BASKING RIDGE, N.J., March 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Verizon announced that Verizon Innovative Learning, the company's award-winning education initiative focused on supporting digital equity and inclusion for students nationwide, has reached seven million students with digital skills training. According to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), there are still nearly 17 million school children in the U.S. that lack internet access at home. That's why, over a decade ago, Verizon Innovative Le ...

NEW YORK, March 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Joe Russo, executive vice president and president of global networks and technology of Verizon ((NYSE, NASDAQ:VZ), is scheduled to speak at the Scotiabank TMT Conference on Tuesday, March 5, at 9:00 a.m. ET. His remarks will be webcast, with access instructions available on Verizon's Investor Relations website, www.verizon.com/about/investors. Verizon Communications Inc. ((NYSE, NASDAQ:VZ) was formed in 2000 and is one of the world's leading providers of technolo ...

NEW YORK, March 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tony Skiadas, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Verizon ((NYSE, NASDAQ:VZ), is scheduled to speak at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference on Tuesday, March 5, at 11:45 a.m. ET. His remarks will be webcast, with access instructions available on Verizon's Investor Relations website, www.verizon.com/about/investors.                 Verizon Communications Inc. ((NYSE, NASDAQ:VZ) was formed in 2000 and is one of the world's ...

REDDING, Calif., Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team recently provided mission-critical communications support to the Shasta County Sheriff's Office 2024 Winter Search and Rescue Training exercise in Northern California. The exercise consisted of multiple training sessions for Shasta County Search & Rescue, an organization primarily staffed by volunteers. Training classes covered multiple facets of winter search and rescue, including avalanche probing, orienteering, ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon Communications Inc. ("Verizon") ((NYSE, NASDAQ:VZ) today announced the accepted amounts and pricing terms of its previously announced five separate offers to purchase the outstanding series of debt securities listed in the table below (collectively, the "Notes") up to an aggregate principal amount of €1,981,215,000 (the "Maximum Principal Amount"). We refer to each offer to purchase a series of debt securities for cash as an "Offer" and collectively as the ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Verizon Communications Inc. ((NYSE, NASDAQ:VZ) today declared a quarterly dividend of 66.50 cents per outstanding share, unchanged from the previous two quarters. The quarterly dividend is payable on May 1, 2024, to Verizon shareholders of record at the close of business on April 10, 2024. "We are one of the strongest cash generating companies in the industry, and we are proud to have raised our dividend 17 years in a row," said Chairman ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss., Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With hurricane season just months away, Verizon recently teamed with the U.S. military in a training exercise to ensure its people and assets are prepared for rapid recovery efforts when critical communications need to be restored during natural disasters. For the first time, Verizon's Response Team worked alongside the Air Force, Mississippi National Guard and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) in a six-day training that took place in and ar ...

Verizon Communications (VZ 0.43%) shares currently yield roughly 6.6%. Investors are often attracted to high-yield stocks for their income potential. However, high dividend yields can sometimes be a sign that the dividend is not safe because market participants often anticipate a cut to the payout in advance.Recent examples of high-profile companies that have slashed their dividends include Verizon peer AT&T (NYSE: T), which cut its payout nearly in half in 2022, and Walgreens Boots Alliance, which recently ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon Communications Inc. ("Verizon") ((NYSE, NASDAQ:VZ) today announced, in connection with Verizon's previously announced Offers (as defined below) to purchase its outstanding Notes (as defined below), the early participation results for the Offers as of 4:00 p.m. (London time) on February 28, 2024 (the "Early Participation Date"). In connection with the Offers (as defined below), all Notes (as defined below) validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or pr ...

Verizon Communications (VZ) ended the recent trading session at $40.10, demonstrating a +0.43% swing from the preceding day's closing price. The stock exceeded the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 0.17% for the day. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.06%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq depreciated by 0.55%.The largest U.S. cellphone carrier's shares have seen a decrease of 5.98% over the last month, not keeping up with the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 2.65% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.98%.I ...