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Verizon to raise admin fee on postpaid plans in June
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Verizon to raise admin fee on postpaid plans in June

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Matthew Keys

Verizon said this week it intends to raise a little-known tax on most customers starting next month.

T-Mobile, Verizon increase minimum salary to $20 an hour
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T-Mobile, Verizon increase minimum salary to $20 an hour

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Matthew Keys

Verizon said it would start paying its employees at least $20 an hour, matching what T-Mobile started offering its workers last year.

Verizon gives free AMC Plus access to some subscribers
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Verizon gives free AMC Plus access to some subscribers

Posted on August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 by Matthew Keys

Verizon is offering some customers of its wireless and fiber Internet service an extended free trial of the streaming service AMC Plus.

Verizon rolls out Fios TV app to Apple TV, Amazon devices
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Verizon rolls out Fios TV app to Apple TV, Amazon devices

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Matthew Keys

Verizon is bringing its Fios TV app to users of Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV devices, starting this week.

Verizon offers 5G phones to get customers off old network
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Verizon offers 5G phones to get customers off old network

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Matthew Keys

Verizon is trying to push customers toward its 5G network with a new phone trade-in perk.

Verizon offers customers extended free trial of Sling TV
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Verizon offers customers extended free trial of Sling TV

Posted on May 20, 2021August 7, 2021 by Matthew Keys

Starting this week, Verizon’s phone and Internet customers can grab two full months of Sling TV at no cost to them.

Verizon sells media assets to investment firm for $5 billion
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Verizon sells media assets to investment firm for $5 billion

Posted on May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 by Matthew Keys

Telecom giant Verizon finally revealed the sale of its media assets on Monday.

Verizon could announce sale of media assets on Monday
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Verizon could announce sale of media assets on Monday

Posted on May 2, 2021May 3, 2021 by Matthew Keys

Verizon is close to reaching an agreement with investment firm Apollo Global Management concerning the sale of its media assets.

Verizon looks to offload media assets
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Verizon looks to offload media assets

Posted on April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 by Matthew Keys

Verizon has onboarded a private equity firm to help it explore a sale of its media assets, including AOL, Yahoo! and Netscape.

Study finds AT&T leads 5G race in reliability, download speeds
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Study finds AT&T leads 5G race in reliability, download speeds

Posted on April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 by Matthew Keys

A survey by RootMetrics offered praise for all three carriers, but AT&T earned the most high marks in some surprising categories.

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