Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Plan Satellite Joint Venture
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 05/14/2026 10:55AMCONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE133 days agoVerizon's^[1] release is dated 05/14/2026 and PR Newswire^[3] stamps the joint release 'May 14, 2026, 06:55 ET'.
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.
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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 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.
$25B
0.66
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 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 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.
0.65
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
0.65
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.
0.64
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Powers the FIFA World Cup 2026 Network
Verizon…MetLife Stadium, 1 MetLife Stadium Drive, East Rutherford, NJ 07073, United States
06/11/2026 - 07/19/2026CONFIRMED 84% CONFIDENCE105 days agoWikipedia's^[2] 2026 FIFA World Cup article: 'The tournament began on June 11, 2026, and concluded on July 19'; Verizon's^[1][4][5] release describes its network for the tournament.
As FIFA's official telecom sponsor, Verizon ran the connectivity for the 104-match tournament, adding 5G spectrum to lift capacity three to five times at every US host stadium; its network reportedly carried nearly 500 TB, 29.2 TB of it at the final.
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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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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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Labour09/24/2026@EconDesk
Verizon Sells 274 Stores and Cuts 500 Corporate Jobs
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 07/16/2026CONFIRMED 84% CONFIDENCE70 days agoReuters, datelined July 16: "Verizon said on Thursday it will sell 274 company-owned retail locations and cut about 500 corporate jobs".^[1]
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.
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The 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".

Start: Jun 29, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Verizon and BT Merge International Businesses in 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.

BT Group and Verizon agreed to combine their international enterprise operations into a 50:50 joint venture focused on multinational customers^[1]
The joint venture is expected to serve more than 3,000 customers in more than 180 countries, with about $4 billion in combined annual revenue^[1]
Verizon pays BT a $625 million equalization payment and both hold equal voting rights; the venture will be incorporated in Jersey and headquartered in the UK^[1]
Martijn Blanken is CEO-designate; completion is expected in 2027 subject to regulatory clearances^[1]
The agreement was signed on 28 June 2026, and Verizon booked a $746 million pre-tax loss writing down the business it is contributing^[2][3]

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verizon.com/about/news/verizon-bt-group-international-joint-venture
verizon.com· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Jun 29, 2026 ✓· 31% of score
The release, published Jun 29, 2026, says BT Group and Verizon "today announced the signing of an agreement to combine their respective international enterprise operations into a 50:50 joint venture".
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Verizon Q2 2026 Form 10-Q
sec.gov· Published Jul 24, 2026· 24% of score
Records a $746 million pre-tax loss on writing the contributed business down to fair value; closing subject to regulatory approvals.^[1]
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Verizon Form 8-K, Item 7.01 (Joint Venture with BT Group plc)
sec.gov· Published Jun 29, 2026· 22% of score
The transaction agreement with BT and Jasper NewCo was signed on June 28, 2026; Verizon^[1] expected a $700-800 million loss on classifying the business as held for sale.
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BT Deal, BAT Cuts, Prosus Rises | Stock Movers (Bloomberg)
youtube.com· Published Jun 29, 2026· 22% of score
Bloomberg market coverage of the BT-Verizon^[1] deal on announcement day.

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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Plan Satellite Joint Venture
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 05/14/2026 10:55AMCONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE133 days agoVerizon's^[1] release is dated 05/14/2026 and PR Newswire^[3] stamps the joint release 'May 14, 2026, 06:55 ET'.
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.
0.69
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.
0.67
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.
$25B
0.66
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 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.
0.65
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.
0.65
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
0.65
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.
0.64
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Powers the FIFA World Cup 2026 Network
Verizon…MetLife Stadium, 1 MetLife Stadium Drive, East Rutherford, NJ 07073, United States
06/11/2026 - 07/19/2026CONFIRMED 84% CONFIDENCE105 days agoWikipedia's^[2] 2026 FIFA World Cup article: 'The tournament began on June 11, 2026, and concluded on July 19'; Verizon's^[1][4][5] release describes its network for the tournament.
As FIFA's official telecom sponsor, Verizon ran the connectivity for the 104-match tournament, adding 5G spectrum to lift capacity three to five times at every US host stadium; its network reportedly carried nearly 500 TB, 29.2 TB of it at the final.
0.64
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.
0.64
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
Labour09/24/2026@EconDesk
Verizon Sells 274 Stores and Cuts 500 Corporate Jobs
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 07/16/2026CONFIRMED 84% CONFIDENCE70 days agoReuters, datelined July 16: "Verizon said on Thursday it will sell 274 company-owned retail locations and cut about 500 corporate jobs".^[1]
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.
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