Verizon to sign Asian cable agreement: paper
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U.S. telephone carrier Verizon Communications Inc.  is set to sign an agreement as early as Monday with five Asian telecoms companies to build the first high-speed, transpacific undersea cable system directly linking the United States and China, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Monday.
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The agreement would allow the city to provide wireless Internet access as a municipal service even if Gov. Edward G. Rendell (D) signs legislation to give Verizon the power to scuttle the project.-washingtonpost.com
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Verizon Wireless said it has reached a deal to buy all of NextWave&#39;s remaining spectrum licenses for US$3 billion in cash, just the latest instance of consolidation in the wireless industry
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Verizon Communications Inc. VZ.N  said on Tuesday it signed a multiyear deal with Westell  Technologies WSTL.O to sell a phone that integrates a  high-speed Internet modem and wireless networking.
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The world's leading wireless carriers and  telecoms equipment makers, including NTT DoCoMo, have agreed to  develop an advanced mobile phone standard capable of sending  high-resolution video in an instant, a Japanese newspaper  reported on Friday.
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By Jeffrey Kelley, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Dec. 14--City of Richmond residents will be able to sign up for  television service from Verizon Communications Inc. by the end the month.
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Verizon Communications Inc. VZ.N is  near an agreement to sell its Canadian telephone directory  business to private equity firm Bain Capital, the New York Post  said on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK, November 5  - Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communications (VZ.NYS) and Vodafone Group, has reached an agreement to acquire all of NextWave&#39;s airwave spectrum licenses for about $3 billion.
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Verizon Communications Inc. said on  Monday it signed a deal to carry sports and entertainment  channels from cable operator Comcast Corp.
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Canadian telecom equipment giant Nortel  Networks Corp.  has signed a $2-billion (C$2.32  billion) supply deal with Verizon Wireless  to help the  carrier cope with an explosion in demand for broadband Internet  access.
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Verizon Communications Inc. VZ.N  on Monday said it would buy long-distance telephone company MCI  Communications Inc. MCIP.O in a deal worth $6.75 billion,  giving Verizon a foothold in the market for serving large  corporations.
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U.S. cable operators have reached a  tentative accord to carry up to four digital channels of  non-commercial programming offered by public television  stations in each market, the two sides are expected to announce  later on Monday.
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TOKYOâJapanese telecommunications giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. is reportedly set to join Cingular Wireless LLC in a partnership designed to unify third-generation wireless technology, according to published reports in Japan.
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LONDON : Cable and Wireless, the British telecoms group, said it had agreed to sell its Japanese unit to Internet service provider Softbank Corp for about 133 million dollars (104 million euros) including debt.
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Subscribers to Verizon Communications Inc.'s high-speed Internet services will be able to access customized and premium content from Web giant Yahoo Inc. under a multiyear agreement that combines the companies' offerings into a single brand.
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LAS VEGAS - The major U.S. regional carriers want to leapfrog cable operators with advanced video services over IP (Internet Protocol), and expected upcoming U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rulings may help pave the way for those roll-outs.
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The deal with Verizon, which requires approval of the FCC, the US Bankruptcy Court and antitrust regulators at the US Justice Department, comes after a settlement reached in April resolving all disputes between the company and the FCC, the main creditor