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Verizon to cut 15,000 jobs

by Bradford Randall | Nov 20, 2025

Reuters is reporting that Verizon’s new CEO plans to cut 15,000 jobs at the company, reducing non-union management ranks by a fifth

Ex-PayPal CEO takes the reins at Verizon

by Harry Baldock | Oct 7, 2025

This week, Verizon has announced the appointment of Daniel Schulman, former CEO of PayPal, as company CEO. He is no stranger to Verizon, having also served on the company’s Board for seven years.

Court rejects Verizon’s appeal over $46.9m data sharing fine

by Harry Baldock | Sep 11, 2025

This week, the US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit as rejected Verizon’s appeal to overturn a $46.9m fine issued to it last year for illegally handing customer location data to third parties without consent.

Judge upholds $92m fine for T-Mobile for illegally sharing location data

by Harry Baldock | Aug 19, 2025

This week, the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has sided with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), upholding a fine against T-Mobile for illegally selling customer location information (CLI).

T-Mobile takes potshots at AT&T and Verizon as it launches ‘T-Satellite’ service

by Harry Baldock | Jul 24, 2025

This week, T-Mobile has concluded the open beta phase of its D2D satellite service, officially launching it under the name ‘T-Satellite’.

Verizon scraps DEI initiatives to secure FCC approval of $20bn Frontier takeover

by Georgia Sweeting | May 19, 2025

News Verizon says the deal will allow it to upgrade its fibre network in 25 states Verizon has...

Verizon pledges $5bn to boost US small business

by Georgia Sweeting | May 14, 2025

News Verizon has pledged $5 billion over the next five years to support small business suppliers...

Verizon to deploy private 5G network at Buffalo Bills Highmark Stadium

by Harry Baldock | May 13, 2025

The Buffalo Bills today announced Verizon will be the exclusive wireless telecommunications partner of the new Highmark Stadium, set to open in 2026.

Work begins on E2A transpacific subsea cable

by Harry Baldock | Mar 24, 2025

Today, an international consortium including Chunghwa Telecom, SoftBank Corp., SK Broadband, and Verizon Business has announced the start of construction of the East Asia to North America (E2A) submarine cable system.

Verizon business partners with Singtel and Skylo on IoT

by Georgia Sweeting | Mar 5, 2025

News Verizon Business is expanding its Internet of Things (IoT) services with two new key...

T-Mobile expands free Starlink trial to AT&T and Verizon customers

by Harry Baldock | Feb 11, 2025

In a Superbowl commercial last weekend, T-Mobile announced the launch of T-Mobile Starlink, a new satellite-based service that aims to eliminate mobile dead zones in remote areas of the US.

AT&T to wave goodbye to NB-IoT

by Harry Baldock | Nov 21, 2024

AT&T will decommission it narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) network, with IoT workloads to be shifted to alterative technologies like LTE-M early next year.

From the new FCC chair to BEAD updates: The top 5 stories from Broadband Communities

by Harry Baldock | Nov 19, 2024

The picture of how a second term for President-elect Donald Trump will impact telecommunications is becoming clearer. With the nomination of Brendan Carr as chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), a change of course at the FCC has been signaled.

Verizon extends US defence contract in $98m deal

by Georgia Sweeting | Nov 12, 2024

Verizon announced a two-year extension to its Global Network Solutions (GNS) contract with the Department of Defence (DoD), boosting the contract’s total value to over $98 million. Originally awarded in 2016, this extension will support secure communication networks in Southwest Asia, a region critical to US government operations.

UScellular sells spectrum to Verizon in $1 billion deal

by Georgia Sweeting | Oct 21, 2024

UScellular has reached a $1 billion agreement with Verizon to sell part of its spectrum holdings, the company has announced.
The deal includes spectrum licences in the 850 MHz band, as well as AWS (Advanced Wireless Services; i.e., 695–2200 MHz) and PCS (Personal Communications Services; i.e.,1850–1995 MHz) licenses.

US telcos targeted by Chinese hackers in national security breach

by Georgia Sweeting | Oct 7, 2024

A Chinese hacking group, reportedly connected to the country’s government, has breached several US telcos in recent months, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday citing sources familiar with the matter.

Verizon offloads mobile towers to Vertical Bridge for $3.3bn

by Harry Baldock | Sep 30, 2024

Verizon has announced this week that it intends to sell the rights to lease, operate, and manage 6,339 mobile towers to infrastructure giant Vertical Bridge.

Verizon Business signs 5G deal with teledriving company Vay

by Harry Baldock | Sep 26, 2024

This week, Verizon Business has announced a new partnership with German start-up Vay Technology, aiming to provide the latter’s remotely operated electric vehicle fleet with 5G technology.

BlueBirds take flight: AST SpaceMobile satellites enter orbit

by Harry Baldock | Sep 17, 2024

The five new Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites are the first step in providing direct-to-mobile coverage to ‘not spots’ across the USA

Verizon’s 4,800 job cuts will cost over $1.9 billion

by Harry Baldock | Sep 16, 2024

This week, the initial cost of the job cutting measures has been revealed, with Verizon facing a $1.9 billion pre-tax charge in Q3 related to severance pay.