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...Apple’s new partnership gives iPhones another advantage....
...Remember the 14 year faff waiting for something to happen with Verizon Wireless, followed by the asset trade with Liberty Global that actively resisted both explanation and logic?...
...Verizon is also expanding its partnerships with school districts in the US to provide students with discounts on unlimited wireless internet plans and hotspots, tablets and other tools to stay connected....
...As part of the agreement, Dish would not face restrictions on partnerships or minority investments, said Mr Delrahim, but he added that there were some change-of-control constraints....
...Less obviously, this latest generation of wireless technology is about a lot more than blingy phones....
...For five years, Mr Colao had been conducting an elaborate courtship with Lowell McAdam, chief executive of Verizon Wireless, the US mobile operator in which Vodafone held a 45 per cent stake....
...“The Verizon deal was $50bn and that was investment grade,” referring to the largest corporate bond that was used to back a deal for Verizon to buy full control of Verizon Wireless from Vodafone....
...“The combined set of assets across Verizon and Oath, from [virtual reality] to [artificial intelligence], 5G [wireless network] to [the internet of things], from content partnerships to originals, will create...
...Job moves Charlie Ergen, co-founder of Dish Network, will relinquish his role as chief executive of the US satellite TV provider so that he can focus on the company’s wireless business....
...Paul Taubman (below) of PJT Partners has advised Verizon for years. But he has also worked with Comcast, which may be looking at the same targets as Verizon....
...He is perhaps best known for helping to orchestrate the $130bn sale of Vodafone’s stake in Verizon Wireless in 2013....
...Deals included the rancorous acquisition of Mannesmann in 2000 for $183bn and more recently the $130bn sale of Vodafone’s stake in Verizon Wireless and the acquisitions of Kabel Deutschland and Ono....
...The third-largest US wireless network also said it would each week offer customers gifts, such as pizza and movie tickets, via its mobile app through partnerships with brands including Lyft, Domino’s and...
...The deal, if completed at that size, will rank as the second largest on record, trailing only the $49bn Verizon raised in 2013 to finance its acquisition of Verizon Wireless....
...stake in Verizon Wireless it did not already own....
...In contrast, Vodafone has been concentrating on growth in Europe ever since it sold its Verizon Wireless stake in the US for $130bn three years ago....
...AOL’s ability to drive more spending through its advertising technology tools, particularly video ads on mobile devices, was a key driver of Verizon’s interest in the company as the largest US wireless operator...
...It is the latest move by Verizon to bolster its forthcoming mobile video offering, which will be available on any wireless network....
...Forwarded Verizon results beat Verizon Communications Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue as heavy promotions helped it to check customer defections and subscriptions rose for the carrier...
...Verizon already has a partnership with the National Football League, so its wireless subscribers have exclusive access to America’s most popular sport....
...wireless business....
...The performance was ahead of forecasts, with Wall Street analysts expecting subscriber growth to temper a little in the face of some price cutting at Verizon, the largest of the US wireless carriers....
...T-Mobile and Dish have openly discussed a partnership of some sort in recent months....
...Wireless which backed Softcard....
...Google wallet will be preinstalled later this year on Android phones sold by AT&T, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless, which backed Softcard....
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