Internet Provider News

Do You Really Know Verizon?

Everyone has heard of Verizon. You might even have a Verizon phone or other service, but do you really know much about one of the biggest telephone companies in the world? If you think they are “just a phone company”, you are mistaken.
From turning over call records to the NSA, failing to build out infrastructure, stifling competition, gobbling up government subsidies to buying up competitors and other companies, Verizon is a good example of American corporate greed gone amok.

Following suit with all the other telecos and ISPs buying and selling and merging, late last year it was announced that Windstream and EarthLink would merge. The deal was finalized in February of this year. According to this deal, EarthLink shareholders received 0.818 shares of Windstream stock for each share of EarthLink they owned. The value of the merger is $1.1 billion.

Maybe you have seen this scenario play out on a TV show; a hacker with malicious intentions goes to the dark web to get illegal contraband or inside information on some dark and sinister group. You might wonder, "Is there such a place as the Dark Web"? The answer is: Yes. And it is probably just as seamy as you imagine.

One of the chief complaints of cable and satellite TV customers is that their bill is too high. Others complain that they don’t watch most of the channels that come with the service. This is due to the fact that television content providers insist on a cable service provider buying all or none of its channels. Consumers have been requesting smaller packages or a la carte choices.