Some Verizon customers have been hit by a service outage.

Rockbridge County residents may face difficulties reaching 911 due to a network outage affecting multiple carriers, but emergency calls are being rerouted, and texting 911 remains operational.

Soccer fans arriving in North America for the 2026 World Cup have been promised help with their cell phone coverage.

Verizon is buying Frontier Communications in a $20 billion deal that helps to strengthen its fiber network.

Verizon Communications has long enjoyed its position as the leading provider of mobile services in the United States.

Singer Marian Anderson is getting new recognition 30 years after her death.

Customers of AT&T, the country’s largest wireless provider, are reporting widespread outages.

Beyoncé is making history once again: The superstar singer became the first Black woman to top Billboard’s country music chart.

Beyoncé is back with two new country tracks — “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages.”.

Construction is underway in the Big Island and Wheats Valley communities of Bedford County.

Verizon and AT&T won't power up some wireless towers near airports until next summer to give airlines more time to make sure the new service won't interfere with planes.

A thrilling late touchdown drive gave the Rams a 23-20 win over the Bengals to win the Super Bowl.

On the field, the Los Angeles Rams are facing off against the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl 56.

A congressional committee is looking into the controversy over the launch of new high-speed wireless service and whether it poses any threat to airline safety.

Concern about new high-speed wireless service interfering with airplanes appears to be easing.

New 5G wireless service is up and running in the United States, with little of the feared disruption to air travel.

The airline industry is raising the stakes in a showdown with AT&T and Verizon over plans to launch new 5G wireless service this week, warning that thousands of flights could be grounded or delayed if the rollout takes place near major airports.

AT&T and Verizon say they will delay some new 5G wireless service after the airline industry raised alarms about potential interference with important systems on planes.

Telecom giants AT&T and Verizon have agreed to postpone the launch of a new slice of 5G wireless service after airlines and aviation groups complained that the networks can interfere with systems on board planes.

AT&T and Verizon say they will delay new 5G wireless service for two weeks, putting off a planned start this Wednesday.

Verizon and AT&T have rejected a request by the U.S. government to delay the rollout of next-generation wireless technology.

Facebook Inc. says it is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc., joining a long list of companies that have tried to rebrand themselves over the years.

U.S. productivity posted a sharp rebound in the January-March quarter after having fallen in the previous quarter.

AOL and Yahoo are being sold again, this time to a private equity firm.

Buffetts company made major new investments in Verizon and Chevron and again trimmed its huge stake in Apple while making several other adjustments to its stock portfolio in 2020. – Warren Buffett's company made major new investments in Verizon and Chevron and again trimmed its huge stake in Apple while making several other adjustments to its stock portfolio last year. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said in regulatory filings Tuesday that it bought $8.6 billion worth of Verizon stock and picked up $4.1 billion worth of Chevron shares over the last six months of 2020. AdIn addition to those large new investments, Berkshire also revealed a new stake in professional services firm Marsh & McLennan that's worth roughly $499 million. In addition to the three new investments, Berkshire also added to its relatively new holdings in drugmakers Bristol Myers Squibb, Abbvie and Merck.

Users across the northeast U.S. reported widespread internet outages Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)Internet users across the northeast U.S. experienced widespread outages for several hours Tuesday, interrupting work and school because of an unspecified Verizon network issue. “An internet issue impacting the quality of our Fios service throughout the Northeast has been resolved," said spokesman Rich Young in an emailed statement Tuesday afternoon. People posting on Twitter reported having issues connecting with various online services in the region stretching from Washington, D.C., to Boston. Comcast, another major internet service provider, said it had not observed problems with its network Tuesday.

BuzzFeed is buying HuffPost from Verizon as part of a bigger deal that has the wireless giant investing in the digital-media company. Verizon will be a minority shareholder in BuzzFeed and the two companies will partner on content and ads. That Verizon Media business, which also includes tech blogs TechCrunch and Engadget as well as Yahoo, has struggled. Peretti said he wants “BuzzFeed News to be more BuzzFeedy and HuffPost to be more HuffPosty.”As part of the deal, Verizon will keep putting HuffPost stories on its Yahoo sites. Guru Gowrappan, the head of Verizon's media business, said the company is “fully committed to the growth of the media business” and has “no plans to sell” any other properties.

We have strict content policies in place and have zero tolerance when they are breached, we take action," New York-based Verizon said in a statement. Were pausing our advertising until Facebook can create an acceptable solution that makes us comfortable." In its own statement, Facebook executive Carolyn Everson said the company respected Verizon's decision and remains committed to purging hateful content from its services. Other advertisers who have pledged to stay off Facebook and other company services such as Instagram include three major outdoor gear companies, Patagonia, The North Face and REI. Common Sense, one of the boycott organizers, said other companies who have agree to pause their Facebook advertising include retailer Eddie Bauer, web browser maker Mozilla and and a movie studio, Magnolia Pictures.

Pixabay(CNN) - Text messages received overnight on Wednesday caused confusion, misunderstandings and even alarm for some recipients. The messages appear to have originally been sent on February 14, Valentine's Day, but were received more than eight months later with Wednesday's time stamp. The issue occurred across all four major carriers in the United States and affected both Apple and Android devices. Some said they received text messages from ex-boyfriends and ex-girlfriends that led to awkward conversations. The person who originally sent the text should have a record of the message in their archives.

AT&T, which is CNN's parent company, allegedly started throttling, or slowing speeds, for customers with unlimited data plans in 2011, according to the FTC. In 2015, the Federal Communications Commission fined AT&T $100 million for similar allegations about misleading "unlimited" plans. The FCC found AT&T subjected unlimited data plan customers to slower speeds after they used more than a certain amount of data per billing cycle. "AT&T promised unlimited data without qualification and failed to deliver on that promise," FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Andrew Smith said in a press release. In July 2014, Verizon faced criticism from the FCC over plans to throttle the connections of unlimited data plan customers.

For months, Verizon has been inviting leaders from various industries to test possible applications of 5G in specialized labs across the country. But in a new partnership with industrial manufacturer Corning, Verizon aims to demonstrate the real life impact of the technology right now, by deploying and testing the effects of a 5G network in one of Corning's largest manufacturing facilities. The companies will work together to test existing theories and develop new solutions for how 5G can make manufacturing more efficient, effective and safe. And it might need the boost Verizon has invested slightly less than its main competitor AT&T in 5G infrastructure. "There isn't a company in the world that doesn't want to talk to Verizon right now because they understand the power and potential of 5G," Erwin said.

Copyright 2019 CNN(CNN) - A federal appeals court has largely upheld the Federal Communications Commission's controversial repeal of its net neutrality rules for internet providers, finding the agency didn't overreach when it decided in 2018 to deregulate companies such as Comcast and Verizon. But the decision also handed a partial victory to net neutrality advocates in that it provides a path for states to create their own net neutrality rules. For years, consumer groups have pushed for tough net neutrality rules. Pai argued that the net neutrality regulations were heavy-handed and discouraged internet providers from upgrading their networks. Those arguments figured prominently in the legal battle over net neutrality.

Verizon said Monday it has agreed to sell Tumblr to Automattic, the parent company of Wordpress.com. The move will make Automattic the third company to own Tumblr in just six years. "Tumblr is one of the Web's most iconic brands," Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg said in a statement. Yahoo acquired Tumblr for $1.1 billion in 2013, making it the largest acquisition of former CEO Marissa Mayer's tenure. In a statement Monday, Verizon Media CEO Guru Gowrappan said the deal to sell off Tumblr was "the culmination of a thoughtful, thorough and strategic process."

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images; Joe Raedle/Getty Images(CNN) - T-Mobile's mega-merger with Sprint can move forward, the Justice Department said Friday, paving the way for an unprecedented combination of America's third- and fourth-largest wireless providers. For weeks, Sprint and T-Mobile have been negotiating an agreement with the DOJ to address concerns that the merger may harm competition. Those airwaves could help rural Americans gain access to mobile Internet, according to the Justice Department. The Sprint and T-Mobile merger would help fulfill those goals, he said. The states, Sprint and T-Mobile have agreed to a trial date of Oct. 7 in federal court in New York.