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 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
FCC Approves Verizon's Frontier Deal After DEI Pledge
Verizon…Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street Northeast, NoMa, Washington, DC 20554, United States
Starts 05/16/2025CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.4 years agoThe FCC^[1] release is datelined "WASHINGTON, May 16, 2025" and says "Today, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau approved Verizon's $20 billion acquisition of Frontier".
The FCC approved Verizon's $20 billion Frontier purchase after Verizon committed to ending its DEI practices, with Chairman Brendan Carr citing fiber builds of 1 million or more homes a year and commitments to tower crews.
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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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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
California Approves Verizon-Frontier Deal, Clearing Last Hurdle
505 Van Ness Avenue, Civic Center, San Francisco, CA 94102, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 01/15/2026CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE252 days agoThe CPUC release reads "January 15, 2026 - SAN FRANCISCO - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today approved the transfer of control of Frontier Communications' California operations to Verizon^[2]".
California's utilities regulator approved the transfer of Frontier's California operations to Verizon with enforceable conditions, including $500 million in small-business spending, the final regulatory approval before the deal closed five days later.
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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.
0.67
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 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.
0.65
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Raises Dividend for 19th Consecutive Year
1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 09/05/2025CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.1 years agoThe release published Sep 05, 2025 says the board "today declared a quarterly dividend of 69 cents per outstanding share".^[1]
Verizon's board raised the quarterly dividend by 1.25 cents to 69 cents a share, its 19th annual increase in a row, payable on 3 November 2025.
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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
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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 Reports Q3 2026 Results
1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 10/28/2026 11:00AMESTIMATED 69% CONFIDENCEin 34 daysVerizon^[1][2][4] lists no date yet; Q3 2025 results came on Wednesday 29 October 2025 and the 2026 releases landed 24 to 30 days after quarter end at 7:00 a.m. ET, so late October at about 11:00 UTC.
Verizon's third-quarter 2026 results, where it has guided mobility and broadband service revenue growth to approach 3.0 percent on the way to about 4.0 percent in the fourth quarter.
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Verizon^[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.

Start: Sep 8, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
End: Dec 31, 203290% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Verizon Signs Multibillion-Dollar Corning Fiber Deal Through 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.

Verizon and Corning reached a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar agreement for more than 80 million miles of high-density optical fiber and connectivity products from 2027 to 2032^[1]
The fiber speeds Verizon's push toward 40-50 million broadband passings for homes and businesses^[1]
It also builds long-haul corridors of ultra-dense cable linking AI data centers for hyperscalers such as AWS, under Verizon's AI Connect strategy^[1]
The deal extends a 30-year partnership and helps Corning scale US manufacturing; terms were not disclosed^[1][2]

Notable features

Corning Contour Flow Cable, a flexible ribbon cable that fits far more fiber into existing conduit^[1]
One converged architecture feeding cell towers, enterprise data centers and homes from the same backbone^[1]

@TechDesk

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verizon.com/about/news/verizon-corning-broadband-ai-fiber-agreement
verizon.com· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Sep 8, 2026 ✓· Ends Dec 31, 2032 ✓· 52% of score
Verizon, 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.
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Verizon taps Corning fiber for network builds, AI infrastructure
lightreading.com· Published Sep 8, 2026· 48% of score
Light Reading: multi-billion-dollar supply deal for more than 80 million miles of fiber from 2027 to 2032; financial terms not disclosed.

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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
0.73
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.
0.72
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
FCC Approves Verizon's Frontier Deal After DEI Pledge
Verizon…Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street Northeast, NoMa, Washington, DC 20554, United States
Starts 05/16/2025CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.4 years agoThe FCC^[1] release is datelined "WASHINGTON, May 16, 2025" and says "Today, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau approved Verizon's $20 billion acquisition of Frontier".
The FCC approved Verizon's $20 billion Frontier purchase after Verizon committed to ending its DEI practices, with Chairman Brendan Carr citing fiber builds of 1 million or more homes a year and commitments to tower crews.
0.70
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.
0.68
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
California Approves Verizon-Frontier Deal, Clearing Last Hurdle
505 Van Ness Avenue, Civic Center, San Francisco, CA 94102, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 01/15/2026CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE252 days agoThe CPUC release reads "January 15, 2026 - SAN FRANCISCO - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today approved the transfer of control of Frontier Communications' California operations to Verizon^[2]".
California's utilities regulator approved the transfer of Frontier's California operations to Verizon with enforceable conditions, including $500 million in small-business spending, the final regulatory approval before the deal closed five days later.
0.67
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.
0.67
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 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.
0.65
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Raises Dividend for 19th Consecutive Year
1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 09/05/2025CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.1 years agoThe release published Sep 05, 2025 says the board "today declared a quarterly dividend of 69 cents per outstanding share".^[1]
Verizon's board raised the quarterly dividend by 1.25 cents to 69 cents a share, its 19th annual increase in a row, payable on 3 November 2025.
0.64
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
0.64
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
0.63
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Reports Q3 2026 Results
1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 10/28/2026 11:00AMESTIMATED 69% CONFIDENCEin 34 daysVerizon^[1][2][4] lists no date yet; Q3 2025 results came on Wednesday 29 October 2025 and the 2026 releases landed 24 to 30 days after quarter end at 7:00 a.m. ET, so late October at about 11:00 UTC.
Verizon's third-quarter 2026 results, where it has guided mobility and broadband service revenue growth to approach 3.0 percent on the way to about 4.0 percent in the fourth quarter.
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