Verizon Communications has posted better-than-expected first-quarter earnings and revenue, despite the economy.

Ivan Seidenberg, the chief executive of Verizon Communications Inc., received $20.2 million in compensation in 2008, essentially the same as in the last two years,...

LG finally proves everyone wrong in kidding us all through yet another release date for the Versa VX9600 touchscreen phone. After speculating on a Feb release, we...

Some companies are still trying to reinvent the basic home telephone.

Verizon Wireless, the largest cellular carrier in the U.S., announced Wednesday that it has picked LM Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent as its main suppliers for a new,...

Verizon Wireless is set to announce Thursday that subscribers on some qualifying plans will be able to pick five or 10 phone numbers that they can call for free,...

Verizon Communications Inc. has told customers it is shutting down its VoiceWing Internet-based phone service to focus on other technologies.

Verizon says its earnings increased 15 percent in the fourth quarter, as it kept adding wireless and broadband subscribers.

Verizon Wireless has started selling a book-sized device that boosts cell phone signals within a home for $250, making it easier for people to drop a home phone line...

Verizon Wireless says it has completed its $5.9 billion purchase of Little Rock-based Alltel Corp., making Verizon the nation’s largest mobile phone company.

The Federal Trade Commission has removed the last regulatory hurdle for Verizon Wireless’ purchase of Alltel Corp., which will create the country’s largest...

Verizon’s FiOS TV service doesn’t make for a brighter picture, the advertising industry’s self-regulatory body said, urging the company to drop some...

Verizon employees snuck a peek at President-elect Barack Obama’s old cell phone records and will be reprimanded accordingly, the company said late Thursday.

Samsung’s i770 Saga QWERTY phone and clamshell world phone, Renown, are now available online at Verizon Wireless. Both the phones have their own target audience....

With pension funds facing billions of dollars in shortfalls as markets plunge, a range of companies from Ford to Verizon are pushing Congress to suspend portions of a...

Major League Baseball reached an agreement with Verizon to carry the MLB Network on FiOS, expanding the channel’s launch to 50 million homes.

Federal regulators are signing off on Verizon Wireless’ planned $28 billion purchase of Alltel Corp. The deal will create the nation’s largest wireless...

The Justice Department on Thursday effectively gave Verizon Wireless the go-ahead to buy Alltel Corp. in a $28 billion deal that would create the nation’s largest...

The Justice Department wants Verizon Wireless to sell assets in 22 states before merging with Alltel Corp. in a $28 billion deal to create the largest wireless carrier...

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services on Thursday affirmed its investment-grade ratings on Verizon Communications Inc., and assigned an “A” rating...