Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Commits $100 Million to AST SpaceMobile
Verizon…AST SpaceMobile, 2901 Enterprise Lane, Midland Spaceport Business Park, Midland, TX 79706, United States
Starts 05/29/2024CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE2.3 years agoAST SpaceMobile's 8-K dated May 29, 2024 reports that "On May 23, 2024, the Company and Verizon ... entered into a Convertible Note and Memorandum of Understanding for an investment and commercial prepayment commitment totaling $100.0 million"; the pin is the day it was disclosed.^[1]
Verizon agreed to put $100 million into satellite-to-phone startup AST SpaceMobile: a $35 million convertible note plus $65 million of prepaid service payments, the second tied to regulatory approval and a definitive commercial agreement.
$100M
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Signs AST SpaceMobile Satellite-to-Phone Deal
Verizon…Midland, Midland County, Texas, United States
Starts 10/08/2025 11:30AMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE351 days agoBusiness Wire copy on Nasdaq^[1]: 'Published Oct 8, 2025 7:30am EDT ... today announced the signing of a definitive commercial agreement with Verizon^[3]'.
AST SpaceMobile signed a definitive commercial agreement to connect Verizon customers' ordinary phones to its BlueBird satellites across the continental US from 2026, using Verizon's 850 MHz spectrum.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
AST SpaceMobile Satellite Beta Starts for Verizon
Midland, Midland County, Texas, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 12/31/2026ESTIMATED 62% CONFIDENCEin 98 daysAST's Q2 2026 results: 'Continued progress towards beta service in 2026 with initial 3,000 digital cells activated across the Continental United States'; TechTimes^[2] quotes AST's beta launch with AT&T and Verizon 'later this year' - a bare year is taken as 31 December.
AST SpaceMobile expects to start beta space-based cellular broadband with AT&T and Verizon before the end of 2026, reaching ordinary phones over Verizon's 850 MHz spectrum, though coverage will be intermittent until more satellites fly.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon and BT Merge International Businesses in 50:50 Joint Venture
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 06/29/2026CONFIRMED 84% CONFIDENCE87 days agoThe release, published Jun 29, 2026, says BT Group and Verizon^[1] "today announced the signing of an agreement to combine their respective international enterprise operations into a 50:50 joint venture".
Verizon and BT agreed to combine their international enterprise networking arms into a 50:50 joint venture serving over 3,000 multinationals in 180-plus countries with about $4 billion in combined annual revenue; Verizon pays BT $625 million to equalize.
$625M
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Launches Satellite Texting to Any Phone on Android
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 03/19/2025CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.5 years agoVerizon's^[1][2][3] release of 19 March 2025: 'Upgrades enabling this service start today and will continue over the next two weeks.'
Verizon became the first US carrier to let customers text any other phone by satellite when out of cellular range, starting with Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 9 phones.
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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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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
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Agrees to Buy Frontier for $20 Billion
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 09/05/2024 10:00AMCONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE2.1 years agoVerizon's^[1] release is dated "September 5, 2024" and says the two companies "today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement"; the page was published 10:00Z, ahead of the 8:00 AM ET investor call it announces.
Verizon agreed to buy Frontier Communications, the largest pure-play US fiber provider, in an all-cash deal valued at $20 billion ($38.50 a share), adding 2.2 million fiber subscribers and reach to 25 million premises across 31 states and DC.
$20B
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Wins $3.2 Billion of AWS-3 Spectrum in FCC Auction 113
Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street Northeast, NoMa, Washington, DC 20554, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 06/26/2026CONFIRMED 91% CONFIDENCE90 days agoPublic notice DA 26-633, "Released: June 26, 2026", announces the Auction 113 winning bidders; it says bidding concluded on June 23, 2026.^[1]
Verizon, bidding as Cellco Partnership, won 82 of the 200 AWS-3 licenses in FCC Auction 113 for $3.16 billion, the bulk of the $3.57 billion the auction raised from seven winning bidders.
$3.2B
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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 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 Customers Use 40 TB at Super Bowl LX
Levi's Stadium, 4900 Marie P. DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara, CA 95054, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 02/08/2026CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE228 days agoVerizon's^[1][3] recap reports usage 'on Super Bowl Sunday' at Levi's Stadium; Wikipedia's^[2] Super Bowl LX article dates the game February 8, 2026.
Verizon customers used 40.32 TB of data in and around Levi's Stadium on Super Bowl Sunday, 6% more than a year earlier and over five times the 7 TB of Super Bowl 50 at the same stadium, after nearly 200 network projects across the Bay Area.
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Verizon's^[1] release is dated 05/14/2026 and PR Newswire^[3] stamps the joint release 'May 14, 2026, 06:55 ET'.

Start: May 14, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Plan Satellite Joint Venture

The three biggest US carriers agreed in principle to form a joint venture pooling spectrum so satellite operators can reach phones directly and all but end wireless dead zones.

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon reached an agreement in principle to form a joint venture aimed at ending US wireless dead zones, including in rural areas^[1]
The JV would pool scarce spectrum so satellite providers can reach customers' phones directly through one platform^[1]
It promises redundant connectivity when ground networks fail in disasters, and common technical specifications across carriers^[1]
It would also work with rural carriers, and existing carrier-satellite deals stay in place^[1]
The JV still needs definitive agreements and customary closing conditions^[1]
The three companies issued the release at 06:55 ET^[3]

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verizon.com/about/news/att-t-mobile-verizon-plan-launch-joint-venture-helps-end-dead-zones
verizon.com· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts May 14, 2026 ✓· 45% of score
Verizon's release is dated 05/14/2026 and PR Newswire^[3] stamps the joint release 'May 14, 2026, 06:55 ET'.
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AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon launch joint initiative to address cellphone dead zones in US
wbrc.com· Published May 16, 2026· 27% of score
CNN Newsource report on the plan to improve service in remote areas.^[1]
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AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Plan to Launch New Joint Venture that Helps End Dead Zones
prnewswire.com· Published May 14, 2026· 27% of score
The joint release on PR Newswire, time-stamped 06:55 ET on 14 May 2026.

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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Commits $100 Million to AST SpaceMobile
Verizon…AST SpaceMobile, 2901 Enterprise Lane, Midland Spaceport Business Park, Midland, TX 79706, United States
Starts 05/29/2024CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE2.3 years agoAST SpaceMobile's 8-K dated May 29, 2024 reports that "On May 23, 2024, the Company and Verizon ... entered into a Convertible Note and Memorandum of Understanding for an investment and commercial prepayment commitment totaling $100.0 million"; the pin is the day it was disclosed.^[1]
Verizon agreed to put $100 million into satellite-to-phone startup AST SpaceMobile: a $35 million convertible note plus $65 million of prepaid service payments, the second tied to regulatory approval and a definitive commercial agreement.
$100M
0.77
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Signs AST SpaceMobile Satellite-to-Phone Deal
Verizon…Midland, Midland County, Texas, United States
Starts 10/08/2025 11:30AMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE351 days agoBusiness Wire copy on Nasdaq^[1]: 'Published Oct 8, 2025 7:30am EDT ... today announced the signing of a definitive commercial agreement with Verizon^[3]'.
AST SpaceMobile signed a definitive commercial agreement to connect Verizon customers' ordinary phones to its BlueBird satellites across the continental US from 2026, using Verizon's 850 MHz spectrum.
0.76
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
AST SpaceMobile Satellite Beta Starts for Verizon
Midland, Midland County, Texas, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 12/31/2026ESTIMATED 62% CONFIDENCEin 98 daysAST's Q2 2026 results: 'Continued progress towards beta service in 2026 with initial 3,000 digital cells activated across the Continental United States'; TechTimes^[2] quotes AST's beta launch with AT&T and Verizon 'later this year' - a bare year is taken as 31 December.
AST SpaceMobile expects to start beta space-based cellular broadband with AT&T and Verizon before the end of 2026, reaching ordinary phones over Verizon's 850 MHz spectrum, though coverage will be intermittent until more satellites fly.
0.76
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon and BT Merge International Businesses in 50:50 Joint Venture
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 06/29/2026CONFIRMED 84% CONFIDENCE87 days agoThe release, published Jun 29, 2026, says BT Group and Verizon^[1] "today announced the signing of an agreement to combine their respective international enterprise operations into a 50:50 joint venture".
Verizon and BT agreed to combine their international enterprise networking arms into a 50:50 joint venture serving over 3,000 multinationals in 180-plus countries with about $4 billion in combined annual revenue; Verizon pays BT $625 million to equalize.
$625M
0.72
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Launches Satellite Texting to Any Phone on Android
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 03/19/2025CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.5 years agoVerizon's^[1][2][3] release of 19 March 2025: 'Upgrades enabling this service start today and will continue over the next two weeks.'
Verizon became the first US carrier to let customers text any other phone by satellite when out of cellular range, starting with Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 9 phones.
0.68
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
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
0.64
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Agrees to Buy Frontier for $20 Billion
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 09/05/2024 10:00AMCONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE2.1 years agoVerizon's^[1] release is dated "September 5, 2024" and says the two companies "today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement"; the page was published 10:00Z, ahead of the 8:00 AM ET investor call it announces.
Verizon agreed to buy Frontier Communications, the largest pure-play US fiber provider, in an all-cash deal valued at $20 billion ($38.50 a share), adding 2.2 million fiber subscribers and reach to 25 million premises across 31 states and DC.
$20B
0.64
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Wins $3.2 Billion of AWS-3 Spectrum in FCC Auction 113
Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street Northeast, NoMa, Washington, DC 20554, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 06/26/2026CONFIRMED 91% CONFIDENCE90 days agoPublic notice DA 26-633, "Released: June 26, 2026", announces the Auction 113 winning bidders; it says bidding concluded on June 23, 2026.^[1]
Verizon, bidding as Cellco Partnership, won 82 of the 200 AWS-3 licenses in FCC Auction 113 for $3.16 billion, the bulk of the $3.57 billion the auction raised from seven winning bidders.
$3.2B
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.
0.63
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 Customers Use 40 TB at Super Bowl LX
Levi's Stadium, 4900 Marie P. DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara, CA 95054, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 02/08/2026CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE228 days agoVerizon's^[1][3] recap reports usage 'on Super Bowl Sunday' at Levi's Stadium; Wikipedia's^[2] Super Bowl LX article dates the game February 8, 2026.
Verizon customers used 40.32 TB of data in and around Levi's Stadium on Super Bowl Sunday, 6% more than a year earlier and over five times the 7 TB of Super Bowl 50 at the same stadium, after nearly 200 network projects across the Bay Area.
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