February 2012
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WatchVerizon Launches Entrepreneurship Training Program to Help Domestic Violence Survivors Become Small Business Owners
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Available Exclusively On...
World’s Thinnest 4G LTE Tablet on America’s Fastest 4G Network
Announced at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 will be available in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com starting March 1st. Movies, pictures and games come to life in high-definition with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7’s Super AMOLED™ Plus touchscreen ...
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Verizon Entrepreneurship Training Grant Program
Verizon is pledging $500,000 to help domestic violence survivors become entrepreneurs. The initial $100,000 grants awarded to workforce development programs, in partnership with local domestic violence advocacy agencies, in New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany. Grants will fund the development of pilot training programs designed to help survivors learn valuable business...
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Verizon Celebrates Black History Month
Verizon Wireless is celebrating Black History Month with education, positivity and prizes. Verizon Wireless, provider of America’s 4G LTE network, has initiated “A Day in the Life of a History Maker” for high school students. The program is in partnership with UNCF, Get Schooled and Teacher Planet. Students who want to participate in the program are asked to submit a 500-word essay by March 31...
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Introducing Verizon Wireless' Small Business...
Check out Verizon Wireless’ Small Business Advisor, a free, interactive tool that provides quick and easy recommendations for mobile solutions. The new service is designed to help customers find small business solutions that help boost productivity, protect information and use wireless technology to grow their business. Verizon Wireless’ Small Business Advisor is now available for free...
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Verizon, Motorola, BoxTone Unveil Mobile Solution...
By providing health care practitioners with secure mobile devices and apps, patient care can be improved through the sharing of clinical data in near-real time to help speed decision making and control costs. Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Motorola Mobility Inc. (MMI) and BoxTone are collaborating to develop a comprehensive mobile solution to help satisfy the unique security, reliability and...
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Dan Mead, CEO of Verizon Wireless, tells how...
Global Telecoms Business for spotlighting Dan Mead and sharing the latest news on LTE technology.
Verizon Wireless almost two-thirds of the world’s LTE subscribers. CEO Dan Mead explains how the company took an early lead in the new technology and is striving to maintain its position as US competition builds up
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4G LTE Rollout In Upstate New York Leads the Way
The continuing rollout of 4G LTE wireless technology across Upstate New York highlighted a nearly $158 million network investment by industry leader Verizon Wirelessin 2011 – the 11th consecutive year of $100+ million local investment. • 11th consecutive year of $100+ million local investment – more than $1.4 billion invested in region since 2000 • 4G LTE now available in eight Upstate New...
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Show Your Love For The Environment With The...
Trade In Your Old Device and Receive a Gift Card at all Verizon Wireless Communications Stores
This Valentine’s Day, Verizon Wireless encourages customers to share their love for the planet by participating in the newly launched In Store Trade-In program. Through the program, customers who are purchasing a new device can trade in their no-longer-used wireless devices at any Verizon Wireless...
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Spread Random Acts of Kindness with HopeLine from...
Pop quiz! Did you know today marks the beginning of Random Acts of Kindness Week? This week, people around the world are encouraged to go the extra mile to bring kindness to their friends, family, colleagues and communities. If you have an old cell phone sitting around your house, HopeLine offers a perfect way to clean out your living space while extending a random act of kindness. To find...
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Congratulations To Jason Skopp Of North...
Jason won top honors for sales and customer service at Verizon Wireless’ National President’s Cabinet. The honor is reserved for those ranking in the top one percent nationally in sales during 2011, placing him as one of the company’s top performers among its more than 25,000 sales people nationwide.
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Verizon Named to NAFE List of Top 50 Companies for...
For the 8th consecutive year, the National Association of Female Executives has named Verizon one of 50 tops companies for executive women. The list recognizes organizations that are committed to hiring, retaining and promoting executive women. At the 2012 NAFE Top Companies, women executives run 23 percent of operations that generate more than $1 billion in revenue. The Top 50 list is being...
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HopeLine from Verizon Presents Financial Grant to...
Through HopeLine, Verizon Wireless has donated $7,500 to Resources for Children with Special Needs. RCSN works with New York families throughout the five boroughs who have children with disabilities and other special needs to help them understand, navigate, and access the services needed to ensure that all children have the opportunity to develop their full potential.
“We are very...
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Verizon and Coinstar's Redbox Form Joint Venture...
Consumers across the U.S. will soon be able to enjoy the new and popular entertainment they want, whenever they choose, using the media and devices they prefer. What could be better? To find out more details click through.
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WatchVerizon Wireless’ NFL Mobile App
If your looking to stream Sunday’s big game live on your mobile device, find out everything you need to know from ABC News.
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Verizon Wireless Customer Care Leads Industry In...
Thank you to all our wireless customers across the country! According to the newest J.D. Power and Associates study, Verizon Wireless offers the greatest customer care among full service providers in the industry.
January 2012
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Tech Review: Apps for the Super Bowl
Don’t miss Newsday’s Tech Review that highlights the best apps for the Super Bowl! A few that made the cut: Are You Watching This?!, Shazam and Simple Soiree. Want to know what else to download before the big game? Click here for the full list.
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Verizon Wireless Is Putting Home Health Care On...
Read a fascinating article on the initiatives that connect wireless sensors, smartphones, tablets and computers to improve care of chronic illnesses.
At the recent mHealth Summit in suburban Washington, D.C., both Verizon Wireless and Qualcomm announced their entry into sensor- and smartphone-based wireless patient care systems.Verizon’s Digital Healthcare Suite connects sensors,...
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Service In Five New Markets And Expanding In Three...
Good news! We’re kicking off 2012 by turning on 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) in five new markets and expanding the network in three others today. Now, more than 200 million people in 195 markets across the United States can take advantage of the blazingly fast speeds offered by Verizon’s 4G LTE network.
“As we enter 2012, Verizon’s 4G LTE network remains the largest by far in the...
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WatchContinuing its support for the Montgomery County, Maryland Family Justice Center, a one-stop counseling and comprehensive services center for domestic violence victims, Verizon Wireless Northeast Area leadership team members present a HopeLine check to sponsor the Center’s Spring 2012 “Choose Respect” conference. “Choose Respect” will bring together 300 teens, parents and educators to facilitate...
WatchCheck out a behind-the-scenes look at our Device Evolution Lab
Droid Razr Maxx in Gadgetwise
Thanks to Gadgetwise for highlighting the new Droid Razr Maxx.
A Droid With Better Battery Life “The most nagging complaint from people who own Android phones has been short battery life. The reason? Its ability to run apps in the background drains battery life. A new version of Motorola’s Droid Razr, introduced here at the International Consumer Electronics Show, tries to address that...
Mashable Talks DROID 4
Thanks to Mashable for sharing the news on the latest Android-powered smartphone to run on our 4G LTE network.
DROID 4 Touted as Thinnest, Most Powerful 4G LTE QWERTY Smartphone To read the full article on Mashable please see: http://mashable.com/2012/01/09/droid/
OnStar Working With Verizon To Bring 4G LTE To...
Thanks for drawing attention to our latest partnership, on Consumerist!
“This year, OnStar showed it wants to branch out from its established position in the crash-response/locked-out-of-my-car industry by announcing a partnership with Verizon Wireless that could be bringing all sorts of other content to your car via 4G LTE. The idea is to give users the wireless speed to stream content...
December 2011
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Verizon Wireless Donates $10,000 in Long-Distance...
For the third year in a row, Verizon Wireless donated $10,000 worth of long distance calling cards to benefit wounded U.S. servicemen and women recovering at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The donation is providing hundreds of minutes of talk time for thousands of recovering soldiers during the holiday season and in 2012. This contribution supplements three...
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WatchThe Verge’s Joshua Topolsky discussed his love of the combination of the Galaxy Nexus and Verizon Wireless on Jimmy Fallon. See the video here.
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Pass Along Your Old Phone to Charity
MomTrends.com posted about HopeLine today.
HopeLine provides women and families with a vital link to emergency or support services by collecting old phones.
Through this program old phones and phone accessories are collected and distributed to participating domestic violence agencies and organizations nationwide. These phones are then provided to victims and survivors as they rebuild their...
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Verizon HopeLine Helps Victims Of Domestic...
In 2001 Verizon started using recycled cell phones to help victims of domestic violence and since its beginning they have collected over 8 million phones and awarded more than $10 million in grants to agencies and organizations to help bring about awareness and support to victims of domestic violence. We the people can now help to bring about a change. The next time you go in to upgrade...
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What can you expect with Ice Cream Sandwich?
• Redesigned user interface – software navigation buttons, a first for Android smartphones, and a dedicated recent apps button to make multi-tasking easy • Face Unlock – use state-of-the-art facial recognition to unlock Galaxy Nexus • Android Beam – quickly share Web pages, apps, contacts and YouTube videos with friends by simply tapping two compatible phones together • Redesigned Camera...
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Galaxy Nexus Available In Verizon Wireless Stores
The wait is over! Verizon Wireless, Samsung and Google announced Galaxy Nexus is available starting today in Verizon Wireless stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com for $299.99 with a new two-year customer agreement. Galaxy Nexus runs Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, which brings an entirely new look and feel to Android. Galaxy Nexus offers customers a redesigned user experience with...
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Around noon this afternoon a test emergency notification text message was sent to customers in Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean Counties in New Jersey. This test message was not clearly identified as a test. We apologize for any inconvenience or concern this message may have caused.
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After surgery, a robot may be at your side In...
When Erin Tally took Aidan, her 2-year-old son, home from Children’s Hospital Boston on the day after his urinary surgery, she brought along a new friend: a 4-foot-6, 17-pound, two-wheeled robot to help care for her recovering child. Overthe course of two weeks and five video consultations, the robot, made by Vgo Communications Inc., of Nashua, eliminated the need for Tally to drive Aidan...
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$25,000 Verizon Grant Increases Domestic Violence...
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County is taking steps to heighten awareness on campus and better educate and train students and faculty, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation and Verizon Wireless’ HopeLine program. The funding will support UMBC’s Violence Prevention Advocates Program, which educates and trains students, faculty and staff on relationship violence...
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