The new Verizon Business unit created by the merger of Verizon and MCI is expanding its VoIP offerings for enterprises that are planning a gradual migration to Internet-based telephony. “Customers are ...

According to a Verizon spokesperson, Verizon is alerting VoiceWing customers via e-mail, letters and outbound calls that the service will be discontinued. Customers have the option to port their phone ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. The bad news ...

Verizon Communications Inc. on Thursday joined the VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) crowd, introducing a service that lets broadband users make unlimited phone calls around the U.S. over a data ...

In an effort to rekindle some love for the old-school kitchen telephone, Verizon Wireless is getting set to roll out a brand-new touchscreen VoIP phone that offers visual voicemail, calendaring, text ...

Verizon has announced it will replace its traditional central office switches with packet switches. “Construction of this next-generation wireline network will drive new revenue growth for us as we ...

In this case, Plaintiff Robin Breda opened an account with Verizon Wireless for telephone service in 2003. Breda was a Verizon customer until 2015, when she ported her telephone service to a “WiFi + ...

A federal judge has ordered Vonage to halt its use of three voice over Internet Protocol patents owned by Verizon Communications, but he postponed enforcing the ruling for now. U.S. District Judge ...

Verizon Communications is forcing customers in southern California to move from traditional telephone service to voice over IP or wireless services, a consumer advocacy group has said in a complaint ...

Analyst Daniel Berninger claims that the disputed technology was an open standard developed in 1996, though Verizon didn't apply for patents until 1997 Two patents owned by Verizon in its infringement ...

Two patents owned by Verizon Communications Inc. in its infringement lawsuit against Vonage Holdings Corp. are invalid, and if allowed to stand, could threaten all competing VOIP (voice over Internet ...