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Verizon Communications, Inc. (VZ)

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The Company is a provider of communications services. It has two reportable segments, Wireline and Domestic Wireless, which it operates and manages as strategic business units and organize by products and services.

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Blue Chip (101), Mega Cap (123), Long Distance Carriers (6), Fiber Optic Service (13), Voice Over Internet (VOIP) (23), Dow (29), S&P 500 (500), Diversified Telecommunication Services (89), Telecommunication Services (133), Distressed (1606), Internet Service Providers (11), Income (1769), Telecom (25), New York (30), Bandwidth (17), Growth (1900)
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Verizon Communications, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price:	$32.69
Last Trade Time:	12/4/2009 12:20 PM
Open:	$32.95
Previous Close:	$32.69
Daily Range:	$32.62 - $33.06
52-Week Range:	$26.10 - $34.90
Volume:	8,174,217
Market Cap:	$92.85B
P/E Ratio:	16.76
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Other News Headlines for VZ

FCC Probes Verizon Wireless Fees
12/4/2009 11:53:00 AM -
Early Glance: Telecom companies
12/4/2009 10:41:40 AM -
Alltel Network Integration Continues as Gainesville, Jacksonville, Lake City, Ocala Markets Completed
12/4/2009 10:00:00 AM -
RIMM: AT&T Cuts BlackBerry Prices 50%
12/4/2009 9:40:00 AM -

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8 Verizon Communications, Inc. (VZ)

Avatar LibbyLoo00 (78.59) Submitted: 9/22/09 11:22 AM

Buy while it's unpopular. It won't stay that way. Telecom missed the spring/summer party and it's looking pretty good now. Price to Book 2, Price to Sales .8, Dividend 6.44, forward PE 11.3 (just for starters). Verizon invested in cellular structure and built its moat. Spending has peaked and VZ...More

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2 Verizon Communications, Inc. (VZ)

Avatar Plowboy8265 (25.59) Submitted: 6/03/07 4:19 PM

Hate is a strong word, and I hate VZ for being the sneaky people they are. Have a plan, and was told I could change it at any time. So I took more minutes than I needed to be on the safe side. Tried to change the plan, and was told i could but had to renew 1 year contract. Told them to stuff it and ...More

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Recs 0 (VZ) gartersnk (58.46) Submitted: 12/02/09 10:47 PM : Start Price: $32.83 VZ Score: 0.60 telecomm will outperform in the long haul Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (VZ) robboflo (51.73) Submitted: 12/02/09 7:51 PM : Start Price: $32.83 VZ Score: 0.60 800 lb gorilla, best network, synergy with Google Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (VZ) corycareful (45.68) Submitted: 12/01/09 8:51 PM : Start Price: $32.29 VZ Score: 2.03 This hasn't moved for a while, produces a solid dividend in the meantime and has solid p/s and p/fcf, with a decent p/b. Debt's a little high, but has potential growth with the end of the ATT contract closing, assuming it's not renewed. We'll see. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 1 (VZ) SavvyCaveman (99.63) Submitted: 12/01/09 12:50 PM : Start Price: $32.15 VZ Score: -2.48 This is primarily a spite and contempt pick. Because it's a pick that's driven by spite, it's probably not as likely to be right as my usual picks... But then again, I might be onto something here. Friends of mine have had some bad experiences with Verizon that have turned them off. Some of them have been ripped off far worse than me by Verizon's overgrown bureaucracy, billing mishaps, terrible record keeping, and incompetent reps. Some avoid Verizon because their phones are cheap plastic made in china, break often, have poor voice quality, and pathetic features. Others avoid them because they price gouge and charge through the roof compared to competitors. And others hate how they are in full compliance with the government and are more than happy to divulge every word you say and every website you visit over your Verizon phone or Verizon FIOS/DSL to the department of homeland security through the wiretapping laws. On a personal note, Verizon has been absolutely despicable with their billing, customer service, and general honesty towards me. They are trying to charge me over $400 that is entirely their fault and it is quite a headache that I don't need... A record keeping mishap because I called them to cancel a phone and even got a confirmation email (except that they didn't actually cancel it). So I was charged the disconnect fee twice plus several months of service for a phone that was never used since then, and every time I called them (over 15 times) they didn't bother to take down any records of any of the calls into their computer system, and each time they refused to listen to me because I'd reference calls that "didn't exist" so my credibility was apparently suspect.. The reps would proceed to yell at me at the top of their lungs and use words that shouldn't be repeated here. I'd re-read the confirmation email to them over the phone and they'd just dismiss it because there isn't a copy in their system. Well, I know a lot of people who used to use Verizon, and every single one of them is disgusted with the company after just a few months of service. If they can't hold onto their customers, this is a reasonable cause for an underperform pick. The only way Verizon gets customers is when it's a monopoly in a town where the only alternative to FIOS is Comcast's equal level of incompetency. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (VZ) FreeMortal (53.92) Submitted: 12/01/09 12:12 PM : Start Price: $32.15 VZ Score: 2.48 The wave of the future! Seriously though, VZ is likely to serve as the engine of the next wave of mobile tech. Infrastructure alone provide a huge moat. Likely to benefit indirectly from gov stim. AT&T is still playing catch up (and their service is still horrible). Once AT&T loses exclusivity to iPhone, it will be in trouble. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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