<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - verizon-wireless</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/verizon-wireless</link><description>Newsvine - verizon-wireless</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:07:56 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 02:24:13 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Merger and acquisitions in telecoms, at a glance</title>
<description><![CDATA[The two largest wireless carriers, Verizon Wireless and AT&T, have been trying to bolster their spectrum holdings, while the next largest, Sprint and T-Mobile USA, have been seeking to make alliances to compete better. Here's a look at the merger and acquisition activity in the telecommunications industry over the past year:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17764759-merger-and-acquisitions-in-telecoms-at-a-glance</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17764759-merger-and-acquisitions-in-telecoms-at-a-glance</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>sprint</category><category>glance</category><category>network</category><category>dish-network</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:07:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b0c4de38-bebc-426e-b020-be9adadea785.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="305" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b0c4de38-bebc-426e-b020-be9adadea785.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - Three Dish Network satellite dishes are shown at an apartment complex in Palo Alto, Calif., in this Feb. 23, 2011 file photo. Dish Network is offering to buy Sprint Nextel Corp. in a cash-and-stock deal it values at $25.5 billion, saying its bid is superior to that of Japanese phone company SoftBank.  (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Verizon signs 2-year extension with IndyCar</title>
<description><![CDATA[IndyCar has signed a two-year extension with Verizon Wireless that expands its sponsorship to cover the pole award.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17416093-verizon-signs-2-year-extension-with-indycar</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17416093-verizon-signs-2-year-extension-with-indycar</guid><category>sports</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>indycar</category><category>sponsorship</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:53:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Samsung Galaxy S4: Is an iPhone killer here at last? </title>
<description><![CDATA[
Samsung last night delivered its most threatening answer to the iPhone yet with its latest smart phone complete with a gallery of never-before-seen technology.
In a much-hyped public event, the technology giant introduced the Galaxy S4 with an array of new features, including &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/15/17323897-samsung-galaxy-s4-is-an-iphone-killer-here-at-last</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/15/17323897-samsung-galaxy-s4-is-an-iphone-killer-here-at-last</guid><category>technology</category><category>new-york</category><category>samsung</category><category>video</category><category>radio-city-music-hall</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>iphone</category><category>you-tube</category><category>t-mobile-usa</category><category>voice-recognition</category><category>verbal-commands</category><category>camera-application</category><category>galaxy-s4</category><category>translation-feature</category><category>eye-sensitive</category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:48:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah2A030EBA-34FC-85A6-FC17-0B7192A0AAE2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="185" width="308" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah2A030EBA-34FC-85A6-FC17-0B7192A0AAE2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>AT&amp;T snags OnStar wireless contract from Verizon</title>
<description><![CDATA[AT&T Inc. is scoring a win over rival Verizon Wireless as it takes over the contract to supply wireless connections to cars with General Motors' OnStar service.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17080981-att-snags-onstar-wireless-contract-from-verizon</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17080981-att-snags-onstar-wireless-contract-from-verizon</guid><category>technology</category><category>eu</category><category>gm</category><category>show</category><category>wireless</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>att</category><category>tec</category><category>onstar</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:02:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Verizon sells spectrum to AT&amp;T for $1.9 billion</title>
<description><![CDATA[Verizon Wireless said Friday that it's selling space on the airwaves to AT&T Inc. in exchange for $1.9 billion and the transfer of some airwave rights from AT&T.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16698442-verizon-sells-spectrum-to-att-for-19-billion</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16698442-verizon-sells-spectrum-to-att-for-19-billion</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>sale</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>spectrum</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:36:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Verizon to pay $8.5 billion dividend to its owners</title>
<description><![CDATA[Verizon Wireless said Monday that it will pay a dividend of $8.5 billion next month to its owners, Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group PLC., by the end of the year.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15117820-verizon-to-pay-85-billion-dividend-to-its-owners</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15117820-verizon-to-pay-85-billion-dividend-to-its-owners</guid><category>technology</category><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>verizon</category><category>vodafone</category><category>vodafone-group-plc</category><category>verizon-communications</category><category>dividend</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>vodafone-group</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:42:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Verizon to sell Nokia phone</title>
<description><![CDATA[Verizon Wireless, the largest cellphone carrier in the U.S., on Monday said that it will sell a Nokia phone for the first time in years, lending support to the embattled Finnish company's turnaround effort.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/29/14781071-verizon-to-sell-nokia-phone</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/29/14781071-verizon-to-sell-nokia-phone</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>nokia</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>tec</category><category>nokia-verizon</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:33:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0fbce346-5b5d-427f-bead-9239522828d9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="255" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0fbce346-5b5d-427f-bead-9239522828d9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Oct. 17, 2012,  photo, shows a Verizon Wireless sign at a Little Rock, Ark.Verizon Wireless, the largest cellphone carrier in the U.S., said Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, it will sell a Nokia phone for the first time in years, lending support to the embattled Finnish company's turnaround effort. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>AT&amp;T sees fewer new customers in 3Q</title>
<description><![CDATA[The flow of customers into AT&T's wireless stores slowed further in the latest quarter, putting the company far behind rival Verizon Wireless.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/24/14665223-att-sees-fewer-new-customers-in-3q</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/24/14665223-att-sees-fewer-new-customers-in-3q</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>att</category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:54:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2d21f1f5-e56c-4780-b850-3ea70e576c79.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2d21f1f5-e56c-4780-b850-3ea70e576c79.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, photo, an AT&amp;T logo is displayed on an AT&amp;T Wireless retail store front, in Philadelphia. The flow of customers into AT&amp;T's wireless stores slowed further in the latest quarter, putting the company far behind rival Verizon Wireless. AT&amp;T Inc. on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, said it added a net 151,000 new customers on contract-based plans from July through September, the lowest number for that period since at least 2003.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Softbank to buy 70 percent of Sprint for $20.1B</title>
<description><![CDATA[Sprint dug a hole for itself when it bought Nextel in 2005 in one of the worst deals in telecom history. Now, a deep-pocketed friend from overseas could help the company climb out of its hole and reinvigorate its fight against AT&T and Verizon Wireless.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yuri Kageyama]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Yuri Kageyama]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/10/14365115-softbank-to-buy-70-percent-of-sprint-for-201b</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/10/14365115-softbank-to-buy-70-percent-of-sprint-for-201b</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>sprint</category><category>sprint-nextel</category><category>softbank</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>japan-softbank</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:20:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c1f99651-7c14-45fb-95a3-d8a1758fc784.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c1f99651-7c14-45fb-95a3-d8a1758fc784.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this combination of Associated Press file photo, a woman walks by a SoftBank shop in Tokyo Thursday, April 26, 2012, and a man walks past a Sprint store, Tuesday, April 27, 2010 in New York. Japanese cellphone company Softbank Corp. was in talks Thursday about taking a substantial ownership stake in struggling U.S. carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. Sprint, the third-largest cellphone company in the U.S., said the deal could be big enough to involve a &quot;change of control&quot; of the company. It didn't provide any other details. (AP Photo)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0c85b176-16de-466d-94d0-3dd230bb3907.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0c85b176-16de-466d-94d0-3dd230bb3907.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Photographers and TV camea crew gather around Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son, left, and Sprint Nextel Corp. Chief Executive Dan Hesse shaking hands during their joint press conference in Tokyo Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Tokyo-based mobile carrier Softbank has reached a deal with Sprint to acquire 70 percent of the U.S. wireless company for $20.1 billion in the largest ever foreign acquisition by a Japanese company. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bed5f704-659c-425f-bc17-3d77de784953.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="359" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bed5f704-659c-425f-bc17-3d77de784953.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="171" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son, left, and Sprint Nextel Corp. Chief Executive Dan Hesse shake hands during their joint press conference in Tokyo Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Tokyo-based mobile carrier Softbank has reached a deal with Sprint to acquire 70 percent of the U.S. wireless company for $20.1 billion in the largest ever foreign acquisition by a Japanese company. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=09aeedd3-6e95-4094-a024-f0e29b20ef4b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="308" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=09aeedd3-6e95-4094-a024-f0e29b20ef4b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son speaks during a joint press conference with Sprint Nextel Corp. Chief Executive Dan Hesse in Tokyo Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Tokyo-based mobile carrier Softbank has reached a deal with Sprint to acquire 70 percent of the U.S. wireless company for $20.1 billion in the largest ever foreign acquisition by a Japanese company. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=16a9ed3e-bac9-42ad-80e4-c596fec29c5f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="321" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=16a9ed3e-bac9-42ad-80e4-c596fec29c5f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="97" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son, left, and Sprint Nextel Corp. Chief Executive Dan Hesse shake hands during their joint press conference in Tokyo Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Tokyo-based mobile carrier Softbank has reached a deal with Sprint to acquire 70 percent of the U.S. wireless company for $20.1 billion in the largest ever foreign acquisition by a Japanese company. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Verizon says iPhone 5 won't be 'relocked'</title>
<description><![CDATA[Verizon Wireless said Monday that it won't prevent its version of the iPhone 5 from being used on AT&T's network.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/22/14035072-verizon-says-iphone-5-wont-be-relocked</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/22/14035072-verizon-says-iphone-5-wont-be-relocked</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>tec</category><category>unlocked</category><category>iphone-5</category><category>verizon-iphone-5</category><pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2012 18:04:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c14f8059-bb5e-40a5-bf8b-e9e5ba808e0e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="261" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c14f8059-bb5e-40a5-bf8b-e9e5ba808e0e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE-In this Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, file photo, staff members of Apple Inc. welcome customers  as the Apple store in Hong Kong started selling iPhone 5. Apple Inc. said Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, that it sold more than 5 million units of the iPhone 5 in the three days since its launch, less than analysts had expected. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>How iPhone availability has grown in US</title>
<description><![CDATA[The first few iPhones were available in the U.S. only through AT&T. Verizon Wireless broke AT&T's exclusive grip on the iPhone last year, and other phone carriers have since started selling it as well.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/12/13832872-how-iphone-availability-has-grown-in-us</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/12/13832872-how-iphone-availability-has-grown-in-us</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>apple</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>carriers</category><category>tec</category><category>iphone</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:59:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=52293184-e6e6-4d12-8a3b-f26c0b25db68.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=52293184-e6e6-4d12-8a3b-f26c0b25db68.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Instagram is demonstrated on an iPhone Monday, April 9, 2012, in New York. Since Verizon Wireless broke AT&amp;T's exclusive grip on the iPhone last year, several other phone carriers now offer Apple's popular smartphone. On Monday, T-Mobile said it will make a stronger bid for used iPhones from AT&amp;T as Apple prepares to launch a new version. (AP Photo/Karly Domb Sadof)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Justice Dept approves Verizon-cable deals</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Justice Department on Thursday approved Verizon Wireless' $3.9 billion purchase of wireless spectrum from four of the nation's largest cable companies but applied conditions to the deal to protect consumers from reduced competition and higher prices.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pete Yost]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Pete Yost]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/16/13329676-justice-dept-approves-verizon-cable-deals</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/16/13329676-justice-dept-approves-verizon-cable-deals</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>verizon</category><category>justice-department</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>companies</category><category>cable-companies</category><category>verizon-wireless'</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:20:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Verizon settles FCC probe into 'tethering' block</title>
<description><![CDATA[In the first move of its kind, the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday said it's accepting a $1.25 million settlement from Verizon Wireless to end an investigation into whether the company asked Google Inc. to withhold so-called "tethering" software for Internet sharing.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13055233-verizon-settles-fcc-probe-into-tethering-block</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13055233-verizon-settles-fcc-probe-into-tethering-block</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>fcc</category><category>federal-communications-commission</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>tec</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:18:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>T-Mobile USA to buy, swap spectrum with Verizon</title>
<description><![CDATA[Verizon Wireless on Monday said that it has agreed to sell some wireless spectrum rights to T-Mobile USA and swap others, in a continuing quest to get regulators to approve a bigger spectrum deal it has worked out with a consortium of cable companies and another wireless carrier.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/25/12397902-t-mobile-usa-to-buy-swap-spectrum-with-verizon</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/25/12397902-t-mobile-usa-to-buy-swap-spectrum-with-verizon</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>mobile</category><category>wireless</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>t-mobile</category><category>tec</category><category>t-mobile-usa</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:19:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=292c8645-c517-4c46-b2fc-098f6aac0a76.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="259" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=292c8645-c517-4c46-b2fc-098f6aac0a76.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE- This Tuesday, June 12, 2012, photo shows a Verizon sign at a Verizon store in Mountain View, Calif. Verizon Wireless agreed  Monday, June 25, 2012 to sell some wireless spectrum rights to T-Mobile USA and swap others. Verizon says it would improve the ability of both companies to offer fast wireless data services. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Q-and-A about Verizon Wireless' new plan</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/12/12191104-q-and-a-about-verizon-wireless-new-plan</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/12/12191104-q-and-a-about-verizon-wireless-new-plan</guid><category>verizon</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>alignleft</category><category>clearall</category><category>stylemargin</category><category>altsome</category><category>share-everything</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:13:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/apcnbc/verizon-share everything--1374406210_v2.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/apcnbc/verizon-share everything--1374406210_v2.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Some questions and answers about Verizon Wireless' new Share Everything plans, which go into effect June 28.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Questions and answers about Verizon's new plans</title>
<description><![CDATA[Verizon Wireless is phasing out nearly all of its existing phone plans and replacing them with pricing schemes that let families and other subscribers share a monthly data allowance over as many as 10 devices.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/12/12187916-questions-and-answers-about-verizons-new-plans</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/12/12187916-questions-and-answers-about-verizons-new-plans</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>qa</category><category>tec</category><category>verizon-wireless'</category><category>share-everything</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:22:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=13aa688b-c947-4616-8532-3ea43fcaa60c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=13aa688b-c947-4616-8532-3ea43fcaa60c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Two Verizon workers take orders at a Verizon store in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest cellphone company, announced Tuesday  that is dropping nearly all of its phone plans in favor of pricing schemes that encourage consumers to connect their non-phone devices, like tablets and PCs, to Verizon's network. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Samsung Galaxy S III coming to all major U.S. carriers this month</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/04/12048804-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-coming-to-all-major-us-carriers-this-month</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/04/12048804-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-coming-to-all-major-us-carriers-this-month</guid><category>galaxy</category><category>wireless</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>t-mobile</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>top-selling</category><category>galaxy-s-ii</category><category>galaxy-s-iii</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Jun 2012 14:21:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/401887-screen-shot-2012-06-04-9-11-36-am.photoblog400.png" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="380" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/401887-screen-shot-2012-06-04-9-11-36-am.120;120;7;70;0.png" width="120" height="114" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Samsung's Galaxy S III — the highly anticipated follow-up to the top-selling Galaxy S II — will be coming to AT&amp;T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless and U.S. Cellular this month.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Your Cell Phone Makes You A Prisoner Of A Digital World Where Virtually Anyone Can Hack You And Track You</title>
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So if you are breaking the law, your cell phone may be used to gather evidence and to track you down.&nbsp; In the United States, cell phone companies are required by law to be able to pinpoint the locations of their customers&nbsp;to within 100 meters.&nbsp; So if you are a cr&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Socrates1]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Socrates1]]></source><link>http://socrates1.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11979240-your-cell-phone-makes-you-a-prisoner-of-a-digital-world-where-virtually-anyone-can-hack-you-and-track-you</link><guid>http://socrates1.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11979240-your-cell-phone-makes-you-a-prisoner-of-a-digital-world-where-virtually-anyone-can-hack-you-and-track-you</guid><category>constitution</category><category>politics</category><category>government</category><category>invasive</category><category>law-enforcement</category><category>bill-of-rights</category><category>freedom</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>hacking</category><category>1984</category><category>wire-tapping</category><category>authoritarianism</category><category>right-to-privacy</category><category>federal-government</category><category>fourth-amendment</category><category>totalitarianism</category><category>your-cell-phone-makes-you</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 04:26:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Socrates1D4FBD294-A034-E865-3EE1-57B4562D335A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Socrates1D4FBD294-A034-E865-3EE1-57B4562D335A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Verizon to auction spectrum worth billions</title>
<description><![CDATA[Verizon Wireless on Wednesday said it will auction a parcel of radio frequencies, which could be worth billions of dollars in an industry scrambling to offer consumers more cellular broadband.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/18/11266911-verizon-to-auction-spectrum-worth-billions</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/18/11266911-verizon-to-auction-spectrum-worth-billions</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>sale</category><category>wireless</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>spectrum</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:29:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Verizon Wireless to charge for phone upgrades</title>
<description><![CDATA[Verizon Wireless, the country's largest cellphone company, says it will start charging $30 every time a subscriber wants to upgrade to a new phone.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/11/11142625-verizon-wireless-to-charge-for-phone-upgrades</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/11/11142625-verizon-wireless-to-charge-for-phone-upgrades</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>wireless</category><category>fee</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>upgrade</category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:59:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Verizon launches wireless broadband for homes</title>
<description><![CDATA[Verizon Wireless on Tuesday announced a version of its wireless broadband service that's designed for use in rural and remote homes that can't get DSL or cable.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/06/10587756-verizon-launches-wireless-broadband-for-homes</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/06/10587756-verizon-launches-wireless-broadband-for-homes</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>home</category><category>wireless</category><category>broadband</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>tec</category><pubDate>Tue, 6 Mar 2012 05:01:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/27cfe4eb-9345-49fe-bba2-2092aaeb5d12.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="397" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/27cfe4eb-9345-49fe-bba2-2092aaeb5d12.jpg" width="120" height="155" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This image provided by Verizon shows an antenna that would be installed on the outside wall of a home that uses Verizon Wireless' new HomeFusion service. The service is designed for use in homes that can't get DSL or cable. The service requires the installation of the cylindrical antenna, about the size of a 5-gallon bucket. (AP Photo/Verizon)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Saturday Night Live mocks confusing Verizon 4G ads</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/13/10396896-saturday-night-live-mocks-confusing-verizon-4g-ads</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/13/10396896-saturday-night-live-mocks-confusing-verizon-4g-ads</guid><category>verizon</category><category>wireless</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>live</category><category>night-live</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>alignleft</category><category>clearall</category><category>stylemargin</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:14:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/rosagolijan9F96E316-B3E6-ADBB-C7C9-DF5DDB6FEE2C.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="222" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/rosagolijan9F96E316-B3E6-ADBB-C7C9-DF5DDB6FEE2C.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="67" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Have you watched an ad made by Verizon Wireless recently? The ads are so ridiculous at times that it's almost possible to confuse a spoof video made by the folks of Saturday Night Live with the real thing.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Verizon Drops Plan for $2 Fee on Some Bill Payments</title>
<description><![CDATA[In a remarkably swift reversal, Verizon Wireless has canceled plans to  impose a $2 &ldquo;convenience fee&rdquo; on some bill payments, just a day after   announcing the new policy.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[GOZO-unlimited]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[GOZO-unlimited]]></source><link>http://gozounlimited.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/31/9852094-verizon-drops-plan-for-2-fee-on-some-bill-payments</link><guid>http://gozounlimited.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/31/9852094-verizon-drops-plan-for-2-fee-on-some-bill-payments</guid><category>business</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>cancelled</category><category>2-convenience-fee</category><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:52:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=gozounlimited6F0409B0-D7F1-8556-B651-83D28A285155.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=gozounlimited6F0409B0-D7F1-8556-B651-83D28A285155.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Verizon reverses on $2 fee for one-time payments</title>
<description><![CDATA[After a customer backlash, Verizon Wireless on Friday dropped a plan to start charging $2 for every payment subscribers make over the phone or online with their credit or debit cards.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/29/9804205-verizon-reverses-on-2-fee-for-one-time-payments</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/29/9804205-verizon-reverses-on-2-fee-for-one-time-payments</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>fees</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>monthly</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:19:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>NFL playoffs, Super Bowl to be streamed online</title>
<description><![CDATA[Football's big game is coming to the small screen.
For the first time ever the Super Bowl, along with some postseason  NFL games, will be streamed online and through the league's mobile apps,  the NFL and partner Verizon Wireless announced Tuesday.
The upcoming wild card games,&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Magic Moose]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Magic Moose]]></source><link>http://magicmoose.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/21/9611919-nfl-playoffs-super-bowl-to-be-streamed-online</link><guid>http://magicmoose.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/21/9611919-nfl-playoffs-super-bowl-to-be-streamed-online</guid><category>technology</category><category>nfl</category><category>playoffs</category><category>online</category><category>super-bowl</category><category>pro-bowl</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>streaming</category><category>wild-card</category><category>nbc-sports</category><category>nfl-mobile</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:19:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=magicmooseF24E5AE5-B773-19E2-706D-4300C129BDEA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="68" width="120" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=magicmooseF24E5AE5-B773-19E2-706D-4300C129BDEA.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>