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Verizon reported a quarterly loss of $4.23 billion, or $1.48 per share, up from losses of $2.02 billion, or 71 cents per share a year earlier, in part because of losses and damages related to Hurricane Sandy.
It's hard to tell exactly where the cell phone outages are happening without exact information from the wireless companies, but because of the way cell phone technology works, we know that the densest areas with the most power outages and the worst weather damage—i.e., downtown Manhattan—are where cell service is hurting the most.
Despite its weaker LTE offerings than Verizon, AT&T still sold more iPhones this quarter, per its earnings report, but the margin over its rivals is shrinking.
Capitalizing on all the information we put into our cell phones, Verizon Wireless is selling all our app usage and location information to marketers, reports CNET's Declan McCullagh.
iPhone buying has officially begun with online pre-orders this morning and in-store sales starting next week. It's time to start thinking about the right phone plan for your new iPhone 5.
Following Verizon's lead, AT&T has announced the data-centric plans it had threatened and they don't sound like money savers compared to the old solo subscriptions.
Verizon has just announced the first ever data-share cell phone plans, meaning that end of the phone we predicted a couple weeks ago just got closer.
We have reached the end of the end of unlimited data, with Verizon CFO Fran Shammo announcing that the grandfathered in unlimited 3G data holders will have to relenquish their wealth of data when they migrate over to the 4G network.
It's always exciting when someone stands up to a bully—unless that results in jacking up of the price of the hottest phone even higher than it already is.
This morning's earnings report from AT&T confirms that it sold more iPhones than its competitor Verizon last quarter, something it probably isn't too ecstatic about.
Verizon's strong Q1 earnings were a lot about the iPhone, proving Apple has nothing to worry about in terms of its wireless partners' subsidy of their mega-selling smartphones.
Wireless carriers are begging the government to give them more spectrum, claiming a coming shortage because of data-hungry cell-phone users.
With the cable business finally reaching saturation when it comes to adding new subscribers, and viewers blessed with more on-demand choices than ever, many top cable channels have recently experienced their worst ratings declines ever.
Every week we're taking a tally of who's getting heard, what they're saying, and why it matters: This week, American Express trades money for tweets, Verizon gives tablets away for free, and DreamWorks drops the ball.
With the iPad selling like too-warm cakes (get it?!) and the expansion of 4G LTE networks we are all turning into very expensive super-users.
The big three cell phone carriers have a paradoxical relationship with the iPhone: each carrier needs the device to survive, but the more iPhones they sell, the more money they seem to lose.
This morning Verizon reported a fourth quarter loss of $2.02 billion, or 71 cents per share and even though it doubled iPhone sales over the holiday season to 4.2 million, the loss had a lot to do with those very sales
Yesterday we broke down what was wrong with Verizon's offensive $2 convenience charge, and today the New York Times' Bits blog has just tweeted that Verizon has decided to "backtrack" on their plans for the fee altogether.
There are a few things that are particularly grating about Verizon's new $2 charge for one-time over-the-phone or online bill payments.
If the failed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile taught us anything, it's how our new smartphone-driven lifestyle is driving mobile carriers to resort to extreme measures in order to slow sinking profits caused by the high cost of pouring data into our pockets.
As federal investigations against Carrier IQ ramp up this week, Sprint said today it will be removing the company's software from its phones.
That common Republican talking point--that at 35 percent, the U.S. has one of the world's highest corporate tax rates--doesn't reflect the 18.5 percent effective tax rate that a new study from Citizens for Tax Justice found that they actually pay.
Providers have started taking pre-orders and we're here to help
A string of bad publicity and an accidental leak has soured the fortunes of AT&T
Interest rates for some corporations lower than those of the two European nations
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