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Verizon, Comcast Post Strong First-Quarter Numbers

Verizon, CenturyLink and Comcast were among the U.S. communications giants that delivered strong first-quarter financial news to their customers and investors. ...More
May 16, 2013
Posted in Galleries
Are Service Providers Going to Woo Skype?

“Skype is a fully integrated division of Microsoft so we have a shared destiny," noted Skype exec Neil Ward, speaking at Management World Nice on Tuesday. “I think it will drive partnerships, also with some of the attendees here in Nice." ...More
May 14, 2013
Posted in Blog
April's Hottest Selling Smartphones

Nokia's Lumia 920 finally fell off our list of America's hottest selling smartphones to make way for new phones from Samsung and HTC, while BlackBerry's new Z10 failed to register in the weeks after its much-hyped debut. All the while, Apple's iPhone 5 racks up wins. ...More
May 8, 2013
Posted in Galleries
Tiered Data Plans Undermine the Revenue-Generating Potential of LTE Data Services

Being the biggest LTE market has not brought low data-plan prices to U.S. consumers. Verizon Wireless charges $7.50 for each GB of data downloaded over its LTE network. This is three times the European average of $2.50. ...More
May 6, 2013
Posted in Articles, Revenue Management
More Than 133,000 Push Verizon to Drop Contracts

The non-subsidized approach is one that many low-cost carriers implemented years ago. ...More
April 29, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Billing
It's The End of Bill Shock As We Know It

AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile USA are among the carriers meeting the FCC-CTIA guidelines for helping consumer to combat bill shock. ...More
April 18, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Billing
Verizon Makes $2 Billion Profit

Profit is way up. Revenue is up. More customers are signing up for wireless, TV and Internet services. Can anything go wrong for Verizon? ...More
April 18, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Verizon Wireless Wants Clearwire's Spectrum

Verizon Wireless is ready to shell out $1.5 billion for Clearwire's spectrum in America's biggest markets, the same day that DISH said it wants to buy Sprint for more than $25 billion. The spectrum race is going bonkers. ...More
April 15, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
AT&T Catches Verizon in Wireless Service Quality

What a difference a couple of years make. AT&T is now on par with Verizon in a city where it absorbed a whole lot of criticism for the performance of the iPhone on its network between 2009 and 2011. ...More
April 10, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
T-Mobile Customers Most Likely to Switch, Verizon Least

Among handset manufacturers, only Apple's iPhone seems to have a real lock on its customer base. Even owners of the wildly popular Samsung Galaxy S III wouldn't hesitate to dump their current smartphone for something else. ...More
April 9, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News