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News The news comes a month after a jury in Virginia found that Vonage is infringing on three patents held by Verizon Communications and awarded Verizon $58m in damages. He said the company is currently in... [13 Apr 2007]
Editor's Blog: Moving bits
Comment In the US, Verizon Wireless recently dropped the term 'unlimited' from its 5GB-per-month Broadband Access data plan. Our publisher, CNET Networks UK, along with its stable of other fine business and... [05 Apr 2007]
BT boss eyes more big business globally
News In the past, Green has pointed to the extent to which IT services are more important to the telco than to rivals, such as AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom and Verizon, and the figures in terms of revenue break down... [05 Mar 2007]
Verizon bests mobile spammer
News Verizon Wireless said it has won a permanent injunction against a company it accused of sending text message spam, a significant step in keeping the unsolicited messages off mobile phones. In the judgment, Specialized... [27 Feb 2007]
Vonage buckles up for Verizon patent suit
News A struggling Vonage goes to court this week to defend itself in a patent infringement case brought by Verizon Communications. Verizon filed suit against Vonage in June claiming the company violated... [21 Feb 2007]
Virtual mobile operators 'are allies not enemies'
News Inter-operator co-operation has already begun, between Verizon and Mobile ESPN - one of the highest profile content-focused MVNOs - which is back in business on the Verizon network after... [09 Feb 2007]
Broadband availability still hitting UK Plc
News Other CMA Survey findings Best performer in fixed communications for overall quality: NTL:Telewest Best performing mobile network operator: Vodafone Best fixed-line performer for overall value for money:... [07 Feb 2007]
AT&T-BellSouth merger gets FCC green light
News In 2005, Verizon Communications announced the acquisition of MCI, and SBC Communications said it would acquire AT&T. These are services AT&T sells to business customers to connect different offices or... [02 Jan 2007]
AT&T-BellSouth merger back to square one?
News He urged his four colleagues, two Democrats and two Republicans, to return to the negotiating table and work out a unanimous agreement, as they did with mergers last year involving AT&T and SBC Communications, and... [19 Dec 2006]
BAT WAN worth $20m to Orange
News It competes with similar units from service providers including AT&T, BT, NTT, Sprint and Verizon Communications. Tobacco giant BAT has signed a $20m contract extension with Orange Business Services.... [27 Oct 2006]
BT trumpets its progress in IT services
News He said margins in the medium term will be healthy and that the telco is now taking a greater proportion - 30 per cent - of its sales from services than rivals such as AT&T, France Telecom (through Orange Business... [14 Sep 2006]
Touchpaper Leverages Verizon Net Conferencing Powered by Microsoft Office Live Meeting to Keep Global Communication Loud and Clear
White Paper Touchpaper began using Verizon Net Conferencing powered by Microsoft Office Live Meeting for regular meetings and training webinars, designed to keep them abreast of software changes and train them on how to demonstrate,... [14 Sep 2006]
Net neutrality rift threatens comms bill
News Senator Jim DeMint, a South Carolina Republican, asked whether network providers such as Verizon should be able to charge more for "higher requirements" such as video from their customers if Google and other content... [13 Sep 2006]
Palm unveils first 3G Treo for the UK
News The first Windows Mobile Palm device was made available in the US late last year with US operator Verizon Wireless, which is part owned by Vodafone. The operator will be promoting the smart phone to... [12 Sep 2006]
Alcatel-Lucent merger gets shareholder nod
News Last year, local phone company SBC Communications bought long distance carrier AT&T, and Verizon Communications bought MCI. The deal has been billed as a merger of equals - a consolidation of two rivals who for years... [08 Sep 2006]
