Tag: Verizon
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Verizon’s New Live TV Streaming Service Not Likely This Year
For months now we have been hearing that Verizon’s live TV service will be coming soon, but now it looks like this year is not likely. According to Verizon, it will consider how to deliver online TV service over the next six months said CEO Lowell McAdam. “An over-the-top platform is absolutely critical for us,”…
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Soon You Will Have a New Home Internet Option From Verizon 5G
This week in a earnings call Verizon’s CFO Matt Ellis re-confirmed their plans to roll out their 5G internet service in 2018. “We’re confident we’ll have commercial product in the market during 2018,” Verizon EVP and CFO Matt Ellis said on Thursday’s Q2 earning’s call. “[It’s] too early right now to be more definitive…but we’re still…
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Merger Alert: Charter is Trying to Buy Cox Cable
Well it seems we are about to see a major broadband merger once again. According to the New York Post Charter Communications the second largest cable giant whose properties include Spectrum, formerly Time Warner Cable is now looking at buying Atlanta-based Cox Communications. This would likely make Charter the largest cable company in the United…
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Verizon Says Their New Live TV Streaming Services Will Not Be a ‘Me-Too’ Service
Back in May it was announced that Verizon was busy working on a live TV streaming service. The service would compete with a growing list of services including Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, DIRECTV NOW, Hulu, and YouTube TV. Details are still thin, but it seems Verizon is using its FiOS TV service deals to create…
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Verizon Starts Inviting Users to Beta Test Its New Live TV Streaming Service
Verizon has been reported to be working on a live TV streaming service for a few months now, and it is getting close to launching the service. This week it started to invite Verizon customers asking them to be testers for the new service. Not only would they get to test the new service, but…
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Verizon Offered $100 Million for Charter Communications
Verizon has been working for some time to find a company to merge with. For months Charter and Verizon had talks about a possible merger. Why is Verizon looking to buy a cable TV company? Reports are that the wireless phone service growth has slowed, and Verizon is facing pressure from AT&T. The merger of…
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Verizon Announces Unlimited LTE Home Internet (Cord Cutting Will Never Be The Same)
Internet access has always been an issue for many Americans. Many Americans still only have one option or no broadband option at all. Now Verizon is launching a new service that should help many cord cutters especially ones in rural areas. Today they unveiled a new “SmartHub” LTE router that lets users enjoy unlimited cellular broadband…
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Verizon’s New Live TV Streaming Service May Come Out in June
A few weeks ago it was announced that Verizon was busy working on a live TV streaming service. The service would compete with a growing list of services including Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, DIRECTV NOW, Hulu, and YouTube TV. Now according to Variety the service is said to be coming out as soon as June…
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5G Is Coming Quickly & Will Change Cord Cutting Forever
Internet is at the backbone of cord cutting, but it is also its Achilles heel. Internet allows cord cutters to stream a ton of content, but it is also a bottleneck that allows ISPs to do as they please; however, that is about to change. Slowly 5G, a new Internet standard that will allow fiber…
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Verizon Has a New Plan to Take on AT&T & Cord Cutters Need to Pay Attention
It seems AT&T’s acquisition of DIRECTV and being in the process of merging with Time Warner are scaring Verizon. With the world changing and the profit of traditional TV going away, Verizon seems to be busy looking for a date. Recently Verizon VEO Lowell McAdam talked with Bloomberg to lay out his plans for a…