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Verizon starts offering Disney bundle with ESPN Unlimited to customers
Verizon has refreshed some of its Disney-related streaming perks, with two new bundles offering access to the streaming sports plan ESPN Unlimited, the company confirmed to The Desk on Tuesday.
Verizon to eliminate 15,000 jobs as part of corporate restructuring
Verizon is moving forward with a plan to issue pink slips to as many as 15,000 workers as the company refocuses its efforts around growth business units.
Review board says AT&T should modify iPhone 16 Pro marketing spot
The NARB has affirmed the NAD's order on an AT&T promotion that misrepresented who was eligible for an iPhone 16 Pro "on us."
Verizon CEO: Cost cuts will increase competitive position
Verizon's CEO has been on the job for less than a month, and he's already seen enough to know changes need to be made.
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Frontier adds 133,000 broadband customers during Q3
Frontier reported higher consumer and business broadband sales during Q3, and says its merger with Verizon should be complete in Q1 2026.
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Verizon reaches deal to keep Nexstar channels on Fios TV
Verizon has reached an agreement with Nexstar that keeps its local channels and NewsNation on Fios TV for a few more years.
Verizon offers Fox One discount to phone, Internet customers
Customers can save $5 per month by adding Fox One with an eligible Verizon plan.
Nexstar stations could be pulled from Verizon Fios on Friday
Verizon is warning of a possible dispute that could leave its 2.6 million customers without Nexstar-owned channels on Friday.
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Verizon says West Coast phone outage was act of vandalism
Verizon customers on Friday were afflicted by an early morning outage that the company later traced to an act of severe vandalism in Southern California.
Verizon beats estimates during Q2, despite losing wireless subscribers
Verizon beat Wall Street expectations during Q2, but continues to see pressure from rival telecoms, including fixed wireless broadband solutions.
Verizon to close streaming marketplace Plus Play
Verizon is pulling the plug on its streaming marketplace that allowed wireless and home Internet customers to sign up for third-party subscriptions.
Verizon amends claims about satellite-based texting
Verizon has agreed to modify certain claims about its satellite-based texting features following a complaint to an industry organization by one of its rivals.