Verizon Communications Inc.

Verizon Equipment-Testing Expert to Lead Network Test Automation Forum [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 23 minutes ago
NEW YORK, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon's Keith Kidd, a 30-year telecommunications veteran and an expert in systems-and-equipment testing programs and processes, has been named president of the newly formed Network Test Automation Forum.  

Verizon's FiOS Customers in Indiana, Oregon and Washington to Experience Enhanced Technical Service, Personal Care, Direct Contact [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 2 days 4 hours 35 minutes ago
FORT WAYNE, Ind., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- With a goal of providing the best possible customer service experience, Verizon is introducing its Service Commitment to FiOS customers in Indiana, Oregon and Washington.  Residential customers making the switch to FiOS TV, Internet and voice services can count on smooth, no-hassle service as they join the tens of thousands of other customers who have already chosen Verizon as their home-entertainment provider in these areas.

Verizon Global Wholesale Earns Top Marks for Key Voice and Wireless Services in Carrier Report Card Survey [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 2 days 3 hours 31 minutes ago
NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Wholesale customers have rated Verizon Global Wholesale's outbound 1+ domestic calling service and its wireless voice and data services No. 1 in the ATLANTIC-ACM 2010 U.S. Long Haul Wholesale Carrier Report Card.

Verizon LiveSource Makes Finding any Business a Snap for Wireless 411 Callers [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 3 days 6 hours 8 minutes ago
NEW YORK, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon LiveSource directory assistance has made it much easier and faster for wireless callers to find businesses in town or across the country. A special database solution developed by Call Genie of Toronto enables LiveSource operators to search for various types of businesses near a specific intersection or landmark, or by neighborhood.

Verizon LiveSource Makes Finding Any Business a Snap for Wireless 411 Callers [Press Release]
MarketWire | 2 days 23 hours 26 minutes ago
NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- (Marketwire) -- 03/15/10 -- Verizon LiveSource directory assistance has made it much easier and faster for wireless callers to find businesses in town or across the country. A special database solution developed by Call Genie of Toronto (TSX: GNE) enables LiveSource operators to search for various types of businesses near a specific intersection or landmark, or by neighborhood.

Small and Medium-Sized Business Options Are Focus of Verizon Global Wholesale Offers [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 3 days 5 hours 28 minutes ago
NEW YORK, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- At a time when small and medium-sized businesses look for every technological advantage to help them continue as the fundamental economic growth engine in the U.S., Verizon is providing support with three new voice-over-IP and Internet packages available through the Verizon Global Wholesale division.

Verizon to Dual List Its Stock on NASDAQ and NYSE [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 6 days 6 hours 8 minutes ago
NEW YORK, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Communications Inc. today announced that it will dual list its common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, effective with the start of trading this morning.

Kantar Media Reports U.S. Advertising Expenditures Declined 12.3 Percent in 2009 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 1 day 8 hours 8 minutes ago
Total advertising expenditures fell 12.3 percent in 2009 to $125.3 billion as compared to 2008, according to data released today by Kantar Media, the leading provider of strategic advertising and marketing information. Fourth quarter 2009 ad spending was off 6.0 percent against the year ago period, with nearly all media improving upon their January-September performance.

Verizon Communications Declares Quarterly Dividend [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 13 days 5 hours 9 minutes ago
NEW YORK, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) today declared a quarterly dividend of 47.5 cents per outstanding share, unchanged from the previous quarter.  The dividend is payable on May 3, 2010, to Verizon Communications shareowners of record at the close of business on April 9, 2010.

Verizon Communications Recommends Rejection of Below-Market-Price Mini-Tender Offer by TRC Capital [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 13 days 1 minute ago
NEW YORK, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) has recently learned of an unsolicited "mini-tender offer" made by TRC Capital Corp. to Verizon shareholders to purchase up to 3 million shares of Verizon stock at $28 per share.

Verizon Is Top Telecommunications Company in Fortune Magazine's 2010 List of World's Most Admired Companies [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 9 days 4 hours 47 minutes ago
NEW YORK, March 9, /PRNewswire/ -- Fortune magazine has ranked Verizon No. 1 in the telecommunications sector of the publication's 2010 list of the World's Most Admired Companies.

Verizon Again Named to DiversityInc Magazine's List of Top 50 Companies for Diversity [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 8 days 1 hour 1 minute ago
NEW YORK, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon's continued efforts to create a diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment have again earned the company a ranking on DiversityInc magazine's 2010 list of Top 50 Companies for Diversity.  

Verizon, Juniper, NEC and Finisar Raise the Bar With Next-Generation 100G Field Trial [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 10 days 7 hours 8 minutes ago
NEW YORK, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon, Juniper Networks, NEC Corporation of America, and Finisar Corp. announced on Monday (March 8) the successful completion of the first real traffic 100 gigabits per second (100G) optical fiber transmission field trial applying standards-based optics end-to-end and using the latest in 100G native router interfaces.

Verizon Promotes Use of Its Inventive Self-Service Interactive Tool With - What Else? - an Inventive Interactive Tool [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 9 days 5 hours 8 minutes ago
NEW YORK, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon is making it easier than ever for consumers to use the company's new In-Home Agent self-help platform, thanks to a new interactive tool called an iKyp webkey.

Verizon Sponsoring '2010 Global Marathon For, By and About Women in Engineering and Technology' [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 9 days 1 hour 8 minutes ago
NEW YORK, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fourth consecutive year, Verizon is sponsoring and participating in National Engineers Week Foundation's Global Marathon For, By and About Women in Engineering and Technology, a 24-hour online event that strives to educate and inform middle school, high school and university women worldwide about opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.