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Verizon tries to get out of merger condition requiring it to unlock phones
During Trump's first term, the FCC granted Verizon a partial waiver allowing it to lock phones for 60 days to fight fraud.
Verizon wants to keep your phone locked for 6 months — here's why
Verizon customers can currently unlock their devices after 60 days, but the carrier is petitioning the FCC to push that up to ...
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FCC Approves Verizon-Frontier Merger After Verizon Backs Down on DEI
After President Donald Trump issued an executive order in January eliminating DEI programs at federal agencies, FCC chair ...
Verizon Rolls Back DEI Policies to Secure $10 Billion Deal
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr approved the telecom merger after Verizon yielded to new demands to curb diversity policies.
FCC approves Verizon’s $20 billion merger after it commits to ‘ending’ DEI
Verizon’s $ 20 billion deal to acquire the fiber internet provider Frontier is officially happening. On Friday, the Federal ...
FCC Approves Verizon Deal to Acquire Frontier After DEI Changes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Communications Commission said Friday it was approving Verizon Communications's $20 billion ...
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Yahoo delays merger with Verizon over hacking
Yahoo said Monday its $4.8 billion deal to sell itself to Verizon has been delayed. The struggling Web portal, which reported positive earnings in the fourth quarter, said that the merger is now ...
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The Verizon Lesson
In some of our top online news stories last week, CRN Senior Editor Dan Neel detailed the fallout from the merger. As Neel points out in his no-nonsense coverage, Verizon effectively fired more ...