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06/22/2018|Verizon News Archives

Verizon Weekly News: The “When we win, you win” edition

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This week, we’re sharing the results of RootMetrics new wireless network tests, nationwide. (Spoiler alert: Verizon customers win!)
 
Also making news this week: San Jose’s Mayor Liccardo announces a Smart Cities agreement with Verizon to transform technology infrastructure... but do women have a different perspective about what matters in a Smart City deployment? Also - our new LGBTQ Pride season ad features young people making incredibly important calls to their parents (Phone calls to come out? There’s the march of technology for you).
 
See how we prepare for emergencies in Little Rock and firsthand how we are responding to Wyoming’s Badger Creek Fire.
 

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Verizon in the national and international news

 

Exploring Smart Cities through the lens of female leaders

Smart Cities Dive
New York, NY
June 14, 2018

Verizon and Nokia just hit major 5G milestones

Business Insider
New York, NY
June 18, 2018

Verizon outs new Above Unlimited price tier, let's you mix it with Go and Beyond plans 

Phone Arena
Bulgaria 
June 14, 2018

 

Verizon in the local news

Verizon mobilizes to aid Badger Creek Fire voice and data coverage

Wyoming Business Report
Cheyenne, WY
June 18, 2018

Disaster preparation drills help emergency responders, officials keep Arkansans safe

THV-11 (CBS)
Little Rock, AK
June 13, 2018

 

About the author:

Jeffrey Nelson leads external comms for Verizon businesses. PR strategy guy. Loves politics, tech, tennis and people who support #LGBTQ young people. 

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