Tag: Verizon

February 12, 2019

Verizon is still the best mobile network carrier for overall quality, according to a new report. The nation’s biggest consumer wireless company placed first by sweeping all six categories (with one tie) for the second half of 2018, said mobile […]

January 15, 2019

A free texting service used by teachers, students, and parents may stop working on the Verizon Wireless network because of a dispute over texting fees that Verizon demanded from the company that operates the service. As a result, teachers that […]

January 8, 2019

AT&T recently started a shady marketing tactic that labeled its 4G network as a 5G network. Now, rivals Verizon and T-Mobile are not having any of it. In an open letter, in which AT&T is not named directly, Verizon says […]

November 14, 2018

The latest federal airwave license auction got off to a slow start on Wednesday, with initial bids in the first round totaling just $36 million and about one-third of the licenses getting no opening bid at all. Still, it’s just […]

September 21, 2018

The Federal Communications Commission’s plan for spurring 5G wireless deployment will prevent city and town governments from charging carriers about $2 billion worth of fees. The FCC proposal, to be voted on at its meeting on September 26, limits the […]

August 17, 2018

Indianapolis will become the fourth American city to get 5G residential broadband service this year, Verizon announced this week. The telecommunication giant, which is also America’s largest wireless provider, announced on Tuesday that Indianapolis will join Houston, Los Angeles, and […]

August 8, 2018

A trade group representing rural cellular carriers says Verizon “grossly overstated” its 4G LTE coverage in government filings, which could prevent people in areas that are underserved from seeing improvements in service. The Rural Wireless Association (RWA), in a filing […]

April 2, 2018

Verizon Communications, among the biggest beneficiaries of the corporate tax cut this year, said it would double its commitment to fostering science, technology, and engineering education (STEM) in schools that lack such resources. The telecom giant will donate $400 million […]

February 13, 2018

US wireless carrier Verizon will soon stop selling phones unlocked, meaning customers won’t be able to swap SIM cards and use their phone on different carriers either in the US or internationally. According to ZDNet sister site CNET, Verizon will […]

December 8, 2017

For nine years, Verizon has released its annual Payment Security Report about the state of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance. For nine years, the pattern has remained the same: Many companies don’t comply with the standard, […]

October 31, 2017

Verizon has asked the Federal Communications Commission to preempt any state laws that regulate network neutrality and broadband privacy. The FCC’s Republican majority is on course to overturn two-year-old net neutrality rules, perhaps by the end of the year. Broadband […]

September 20, 2017

There’s not much you can do to save money on the iPhone 8 at launch, but with some planning, you could save more than $1,600 over a two-year period. The folks over at money-saving site WalletHub have launched a new […]

August 15, 2017

More than a dozen high technology companies and the biggest wireless operator in the United States, Verizon Communications (VZ, -0.68%), have called on the U.S. Supreme Court to make it harder for government officials to access individuals’ sensitive cellphone data. […]

July 27, 2017

The Federal Communications Commission should investigate whether Verizon Wireless violated net neutrality rules by throttling video applications on its mobile network, advocacy group Free Press says. Free Press is asking people to sign a petition that will be delivered to […]

July 13, 2017

Personal data on more than 14 million Verizon customers have been reportedly exposed in an incident that highlights the importance of moving data protection practices to the cloud. The security lapse, first reported on ZDNet and discovered by research firm […]

May 12, 2017

Sprint and Windstream sued the Federal Communications Commission this week over a decision that will help AT&T, Verizon, and CenturyLink charge higher prices for certain business Internet services. The FCC last month voted to eliminate price caps for the so-called […]

May 5, 2017

Verizon is helping enterprises keep network-based cyberattacks at bay via a brand-new managed security service. Verizon’s Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP) service is a scalable, cloud-based offering that lets companies identify possible breaches at the network border and secure access to their […]

April 27, 2017

The nation’s biggest home Internet and mobile broadband providers say they’re big fans of net neutrality—but they’re also really glad that the Federal Communications Commission is preparing to dismantle its net neutrality rules. “We continue to strongly support a free […]

April 19, 2017

Verizon has struck a deal with Corning to purchase up to 37.2 million miles of optical fiber and related hardware over the next three years, with Verizon planning to use that fiber to boost capacity and lower latency in its […]

March 14, 2017

New York City today filed a lawsuit against Verizon. The city claims Verizon failed to complete a citywide fiber rollout by 2014 as required in its cable franchise agreement. Verizon disputes the city’s allegations. The telecom giant says that it […]