Telecom Update

AT&T y Univision Interactive Media Se Unen para Ofrecer el Fútbol al Más Alto Nivel con la Transmisión en Vivo de los Partidos Internacionales de la Selección Mexicana

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:40:03 +0000

AT&T* anunció hoy que los próximos tres partidos amistosos internacionales de la Selección Nacional Mexicana se podrán ver por transmisión continua, para que los fanáticos del fútbol continúen palpitando el deporte al más alto nivel. AT&T se unió con Univision Interactive Media para transmitir estos esperados partidos de México, de modo que los fanáticos puedan mirarlos desde donde estén. Las transmisiones se ofrecerán a los clientes de AT&T que se suscriban a los servicios MobiTV o Mobile TV de AT&T.

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AT&T U-verse TV Amplía el Número de Canales y Paquetes en Español para que Los Televidentes Tengan Más Opciones

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:40:05 +0000

AT&T* acaba de ampliar la lista de opciones en español que se ofrecen a los clientes, al añadir 19 nuevos canales en su programación de AT&T U-verse TV.

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AT&T Ready for Hurricane Earl

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:40:05 +0000

AT&T today announced it stands ready for the impact of Hurricane Earl, as it passes North Carolina, with an arsenal of disaster response equipment and personnel that enable a quick response post landfall. To help local consumers and businesses prepare, AT&T is also providing important communications tips for use before, during and after the storm.

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AT&T U-verse TV Expands Spanish-Language Channels and Packages to Offer More Choice for Viewers

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:40:05 +0000

AT&T has expanded the list of Spanish-language viewing options available to customers with the addition of 19 new Spanish language channels to its AT&T U-verse TV lineup.

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Verizon Communications Raises Quarterly Dividend 2.6 Percent to 48.75 Cents per Share

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:25:00 +0000

NEW YORK – The Board of Directors of Verizon Communications Inc. today declared a quarterly dividend of 48.75 cents per outstanding share, an increase of 1.25 cents per share, or 2.6 percent, from the previous quarter. On an annual basis, this increases Verizon’s dividend 5 cents per share, from $1.90 to $1.95 per share.

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Verizon Business Helps Government, Industry Smooth Adoption of Next-Generation Internet Protocol

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0000

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – With the Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) addresses expected to be exhausted as early next year, now is the time for businesses and government agencies across the globe to prepare for a smooth transition to the next-generation Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).

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Verizon Brings New Age of TV Entertainment to Greenwich, Conn.

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:40:03 +0000

GREENWICH, Conn. – Residents and businesses in parts of Greenwich, Conn., are now able to experience a revolutionary television experience when they order Verizon’s FiOS TV. Brought into homes and businesses over 100 percent fiber optics, FiOS TV provides users with more channels, more high-def programming, more video on demand and faster Internet speeds than old-fashioned cable TV.

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Verizon Statement on FCC Net Neutrality Notice

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:59:20 +0000

WASHINGTON – The FCC on Wednesday (Sept. 1) issued a public notice seeking comment on net neutrality/reclassification. The following is a statement by Tom Tauke, Verizon executive vice president of public affairs, policy and communications.

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Verizon Offers East Coast Customers Tips to Prepare for Possible Effects of Hurricane Earl

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:43:21 +0000

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon network operations teams from North Carolina to Maine are completing the many tasks required to prepare the Verizon communications network for any potential effects of Hurricane Earl as it nears the East Coast. The company also encourages consumers, business and government customers to make preparations as well.

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Eight Pennsylvania Students Awarded Verizon Foundation Scholarships

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:29:45 +0000

PHILADELPHIA – As the fall semester begins at colleges and universities across the nation, eight Pennsylvania students will have some help paying their bills for school. They are among 675 students nationwide who have received scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year through Verizon’s scholarship program for the children and dependents of company employees.

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Five New Jersey Students Awarded Verizon Foundation Scholarships

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:15:24 +0000

NEWARK, N.J. – As the fall semester begins at colleges and universities across the nation, five New Jersey students will have some help paying their bills for school. They are among 675 students nationwide who have received scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year through Verizon’s scholarship program for the children and dependents of company employees.

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GWR Medical Taps Verizon’s Cloud Computing Solution to Transform IT Operations

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:02:18 +0000

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Faced with the need to upgrade its aging servers and deploy a scalable information technology infrastructure to support future growth, GWR Medical chose Verizon Computing as a Service, the company’s cloud-based computing solution. The solution not only met GWR Medical’s immediate needs, but also helped transform all of the company’s IT operations.

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AT&T Completes Divestiture of Japan Domestic Network Operations to Internet Initiative Japan

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:40:04 +0000

AT&T today announced that it has completed the sale of its domestic Japanese outsourcing services operations to Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (NASDAQ:IIJI). The companies originally announced the transaction in June 2010. As part of the sale, AT&T will transfer approximately 1,600 domestic Japanese business customers and approximately 245 employees who support those customers to IIJ.

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AT&T U-verse TV Customers Denied a Fair Deal by Hallmark

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:40:04 +0000

AT&T U-verse TV customers have been denied a fair deal for Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel programming by Crown Media.

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Eight Virginia Students Awarded Verizon Foundation Scholarships

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:04:43 +0000

RICHMOND, Va. – As the fall semester begins at colleges and universities across the nation, eight Virginia students are getting some help to pay their college bills. They are among 675 students nationwide who received scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year through Verizon’s scholarship program for the children and dependents of company employees.

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Verizon and VMware to Launch Enterprise-Class Hybrid Cloud Solution

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:00:46 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO – At VMworld 2010 on Tuesday (Aug. 31), Verizon Business and VMware unveiled a new enterprise-class hybrid cloud solution that will enable enterprises to move their applications to the cloud more quickly without compromising security or performance. The new solution, underpinned by Verizon’s world-class global IP network and the industry-leading VMware vSphere(tm) virtualization platform, will help remove the major barriers to cloud computing adoption, while enabling the delivery of “IT as a Service.”

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Verizon High Speed Internet Now Available at 10 to 15 Megabits per Second

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:01:15 +0000

NEW YORK – Verizon’s High Speed Internet entered a new realm on Monday (Aug. 30) with the introduction of a 10 to 15 megabits-per-second (Mbps) downstream and 1 Mbps upstream* service initially available to more than 4 million households and small businesses.

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Verizon Meets Small Business’ Needs by Introducing New Website Services and the First Bundled Packages With No Term Contracts

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:21:53 +0000

NEW YORK – In today’s online world, small businesses must have their own websites to compete effectively for customers. Yet many small businesses do not have websites, primarily because of the expense and time involved in creating them.

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AT&T Completes Divestiture of Sterling Commerce to IBM

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:40:03 +0000

AT&T today completed its divestiture of Sterling Commerce to IBM (NYSE:IBM). AT&T, which acquired Sterling Commerce in 2000, received approximately $1.4 billion in cash and expects to record a one-time pretax gain of approximately $800 million in the third quarter of 2010.

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Verizon’s Senior Vice President-Finance, Bill Heitmann, to Retire at the end of the Year; Ron Lataille, Senior Vice President-Investor Relations, Named as Successor

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:40:04 +0000

NEW YORK – Bill Heitmann, Verizon’s senior vice president-finance, will retire from Verizon effective at the end of this year, after more than 39 years with the company.

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AT&T U-verse Customers Get Even More Control to Instantly Add New Channels with Account Manager App

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:40:02 +0000

AT&T is giving AT&T U-verse® TV customers an easier and faster way to manage their U-verse TV account with the click of their remote control.

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Channel Your Inner Filmmaker with the New Sony Ericsson Vivaz TM Now Available Exclusively at AT&T

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:40:02 +0000

AT&T and Sony Ericsson today announced the Sony Ericsson Vivaz TM

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AT&T Adds IP Voice Services to Industry-Leading Virtual Private Network Services

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:40:02 +0000

AT&T announced today that new and existing virtual private network (VPN) customers may add VoIP service to the network solution delivered over AT&T’s global network cloud.

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Verizon Launches Campaign to Encourage More Residential Phone Customers to Switch to Online Billing

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:20:34 +0000

NEW YORK – In a new initiative to encourage thousands more customers to switch to environmentally friendly online billing, Verizon has launched the Great Paper Escape sweepstakes. Featured is a grand prize of $10,000 to a Verizon customer who switches to paperless billing by Dec. 31, 2010.

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Verizon Awards $55,000 to Nonprofits That Use Technology to Help Individuals With Disabilities

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:41:03 +0000

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – Technology is the pipeline to opportunity, especially for people with disabilities. That’s why the Verizon Foundation, which is committed to improving access to information and services that address the needs of people with disabilities, is awarding $55,000 to five Massachusetts nonprofit agencies that are dedicated to improving accessibility.

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AT&T Completes Sale of Certain Centennial Communications Corp. Assets to Verizon Wireless

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:40:01 +0000

AT&T today completed the sale of certain wireless assets of Centennial Communications Corp. to Verizon Wireless. AT&T completed its acquisition of Centennial in November 2009.

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AT&T Expands Free ‘myWireless Mobile’ Application to Additional Android Devices

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:40:01 +0000

AT&T today announced the expanded availability of AT&T myWireless Mobile on two additional Android devices – Samsung Captivate and HTC Aria – allowing wireless subscribers to manage accounts directly from their handset for free. Reaching millions of AT&T customers, the app expansion now makes myWireless Mobile available on multiple operating systems, including Android and BlackBerry 4.3.1 or higher, for both the Bold and Curve.

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New Meadowlands Stadium Unveils Sophisticated New Technology Delivering Unforgettable Fan Experience

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:52:18 +0000

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The New Meadowlands Stadium today showcased innovative new stadium technologies designed to seamlessly transform the look and feel of the venue to host both New York Giants and New York Jets games, as well as other sporting and entertainment events.

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Educational Activities, Teacher Resources and Innovative Lesson Plans Highlight Verizon Thinkfinity’s New Back-to-School Feature

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:32:37 +0000

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Just in time for the new school year, Verizon Thinkfinity has launched a back-to-school feature that uses engaging educational resources to help teachers get students excited about their return to the classroom.

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Verizon Launches Enhanced On-Demand Games App

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:14:04 +0000

NEW YORK – Verizon and its games-on-demand partner Exent have launched a major redesign of the Verizon Games service portal and desktop application.

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