Labour09/24/2026@EconDesk
Verizon Cuts More Than 13,000 Jobs in Its Largest Layoff
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 11/20/2025CONFIRMED 84% CONFIDENCE308 days agoThe 8-K says "On November 20, 2025, Verizon ... announced" the workforce reduction, the same day Schulman's note to employees was reported.^[1]
CEO Dan Schulman told staff Verizon would cut more than 13,000 jobs, its largest single layoff, and franchise 179 company-owned stores, taking a $1.6 to $1.8 billion severance charge.
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Labour09/24/2026@EconDesk
Verizon Confirms Several Hundred More Job Cuts
1 Verizon Way, Bernards Township, NJ 07920, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 05/07/2026CONFIRMED 83% CONFIDENCE140 days agoQuartz's report of May 7, 2026 says "Verizon has confirmed a new wave of cuts totaling several hundred jobs"; Zacks dates the confirmation to May 7.^[1]
Six months after its 13,000-job cut, Verizon confirmed a new round of several hundred layoffs, under 1 percent of its workforce, falling hardest on its Basking Ridge, New Jersey campus.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Reports Q2 2026 Results and Raises Guidance Again
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 07/24/2026 11:00AMCONFIRMED 92% CONFIDENCE62 days agoThe release is dated July 24, 2026 and was published at 11:00 UTC (7:00 a.m. EDT); the 8-K exhibit was accepted at 11:00:31 UTC.^[1]
Verizon added 184,000 postpaid phones and posted a record 40.1 percent adjusted EBITDA margin in the second quarter of 2026, raising full-year guidance for a second time and lifting its buyback target to $4.5 billion.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Reports Q4 and Full-Year 2025 Results
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 01/30/2026 11:30AMCONFIRMED 91% CONFIDENCE237 days agoThe release is dated January 30, 2026 and was published at 11:30 UTC (6:30 a.m. EST); the 8-K exhibit was accepted at 11:30:56 UTC.^[1]
Verizon added 616,000 postpaid phones in the fourth quarter of 2025, its best quarter since 2019, met its 2025 guidance and set a 2026 outlook of adjusted EPS of $4.90 to $4.95.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Completes Acquisition of Starry
38 Chauncy Street, Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA 02111, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 01/30/2026CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE237 days agoVerizon's^[4] 2025 Form 10-K: "On January 30, 2026, we completed the acquisition of Starry Group Holdings, Inc. (Starry), a fixed wireless broadband provider serving multi-dwelling units in five markets across the U.S."
Verizon closed its purchase of Starry, a fixed wireless provider serving about 100,000 apartment-building customers in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Denver and Washington with millimeter-wave technology.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Reports Q3 2025 Results, Schulman's First as CEO
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 10/29/2025 10:30AMCONFIRMED 91% CONFIDENCE330 days agoThe release is dated October 29, 2025 and was published at 10:30 UTC (6:30 a.m. EDT); the 8-K exhibit was accepted at 10:31 UTC before the 8:30 a.m. ET call.^[1]
Verizon's third-quarter 2025 results, the first under new CEO Dan Schulman, showed adjusted EPS of $1.21 but a loss of 7,000 consumer postpaid phones, as Schulman promised to aggressively transform the company's culture and costs.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Completes $20 Billion Frontier Acquisition
Verizon…1919 McKinney Avenue, Uptown, Dallas, TX 75205, United States
Starts 01/20/2026CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE247 days agoVerizon's^[3][4] 8-K: "On January 20, 2026, Verizon Communications Inc. completed the previously announced acquisition of Frontier Communications Parent, Inc."
Verizon closed its $20 billion purchase of Frontier Communications, making it a wholly owned subsidiary and extending Verizon's fiber reach to almost 30 million passings across 31 states and DC.
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Business06/15/2017@ThePinGang
Microsoft to cut 18,000 jobs in the next year
Microsoft…
07/16/2014 - 07/17/2014 CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE12.2 years agoHappened as dated, per wpcentral.com^[1]: "Your membership journey starts here. Keep exploring and earning more as a member. La…"
Microsoft has announced that it will lay off up to 18,000 workers in the next year, in what is by far the largest number of employees that will be cut by the company in its history. In a letter sent to employees earlier this morning that Microsoft also released to the public, company CEO Satya Nadella confirmed that 12,500 of the job losses will be due to the company's acquisition of Nokia's Devices and Services division in April, when it added 25,000 new workers.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Reports Q2 2025 Results and Raises Guidance
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 07/21/2025 10:58AMCONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoThe release is dated July 21, 2025 and was published at 10:58 UTC (6:58 a.m. EDT), matching the 8-K exhibit accepted by the SEC^[2][3] at 10:58:11 UTC, ahead of the 8:30 a.m. ET call.
Verizon beat its own plan in the second quarter of 2025, with adjusted EPS of $1.22 and wireless service revenue of $20.9 billion, and raised its full-year guidance for adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EPS and free cash flow.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Closes $1 Billion UScellular Spectrum Purchase
U.S. Cellular Plaza 1, 8410 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, O'Hare, Chicago, IL 60631, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 06/01/2026CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE115 days agoArray's 8-K: "On June 1, 2026, Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. (f/k/a United States Cellular Corporation) ... completed the previously announced sale of select spectrum assets to Verizon Communications Inc."^[1]
Verizon completed its $1 billion cash purchase of cellular, AWS and PCS spectrum licenses from Array Digital Infrastructure, the former UScellular, covering about 8 percent of the US population.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Signs Multibillion-Dollar Corning Fiber Deal Through 2032
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
09/08/2026 - 12/31/2032CONFIRMED 86% CONFIDENCE16 days agoVerizon^[1], 8 September 2026: an agreement 'for 80+ million miles of high-density optical fiber and connectivity solutions from 2027 to 2032' - the end is the exclusive boundary after 2032.
Verizon agreed to buy more than 80 million miles of Corning optical fiber from 2027 to 2032 to push toward 40-50 million broadband passings and build long-haul fiber between AI data centers.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Authorises $25 Billion Buyback and Raises Dividend
1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 01/30/2026 1:00PMCONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE237 days agoThe 8-K says "on January 30, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized a share repurchase program for up to $25 billion", described on that morning's earnings call (8:00 AM ET).^[1]
Verizon's board authorised up to $25 billion of share repurchases and raised the quarterly dividend 2.5 percent to $0.7075, part of a plan to return about $55 billion to shareholders through 2028.
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Reuters, datelined July 16: "Verizon said on Thursday it will sell 274 company-owned retail locations and cut about 500 corporate jobs".^[1]

Start: Jul 16, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Verizon Sells 274 Stores and Cuts 500 Corporate Jobs

Verizon said it will hand 274 company-owned stores to franchise operators and cut about 500 corporate jobs, moves affecting about 3,000 employees, effective 16 August 2026.

Verizon will sell 274 company-owned retail locations to franchise operators and cut about 500 corporate jobs, affecting about 3,000 employees in all^[1]
The sale takes effect on 16 August 2026, leaving Verizon with 1,000 company-owned stores beside 5,000 franchised outlets^[1][3]
In past store sales about 70 percent of staff took jobs with the new operators^[1]
It follows the cut of more than 13,000 jobs announced in November 2025 and several hundred more eliminated in May^[1]
New Jersey's WARN list shows 282 corporate workers at Basking Ridge leaving on 16 October 2026^[2]

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finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/verizon-shed-274-stores-lay-160739807.html
finance.yahoo.com· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Jul 16, 2026 ✓· 36% of score
Reuters, datelined July 16: "Verizon said on Thursday it will sell 274 company-owned retail locations and cut about 500 corporate jobs".
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New Jersey 2026 WARN Notice Archive
nj.gov· Added Sep 24, 2026· 36% of score
Verizon Corp Resources Group LLC, Basking Ridge, posted July 2026: 282 workers effective 10/16/26.^[1]
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Verizon to cut 3,000 jobs as it shifts stores to franchises (Investing.com)
finance.yahoo.com· Published Jul 16, 2026· 28% of score
About 3,000 store employees leave Verizon's payroll as 274 stores move to independent owners on Aug. 16; Verizon keeps 1,000 company stores.^[1]

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Labour09/24/2026@EconDesk
Verizon Cuts More Than 13,000 Jobs in Its Largest Layoff
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 11/20/2025CONFIRMED 84% CONFIDENCE308 days agoThe 8-K says "On November 20, 2025, Verizon ... announced" the workforce reduction, the same day Schulman's note to employees was reported.^[1]
CEO Dan Schulman told staff Verizon would cut more than 13,000 jobs, its largest single layoff, and franchise 179 company-owned stores, taking a $1.6 to $1.8 billion severance charge.
$1.7B
0.77
Labour09/24/2026@EconDesk
Verizon Confirms Several Hundred More Job Cuts
1 Verizon Way, Bernards Township, NJ 07920, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 05/07/2026CONFIRMED 83% CONFIDENCE140 days agoQuartz's report of May 7, 2026 says "Verizon has confirmed a new wave of cuts totaling several hundred jobs"; Zacks dates the confirmation to May 7.^[1]
Six months after its 13,000-job cut, Verizon confirmed a new round of several hundred layoffs, under 1 percent of its workforce, falling hardest on its Basking Ridge, New Jersey campus.
0.71
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Reports Q2 2026 Results and Raises Guidance Again
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 07/24/2026 11:00AMCONFIRMED 92% CONFIDENCE62 days agoThe release is dated July 24, 2026 and was published at 11:00 UTC (7:00 a.m. EDT); the 8-K exhibit was accepted at 11:00:31 UTC.^[1]
Verizon added 184,000 postpaid phones and posted a record 40.1 percent adjusted EBITDA margin in the second quarter of 2026, raising full-year guidance for a second time and lifting its buyback target to $4.5 billion.
0.66
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Reports Q4 and Full-Year 2025 Results
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 01/30/2026 11:30AMCONFIRMED 91% CONFIDENCE237 days agoThe release is dated January 30, 2026 and was published at 11:30 UTC (6:30 a.m. EST); the 8-K exhibit was accepted at 11:30:56 UTC.^[1]
Verizon added 616,000 postpaid phones in the fourth quarter of 2025, its best quarter since 2019, met its 2025 guidance and set a 2026 outlook of adjusted EPS of $4.90 to $4.95.
0.65
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Completes Acquisition of Starry
38 Chauncy Street, Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA 02111, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 01/30/2026CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE237 days agoVerizon's^[4] 2025 Form 10-K: "On January 30, 2026, we completed the acquisition of Starry Group Holdings, Inc. (Starry), a fixed wireless broadband provider serving multi-dwelling units in five markets across the U.S."
Verizon closed its purchase of Starry, a fixed wireless provider serving about 100,000 apartment-building customers in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Denver and Washington with millimeter-wave technology.
0.65
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Reports Q3 2025 Results, Schulman's First as CEO
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 10/29/2025 10:30AMCONFIRMED 91% CONFIDENCE330 days agoThe release is dated October 29, 2025 and was published at 10:30 UTC (6:30 a.m. EDT); the 8-K exhibit was accepted at 10:31 UTC before the 8:30 a.m. ET call.^[1]
Verizon's third-quarter 2025 results, the first under new CEO Dan Schulman, showed adjusted EPS of $1.21 but a loss of 7,000 consumer postpaid phones, as Schulman promised to aggressively transform the company's culture and costs.
0.65
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Completes $20 Billion Frontier Acquisition
Verizon…1919 McKinney Avenue, Uptown, Dallas, TX 75205, United States
Starts 01/20/2026CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE247 days agoVerizon's^[3][4] 8-K: "On January 20, 2026, Verizon Communications Inc. completed the previously announced acquisition of Frontier Communications Parent, Inc."
Verizon closed its $20 billion purchase of Frontier Communications, making it a wholly owned subsidiary and extending Verizon's fiber reach to almost 30 million passings across 31 states and DC.
0.64
Business06/15/2017@ThePinGang
Microsoft to cut 18,000 jobs in the next year
Microsoft…
07/16/2014 - 07/17/2014 CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE12.2 years agoHappened as dated, per wpcentral.com^[1]: "Your membership journey starts here. Keep exploring and earning more as a member. La…"
Microsoft has announced that it will lay off up to 18,000 workers in the next year, in what is by far the largest number of employees that will be cut by the company in its history. In a letter sent to employees earlier this morning that Microsoft also released to the public, company CEO Satya Nadella confirmed that 12,500 of the job losses will be due to the company's acquisition of Nokia's Devices and Services division in April, when it added 25,000 new workers.
0.64
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Reports Q2 2025 Results and Raises Guidance
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 07/21/2025 10:58AMCONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoThe release is dated July 21, 2025 and was published at 10:58 UTC (6:58 a.m. EDT), matching the 8-K exhibit accepted by the SEC^[2][3] at 10:58:11 UTC, ahead of the 8:30 a.m. ET call.
Verizon beat its own plan in the second quarter of 2025, with adjusted EPS of $1.22 and wireless service revenue of $20.9 billion, and raised its full-year guidance for adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EPS and free cash flow.
0.64
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Closes $1 Billion UScellular Spectrum Purchase
U.S. Cellular Plaza 1, 8410 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, O'Hare, Chicago, IL 60631, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 06/01/2026CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE115 days agoArray's 8-K: "On June 1, 2026, Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. (f/k/a United States Cellular Corporation) ... completed the previously announced sale of select spectrum assets to Verizon Communications Inc."^[1]
Verizon completed its $1 billion cash purchase of cellular, AWS and PCS spectrum licenses from Array Digital Infrastructure, the former UScellular, covering about 8 percent of the US population.
$1B
0.63
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Signs Multibillion-Dollar Corning Fiber Deal Through 2032
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
09/08/2026 - 12/31/2032CONFIRMED 86% CONFIDENCE16 days agoVerizon^[1], 8 September 2026: an agreement 'for 80+ million miles of high-density optical fiber and connectivity solutions from 2027 to 2032' - the end is the exclusive boundary after 2032.
Verizon agreed to buy more than 80 million miles of Corning optical fiber from 2027 to 2032 to push toward 40-50 million broadband passings and build long-haul fiber between AI data centers.
0.63
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Authorises $25 Billion Buyback and Raises Dividend
1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 01/30/2026 1:00PMCONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE237 days agoThe 8-K says "on January 30, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized a share repurchase program for up to $25 billion", described on that morning's earnings call (8:00 AM ET).^[1]
Verizon's board authorised up to $25 billion of share repurchases and raised the quarterly dividend 2.5 percent to $0.7075, part of a plan to return about $55 billion to shareholders through 2028.
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