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Spam phone calls are the No. 1 consumer complaint at the Federal Communications Commission. Seventy percent of people no longer answer calls they don't recognize, according to Consumer Reports.

'Do I Know You?' And Other Spam Phone Calls We Can't Get Rid Of

7:41am June 06, 2019

by Yuki Noguchi

A majority of consumers now ignore phone calls, assuming they're mostly spam. Regulators and the wireless industry admit they don't yet have answers about stopping the growing scourge.

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Firefighters keep watch on an area of the Mendocino Complex Fire in Upper Lake, Calif.

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Verizon Throttled Firefighters' Data As Mendocino Wildfire Raged, Fire Chief Says

4:26pm August 22, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Santa Clara Fire Chief Anthony Bowden said data speeds plummeted — and he blames the repeal of net neutrality. Now, he's backing state and local agencies that are pushing to undo the FCC decision.

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, seen in 2014, wrote a farewell post to employees titled "Nostalgia, Gratitude & Optimism." She signed off with: "Yaho-o-oo! Marissa."

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Verizon Closes The Yahoo Deal; Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Resigns

3:13pm June 13, 2017

by Alina Selyukh

Verizon has completed its $4.5 billion acquisition of Yahoo, folding it and AOL into a digital media subsidiary called Oath. Mayer is expected to receive a $23 million golden parachute as she exits.

AOL CEO Tim Armstrong will take the same position at the head of Verizon's Oath.

Yahoo And AOL Move In Together Under 'Oath,' Verizon's New Digital Arm

9:21am April 05, 2017

by Laura Sydell

The digital content mashup of Internet oldsters will be led by Tim Armstrong, AOL's CEO. Though the Yahoo deal was widely panned, it gives Verizon a vast subscriber base appealing to advertisers.

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Yahoo's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif, in July 2016.

Yahoo Will Become 'Altaba' If Verizon Buys Its Internet Business

10:13am January 10, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

If the $4.8 billion deal goes through, more than half of the company's current board members, including Yahoo's CEO, Marissa Mayer, will step down.

A Verizon sign is seen above a store front in Washington, DC.

Verizon's Metamorphosis: Can You See Me As A Tech Giant Now?

9:28am August 09, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

Verizon has transformed from a child of the Bell monopoly to parent of tech legends AOL and Yahoo. It wants to play with Google and Facebook — but don't expect a full transformation just yet.

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The Yahoo sign at the company's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif.

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Verizon Reportedly Prepares To Buy Yahoo For $4.8 Billion

12:50pm July 24, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

Verizon will announce the deal Monday, according to Bloomberg. While Yahoo will keep its most valuable assets, the move effectively disbands Yahoo as one of the longest-running Internet companies.

A Verizon worker on strike marches with his children and fellow employees on May 19. With no new contract, workers' health insurance expired at the end of April.

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Verizon, Labor Unions Reach Tentative Deal To End Weeks-Long Strike

3:53pm May 27, 2016

by Chris Arnold

Labor Secretary Thomas Perez announced the agreement in principle and says he expects workers will be back on the job next week.

Verizon workers picket outside one of the company's facilities in Philadelphia Wednesday. Verizon landline and cable workers on the East Coast walked off the job Wednesday morning after little progress in negotiations since their contract expired nearly e

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Tens Of Thousands Of Verizon Workers Go On Strike

10:20am April 13, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Nearly 40,000 union workers on the East Coast, who haven't had a contract since August, have walked out. Among other things, they object to outsourcing and two-month location transfers of employees.

A man using a mobile phone walks past an AT&T store, in June. The New York Times and ProPublica report that the telecom giant helped the NSA spy for decades.

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Report: AT&T Had Long, 'Highly Collaborative' Partnership With NSA

4:43pm August 15, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The New York Times and ProPublica examined documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. They reveal an extensive relationship between the spy agency and the telecom giant.