http://thedailyrecord.com Maryland's trusted source for business and legal news Mon, 20 May 2013 21:45:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/30/verizon-launches-green-energy-project/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/30/verizon-launches-green-energy-project/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:15:33 +0000 Daily Record Staff http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=238736 &via=&related=DolcePixel"> Verizon Communications Inc., a nationwide provider of telecommunication services, announced it will invest $100 million in a solar and fuel-cell energy project that will help power 19 of its facilities in seven states across the country, including Maryland.

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]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/30/verizon-launches-green-energy-project/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/18/verizon-rakes-in-wireless-fees-in-1q/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/18/verizon-rakes-in-wireless-fees-in-1q/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:24:46 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=237943 Shares of Verizon Communications Inc. hit a 12-year high Thursday after it posted another quarterly report that showed its wireless revenue rising at a rate that's the envy of the industry.

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]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/26/t-mobile-to-start-offering-iphone-5-on-april-12/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/26/rural-areas-struggle-to-find-internet-providers/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/26/rural-areas-struggle-to-find-internet-providers/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:09:32 +0000 The Carroll County Times http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=234367 ELDERSBURG — Lush hills and cornfields along acres of land mark Carroll County as a haven for people who want to get away from the city life and compact suburban developments — but finding reliable and affordable Internet can be a headache in rural areas. The problem is that many people live away from cable [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/26/rural-areas-struggle-to-find-internet-providers/feed/ 1 http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/22/verizon-communications-4q-loss-widens/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/22/verizon-communications-4q-loss-widens/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:23:05 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=231981 NEW YORK — Verizon strengthened its position as the top dog of the wireless industry in its latest quarter by raking in new subscribers and selling millions of iPhones, but also posted a record loss. The loss of $4.23 billion, or $1.48 per share, for the fourth quarter was mainly due to adjustments to the [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/22/verizon-communications-4q-loss-widens/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/11/federal-regulators-criticize-verizons-response-to-derecho/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/11/federal-regulators-criticize-verizons-response-to-derecho/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:06:06 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=231358 WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have issued a sharply critical report on phone problems that followed a severe wind storm in the Washington-metro area last year. The Federal Communications Commission says even now, it remains concerned about the maintenance and repair practices of Verizon Communications. The FCC says stronger regulation is needed nationwide for telephone companies [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/11/federal-regulators-criticize-verizons-response-to-derecho/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/12/10/verizon-moves-7-5b-in-pension-obligations-to-prudential-challenge-fails/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/12/10/verizon-moves-7-5b-in-pension-obligations-to-prudential-challenge-fails/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:39:41 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=229660 NEW YORK — Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. said Monday it has transferred $7.5 billion in pension obligations to Prudential Insurance after a retiree association failed to persuade a court to stop the move. Members of the Association of BellTel Retirees sued in federal court in Dallas two weeks ago to stop the deal, saying [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/12/10/verizon-moves-7-5b-in-pension-obligations-to-prudential-challenge-fails/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/12/04/court-rejects-verizon-challenge-to-roaming-rule/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/12/04/court-rejects-verizon-challenge-to-roaming-rule/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:50:37 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=229235 WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has rejected a Verizon challenge to a Federal Communications Commission rule aimed at increasing competition in wireless broadband service. The three-judge panel ruled Tuesday that the FCC had the legal authority to issue the “data roaming rule.” The rule requires big wireless carriers to open their data networks to [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/12/04/court-rejects-verizon-challenge-to-roaming-rule/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/29/verizon-to-sell-nokia-phone/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/29/verizon-to-sell-nokia-phone/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:38:40 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=226691 NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless, the largest cellphone carrier in the U.S., says it will sell a Nokia phone for the first time in years, lending support to the embattled Finnish company’s turnaround effort. Verizon says it will sell the Lumia 822, an exclusive model that’s part of Nokia’s lineup of smartphones based on Microsoft’s [...]

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