Scott Moritz

Verizon’s CEO is open to possible mergers — maybe with Comcast or Disney

May 23, 2019 at 7:11 p.m.

Verizon Communications is considering merger possibilities to reset the course of the company given the fast-changing structure of the industry, and would be open to talks with Comcast, Walt Disney...

Verizon offers unlimited data as mobile competition heats up

June 6, 2018 at 4:15 a.m.

Verizon Communications, the biggest U.S. wireless provider, will start selling a package that includes unlimited data, a tacit acknowledgment that smaller competitors have struck a chord with consumers who want...

Traders gather at the post that handles AT&T on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on May 19, 2014.

AT&T’s online-TV service ends streak of subscriber losses

June 6, 2018 at 11:26 a.m.

AT&T signed up new pay-TV customers for the first time in seven quarters thanks entirely to its new live online video service, DirecTV Now. The service, which targets consumers who...

AOL is said to have laid off 500 workers.

AOL said to cut 500 workers to narrow focus on mobile, video

May 23, 2019 at 7:07 p.m.

AOL, which was acquired by Verizon Communications Inc. last year for $4.4 billion, is firing as many as 500 employees as part of a restructuring plan to focus on mobile,...

A trader walks by the post that handles Time Warner on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 24, 2016. AT&T's $85.4-billion bid for Time Warner could be an opportunity for officials to insist that customers pay only for the channels they want.

Satellite dishes that power Time Warner imperil merger with AT&T

June 9, 2018 at 6:15 a.m.

Behind the Time Warner campus in Atlanta, more than a dozen massive dishes silently stream CNN newscasts, Cartoon Network shows and Turner Sports games to satellites in outer space. They're...

AT&T halts sales of Samsung Note 7 smartphone on safety concerns

June 9, 2018 at 5:22 p.m.

AT&T Inc. stopped all sales of Samsung Electronics Co.'s flagship Galaxy Note 7 over concerns about the smartphone's safety. "Based on recent reports, we're no longer exchanging new Note 7s...

Verizon said to be near $5 billion deal for Yahoo, beating rivals

June 10, 2018 at 2:36 p.m.

Verizon Communications is nearing a deal to buy Yahoo, beating out rival bidders for the iconic web pioneer, people familiar with the matter said. Verizon is discussing a price close...

Twitter is said to have won the rights to stream Thursday night NFL games. Here, Bears tight end Zach Miller (86) celebrates a touchdown against Washington at Soldier Field on Dec. 13, 2015.

NFL picks Twitter to stream Thursday night games

June 11, 2018 at 7:40 a.m.

Twitter just did its first broadcast deal, and it's a big one. The company will stream 10 Thursday night National Football League games during the 2016 season, a package that...

Google’s Project Fi challenges major wireless carriers

June 24, 2019 at 3:03 p.m.

Google unveiled a U.S. wireless service as the Internet giant looks for new ways to extend its reach in mobile. Project Fi is being offered in partnership with Sprint and...

Sprint CEO deploys ‘iPhone for Life’ plan to win back customers

June 17, 2018 at 2:10 p.m.

SAN FRANCISCO — Sprint introduced an "iPhone for Life" plan that lets customers get a new version of Apple's smartphone every two years as it moves to win back customers...

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