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Exclusive: FiOS Speed Hikes Coming Soon – 25/25 to Become 50/25, 35/35 to Become 75/35

Published on May 18, 2012 By Don

We’ve been nudged by a reliable source with supporting evidence who tells us Verizon will be raising the speed of several of their FiOS broadband tiers very soon. According to the source, Verizon’s symmetrical 25 Mbps tier will soon be changed to 50 Mb…

Verizon confirms plans to raise FiOS rates

Published on May 18, 2012 By Don

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) plans to implement price increases for its FiOS service to offset content costs and increase profitability, a senior executive said this week.

Shammo

Speaking at the 40th Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media a…

Verizon confirms plans to raise FiOS rates

Published on May 18, 2012 By Don

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) plans to implement price increases for its FiOS service to offset content costs and increase profitability, a senior executive said this week.

Shammo

Speaking at the 40th Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media a…

In detail: Following the Packet Optical Transport Systems (P-OTS) evolution

Published on May 17, 2012 By Don

As service providers look to transition to an all-packet based network, the Packet Optical Transport System (P-OTS) has emerged as the mechanism that can support packet transport services such as Ethernet and MPLS over optical networks.
From a vendor p…

Verizon Says FiOS Rate Hikes Coming – High Satisfaction Rankings Mean Crappier Pricing?

Published on May 17, 2012 By Don

In addition to announcing new shared data plans and the death of unlimited wireless, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo this week also announced that FiOS customers can expect a new slate of price hikes soon. Speaking at the JP Morgan investor conference this wee…

PSTN-to-IP migration must be done with care, say Verizon, AT&T

Published on May 15, 2012 By Don

AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) are clearly two service providers making a migration away from the PSTN to all IP, but the move has to carefully take into account a number of key technical, business and operational issues.

Terremark ups data center presence in Brazil

Published on May 11, 2012 By Don

Terremark, Verizon’s (NYSE: VZ) data center and cloud services subsidiary, has expanded the capacity of its data center in São Paulo, illustrating its bullish outlook on the Latin American market.

Terremark’s Latin America data ce…

Verizon’s DSL plans questioned by congressman

Published on May 9, 2012 By Don

Verizon’s (NYSE: VZ) decision to couple its DSL service with landline service for new customers and those seeking to change service plans has drawn the attention of U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) who had some pointed questions for the carrier.

Size matters as Verizon FiOS tops Consumer Reports survey

Published on May 9, 2012 By Don

It pays to be the biggest even if you may not necessarily be the best. That’s one way of looking at a Consumer Reports’ survey that hedged a bit before naming Verizon FiOS (NYSE: VZ) as “highly rated” among providers offering a triple play of voice…

CWA rises up against Verizon-cable wireless spectrum dealings

Published on May 8, 2012 By Don

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) has added its voice to those opposing any kind of relationship between cable companies and Verizon (NYSE: VZ).

CWA members demonstrated May 3 in Westchester, N.Y. (image source: CWA)

A group …