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Opinion on  Verizon Communications Inc (VZ)     Sector: Services  >  Industry: Communications Services
Verizon Communications Inc

Sep 05, 2008 07:15 PM UTC
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Profile on Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)

Profile : Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)

Company Name: Verizon Communications Inc.
Symbol: VZ
Website: http://www.verizon.com/
Coverage Period: January 2, 2008 - January 2, 2009
Featured Newsletter: January 2, 2008 Edition

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Business Summary : Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)

Verizon Communications, Inc. provides a range of communication services worldwide. It operates in two segments, Wireline and Domestic Wireless. The Wireline segment offers communications and information services to residential customers and small businesses, including basic telecommunication service and end-user access; value-added services, such as voicemail, caller ID, and call forwarding; broadband services, which include digital subscriber lines and fiber optics to the premise; and national and international long distance services, including calling cards, 800/888 services, and operator services. It also provides wholesale services that include switched access, special access, high-capacity, high-speed digital services, unbundled network elements, and interconnection services, which are marketed primarily to competitive local exchange carriers and wireless carriers. In addition, this segment markets voice, data, Internet communications services, private line, frame relay, ATM services, IP network services, wholesale local and long distance voice products, and wholesale data and Internet products, as well as private IP, IP VPN, Web hosting, and voice over Internet protocol to medium and large business customers, multi-national corporations, telecommunication carriers, and state and federal governments. The Domestic Wireless segment offers a range of wireless voice services; provides wireless data services, such as BroadbandAccess/NationalAccess, text and picture messaging, V Cast, mobile Web, location based services, and wireless business solutions; and develops and offers various wireless devices that primarily include handsets. The company, formerly known as Bell Atlantic Corporation, was founded in 1983. It changed its name to Verizon Communications, Inc. in 2000. The company is based in New York, New York.

Latest Newsletter Editions on VZ

Wed, Jan 2, 2008 @ 01:05 pm
Welcome to the new year! We don't want to waste a minute of it, so we've already got a new trading idea for you. And just for the record, the same strategy behind today's pick found us a 34% winner last year...which is a heck of a lot better than the overall market did. The Dow's 'Dog' methodology is...
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Latest Blog Entries on VZ

Mon, Jan 7, 2008 @ 08:36 am
We received a well-informed opinion about our ‘Dog of the Dow’ stock pick Verizon (VZ) a couple of days ago. A former employee who still chats with his former co-workers says the fiber-optic lines (something I mentioned on January 2nd) were indeed paying proverbial dividends. Check out what our reader wrote about the short and long-term revenue growth [...]
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Disclosure

Disclaimer:
TGR Group has not been compensated for coverage of Verizon Communications Inc.
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Recent News Headlines

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080905/nef043.html?.v=56"> Verizon Wireless Ranks Highest in Call Quality in the New England Region in J.D. Power and Associates Call Quality Study Volume 2 (PR Newswire)
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 18:21:00 Etc/GMT
Verizon Wireless, builder and operator of the nation's most reliable wireless network, announced today that the company has been recognized for the "Highest Call Quality Performance Among Wireless Cell Phone Users in the New England Region," which includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, in the J.D.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080905/nyf054.html?.v=101"> Verizon Wireless' Post-Gustav Test Drive Results Show Company Leading With Best Network (PR Newswire)
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 18:05:00 Etc/GMT
Verizon Wireless today announced that its network is operating at or near 100 percent throughout the Gulf Coast, particularly in the cities hardest hit by Hurricane Gustav.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080905/telecom_midday_glance.html?.v=1"> Midday Glance: Telecom companies (AP)
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 18:04:21 Etc/GMT
http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2008/09/01/daily82.html?ana=yfcpc"> Verizon Wireless to close St. Louis call center (at bizjournals.com)
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 17:15:29 Etc/GMT
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080905/nyf045.html?.v=101"> Nation's Most Reliable Wireless Network Prepared for Hyperactive Hurricane Season (PR Newswire)
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 16:21:00 Etc/GMT
Bloomingdale's rocks this fall with a comprehensive campaign that brings fashion and music together and to life in stores and online.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080905/nyf042.html?.v=101"> How Sweet The Sound Seeks Atlanta's Best Choir and No-Longer-Used Wireless Phones (PR Newswire)
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 15:19:00 Etc/GMT
Verizon Wireless announced today the Atlanta-area semi-finalists in the search for the country's best church choir. Atlanta-area choirs and their choir directors who have made it into the semi-final round of the Verizon Wireless' How Sweet The Sound national competition are:
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 15:15:00 Etc/GMT
Cable companies know that whatever the digital home of the future will look like, the Internet will be the main conduit to its possibilities.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080905/nef001.html?.v=54"> Grafton and Westborough, Massachusetts Residents to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Expansion (PR Newswire)
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 15:15:00 Etc/GMT
In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for local residents in Worcester County, Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site. The new site increases high-speed wireless data coverage and capacity along Route 30 and Old Westborough Road in Grafton and Westborough, Massachusetts, as well as the surrounding area.
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 14:55:00 Etc/GMT
Shares of wireless-equipment makers retreated Friday after Nokia Corp. warned of a softer third quarter and said it saw signs of weaker consumer spending in many parts of the world.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080905/nyf040.html?.v=101"> Verizon Gets Ready for Hanna's Trip Up the East Coast (PR Newswire)
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 14:55:00 Etc/GMT
Verizon teams in the southeast and mid-Atlantic states are running check lists of the many tasks required to prepare the Verizon telecommunications network for the challenges of Tropical Storm Hanna, whether wind, rain or flooding.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080905/telecom_early_glance.html?.v=1"> Early Glance: Telecom companies (AP)
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 14:50:00 Etc/GMT
http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7b36E7B22E-18E6-4D1F-816E-4A7E98567C8D%7d&siteid=yhoof2"> Nokia, wireless vendors decline; phone stocks also lower (at MarketWatch)
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 14:07:46 Etc/GMT
Shares of wireless-equipment makers retreated Friday after Nokia Corp. warned of a softer third quarter and said it saw signs of weaker consumer spending in many parts of the world.
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 13:51:02 Etc/GMT
Enjoy the bullish telecom run while it lasts, because it may not last much longer.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122057863305202251.html?mod=yahoo_hs&ru=yahoo"> [$$] Company to Create Airwaves Exchange (at The Wall Street Journal Online)
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 04:59:00 Etc/GMT
Spectrum Bridge plans to launch an online trading exchange for the nation's radio spectrum on Friday.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080904/telecom_final_glance.html?.v=1"> Final Glance: Telecom companies (AP)
Thu, 4 Sep 2008 21:54:47 Etc/GMT
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080904/ciena_mover.html?.v=4"> Ciena stock plunges on lackluster outlook (AP)
Thu, 4 Sep 2008 21:43:24 Etc/GMT
Ciena Corp.'s market value crumbled by nearly 25 percent Thursday after the telecommunications and network equipment maker forecast a lackluster finish to its fiscal year.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080904/neth122.html?.v=1"> Verizon Wireless Ranks Highest in Call Quality in the Northeast Region in J.D. Power and Associates Call Quality Study Volume 2 (PR Newswire)
Thu, 4 Sep 2008 21:09:00 Etc/GMT
Verizon Wireless, builder and operator of the nation's most reliable wireless network, announced today that the company has been recognized for the "Highest Call Quality Performance Among Wireless Cell Phone Users in the Northeast Region," which includes the Philadelphia Tri-State area, in the J.D.
http://biz.yahoo.com/e/080904/vz8-k.html"> VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC Files SEC form 8-K, Other Events (EDGAR Online)
Thu, 4 Sep 2008 21:08:02 Etc/GMT
Thu, 4 Sep 2008 20:34:11 Etc/GMT
Thu, 4 Sep 2008 20:21:15 Etc/GMT


VZ:  This call was made on 09/05/08 @ $34.06
Rating:   Positive   $34.06 (09/05/08)
Gain/Loss:   -19.55% in 79 days
Target:   $51.00 (+49.74%) in > one year
Allocation:   0.0% of portfolio


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