Verizon Wireless and SpectrumCo cable companies agree to scale back joint marketing arrangement to win OK from Department of Justice and FCC, says The Wall Street Journal. Approval for deal to be ...

SACRAMENTO (AP) - Cellular companies such as Verizon are looking to challenge traditional cable companies with residential internet service that promises to be ultra-fast, affordable and wireless.

CTO Nicola Palmer tells Fierce Wireless that the company is on track to begin using the 20MHz of AWS spectrum it bought last year from cable operators to boost capacity on its 4G LTE network.

Verizon wants the Federal Communication Commission to make room for TV packages that come over the Internet, but it is worried that federal rules could prevent the services from getting off the ground ...

It’s pending government approval, but if it flies, it will be very big news. Verizon this week has agreed to acquire wireless spectrum from three separate cable companies for the cost of $3.6 billion.