Verizon swung to a $198 million ($0.07 per share) loss in Q2 from a profit of $1.48 billion ($0.52 per share) last year on charges related to buyouts taken by 11,000 employees. And while revenues declined very slightly, it ended the quarter with 92.1 million subscribers after adding 1.4 million…

		EPS*	Rev. vs Q209	Net Inc. vs Q209
Verizon	Release		0.3%	113%

* vs. Analysts' Estimates: Beat Met Missed

AT&T’s change in data plan prices today may mark the beginning of the end for unlimited data plans. Quite literally, the U.S. might be at a crossroads where demand is reaching supply, and people will have to pay up or simply cut back on their usage to remedy the problem.…

By Glen Dickson: Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), which has been driving cable operators and programmers to make cable network programming online through its “TV Everywhere” initiative, has struck a major deal with telco Verizon to make such content available to FiOS TV subscribers on their PCs or laptops. Time Warner…

Verizon Wireless said today that it will try to help developers monetize their applications that are being distributed through its own app store by providing two ways to integrate advertising. Verizon said application developers will initially have their choice of using Microsoft’s Bing, which is included as part of its…

Google’s Nexus One has lost its second major partner in less than a month, with Sprint (NYSE: S) saying it won’t offer the phone to its subscribers. Sprint had said back in March that a version of the Nexus One would “soon” be available for its network. But the company…

AT&T (NYSE: T) is walking away from an advertising battle with Verizon Wireless that ignited last year when Verizon created the clever tagline, “There’s a Map for That,” and poked fun at AT&T’s 3G coverage. AT&T responded by launching a series of commercials featuring Luke Wilson that defended its network…

Verizon Wireless has launched its first wave of NFL Mobile applications, including live streaming of Sunday and Thursday night games, for subscribers today as the official sponsor of the NFL. If you are a Verizon subscriber and interested at all in the NFL, you should download the application before the…

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) unveiled the second prong of its mobile-phone strategy today, and the venue for the announcement, a night club in the obscure design district of San Francisco, speaks volumes about the target consumer. The project, code-named “Pink,” has been in the works for more than two years since…

This time the rumors that the iPhone will be sold by Verizon Wireless sometime around the end of the year must be true. On Monday, anonymous sources told the Wall Street Journal that there were two new iPhones in the works, including one for the Verizon Wireless network. Now, there’s…

Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is developing two new iPhones that will debut this year, and one of them is reportedly slated for the Verizon Wireless network, reports the WSJ. If the rumors are to be trusted this time around (because a lot of them have been way off the mark), it…

Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) has an on-again, off-again relationship with Verizon Wireless. Despite owning 45 percent of the largest U.S. wireless carrier, Vodafone hasn’t been happy with the returns on its investment. On some level, Vodafone should feel pretty good that it owns 45 percent of the largest U.S. wireless carrier.…

Verizon Wireless is rolling out its very own app store called V CAST Apps as a way of getting a slice of the revenues from applications sold on smartphones. The launch by the largest U.S. carrier launch is expected Monday, and initially will be available on a very limited basis.…

The theme at CTIA in Las Vegas is mobile broadband and the shift to 4G. In this morning’s keynote, AT&T’s CEO Ralph de la Vega said that the U.S. is facing unprecedented demand for mobile broadband and that the U.S. is moving faster than any other country in the world…

At CTIA last year, Motricity’s Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer Jim Ryan grabbed headlines when he said, “Shame on us…My hope is that the mobile internet does not go down the path of re-creating the internet.” Unlike with the internet, he believes users should pay for content and services they…

Every so often, we run up against a harsh reminder that not all iTunes stores are created equal. Rights issues—as in carriers other than AT&T (NYSE: T) have exclusive rights—will keep North American hockey fans from access to NHL Ice *Time* 2010, a new freemium iPhone app (slide show) being…

Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) frequently brags about how much spectrum it has at its disposal, and how easy it will be to deliver a ton of video and other high-bandwidth services over mobile networks. It’s a luxurious postion to be in and something that has only become top of mind for…

The FCC is working on a plan that would sell a chunk of spectrum in the first half of 2011 that failed to be sold in 2008 because of the strict conditions of use. The spectrum, which was earmarked for public-safety use, may now have different terms and conditions, if…

Palm’s poor performance was no surprise today since it sent out a warning last month that sales were falling way short of expectations. But it’s not the company’s weak performance in Q3 that people should worry about. Cash-strapped Palm (NSDQ: PALM) will be busy conducting a turnaround over the next…

Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel may unveil the first 4G phone next week at the big CTIA wireless conference in Las Vegas. The device, which is reportedly made by HTC and called ‘the Supersonic,’ will run on the company’s WiMax network, which is being built by Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR), reports the…