http://www.nwfusion.com/news/financial/verizon.html The latest Verizon news and analysis from NetworkWorld.com. Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2009 Network World, Inc. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/110509-verizon-droid-tethering.html Verizon has confirmed that customers will have the option of connecting a laptop to their new Motorola Droid smartphones, on sale tomorrow, using the phone as a wireless modem. The carrier won’t say exactly when customers can do this tethering but they are exact about what it will cost: typically, an extra $30 per month, doubling Droid-related data fees. John Cox 2009-11-05T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/lans/2009/110209lan2.html Verizon Business this week expanded its Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) across the world, taking a local area network technology and making it global. Jeff Caruso 2009-11-04T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/110409-att-verizon-4g.html AT&T and Verizon, along with several other telecom companies and device manufacturers, have joined forces to help develop voice and SMS standards for the 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard. Brad Reed 2009-11-04T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/110109-smartphone-roundup-iphone-storm2-droid-pixi.html Weekly roundup of smartphone news, including word about the iPhone expanding beyond AT&T deal, BlackBerry Storm2 pricinig, Motorola Droid's debut and a Palm Pixi preview. Network World Staff 2009-11-01T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/102809-motorola-droid-apple-3gs.html Today's formal unveiling of the Motorola Droid smartphone on Verizon's network was an anticlimax, given most of the details had been leaked days earlier. Nevertheless, it's the boldest, most open iPhone challenge yet. John Cox and Brad Reed 2009-10-28T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/102609-verizon-revenue-up-slightly-in.html Verizon Communications reported revenue of $27.3 billion for the third quarter of 2009, up 10.2 percent from a year earlier, but up only 0.6 percent if revenue from the January acquisition of competitor AllTel is taken out. Grant Gross 2009-10-26T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/102309-net-neutrality-corporate-internet.html Net neutrality could lead to inexpensive, high-quality broadband services for businesses. Tim Greene 2009-10-23T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/102309-week-in-smartphones.html A roundup of the week's biggest smartphone news, including BlackBerry Bold 9700's debut, Verizon coming after iPhone with Droid and Microsoft updating Windows Mobile. Network World staff 2009-10-23T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/102309-droid-unveiled.html The world got an apparently unplanned preview of the Verizon Android-based Droid smartphone when Motorola briefly posted online the official Web pages describing and showing the new device in depth. John Cox 2009-10-23T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/102209-fcc-net-neutrality.html The FCC has approved a notice of proposed rule making on the subject of net neutrality, and here are a few questions and answers to help shine a light on what that means. Tim Greene 2009-10-22T02:30:00-04:00