. more
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European Incumbent Telecom Operators at Risk From Cable Broadband Upgrades
Fitch Ratings says in a report published today, that a number of European incumbent landline telecom operators risk increasing disadvantage given a failure to respond sufficiently to the risk posed by the cable operators' broadband investments and their own resistance to spending on fibre. more
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Qwest Reach Agreement With Unions, Avoid Strike
.. pressure. The company's landline business continues to deteriorate, and Wall Street continues to push for the company to return more cash to shareholders. -By Roger Cheng, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-2020; roger.cheng@dowjones.com (END) Dow J more
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EARNINGS PREVIEW: US Telecoms Expect Strong Wireless Qtr
..o catch up, with prepaid wireless reseller Virgin Mobile USA acquiring niche player Helio. The landline business, meanwhile, continues to deteriorate as a result of economic pressures and alternative lines of communications. COMPANIES TO WATCH more
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Sprint, Clearwire Promise Two-Way Internet Video
..oadband speeds that the new network will offer are now available only through cable and landline networks. The companies said they would roll out Sprint Nextel's mobile WiMAX Internet network within 30 months if the merger is approved. The WiMAX more
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AT&T 1Q Net Up 22% on Strong Wireless Growth
..andline phone business. But the company intends to hire back about the same number of people in jobs related to its expanding wireless, television and broadband services in coming months. The move comes amid a broader reorganization by the phone more
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A Qwest Dividend Is Possible, But Other Priorities Remain
.. which recently raised it in September - is at 43 cents. Embarq, the landline spin-off of Sprint Nextel, has a payout of 62.5 cents a quarter. Bank of America analyst David Barden estimated that a "reasonable" starting point for Qwest wa more
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Verizon 2Q Net Up; Wireless Arm to Buy Rural Cellular
..isconnecting landline service in favor of wireless or Internet-based phone service.Verizon has been focusing on the upgrade of its network to fiber lines in the U.S., which it hopes will help offset the deterioration in its landline business.-By Mike more
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