Wireless companies need the ability to create infrastructure for the next generation of mobile internet, 5G, wireless officials told Baltimore business leaders Monday. To catch up to the changing use of cellphones and other mobile devices, carriers and other infrastructure ...

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Democratic senators on Friday called on federal regulators to investigate Verizon Wireless, the country’s biggest mobile provider, for secretly inserting unique tracking codes into the Web traffic of its some 100 million customers. Data privacy experts have accused Verizon of ...

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Verizon Wireless announced plans to add more than 300 full-time positions in retail and customer care in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

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Verizon Wireless announced the appointment of Marquett Smith as president of the company’s Washington, DC/Maryland/Virginia region.

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Verizon’s $130 billion deal with Vodafone is huge for both companies, although Verizon customers in the U.S. are unlikely to see any big changes to their bills or their service. Verizon is buying the 45 percent of its wireless business ...

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NEW YORK — Verizon will own its wireless business outright after agreeing to a $130 billion deal to buy the 45 percent stake of Verizon Wireless owned by British cellphone carrier Vodafone. The buyout, the second-largest acquisition deal on record, ...

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NEW YORK — The country’s four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T’s “It Can Wait” slogan to blanket TV and radio this summer. AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint ...

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NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless, the country’s largest cellphone carrier, on Friday said that it is extending the time it takes to earn a subsidized phone upgrade from 20 months on contract to 24 months. The move will save Verizon ...

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NEW YORK — Sprint, the No. 3 cellphone company in the U.S., is selling a controlling stake to Japan’s Softbank for $20.1 billion. The deal, announced Monday in Tokyo, positions Sprint Nextel Corp. as a stronger competitor to U.S. market ...

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T-Mobile and MetroPCS have agreed to combine their struggling cellphone businesses in a deal aimed at letting them compete better with their three larger rivals. The combined company will use the T-Mobile brand and have about 42.5 million subscribers. Although ...

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