AT&T, Verizon launch VoLTE services

telecom | 05/22/2014 8:17 pm EDT

Two of America’s largest wireless carriers have announced that they will be rolling out voice over LTE technology (VoLTE), with AT&T’s version of the service launching Friday and Verizon Communications Inc.’s launching “later this year,” according to press releases from both companies. AT&T said in the release that it will be introducing VoLTE in areas of Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota and Wisconsin, and that the service will be available on the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini smartphone. Verizon did not say in its release where or exactly when the service would be...

Verizon confirms talks with government

telecom | 11/21/2013 8:56 pm EST

U.S. telecom giant Verizon Communications Inc. confirmed it held talks with the Canadian government earlier this month. As reported in The Wire Report on Nov. 5, Verizon has an entry in the federal lobbyist registry, which became active Oct. 22, for it to communicate with the Prime Minister’s Office and Industry Canada about foreign-ownership rules and spectrum allocation. “We did attend a meeting earlier this month, and that is routine for Verizon,” company spokesman Bob Varettoni said in a phone interview. “I would categorize it as a routine meeting, and we meet with governments all over the world on a regular basis.” Varettoni would not specify which branches of government were consulted with or the subject matter of the meetings, though that information...