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News Breaks December 3, 2012 13:36 EDT VZ Verizon to close mobile video service, Vcast Video, AllThingsD reports Verizon Wireless (VZ) is shutting down its mobile video service, Vcast Video, on December 15. The service was originally launched in 2005, according to AllThingsD. Reference Link News For VZ From The Last 14 Days Check below for free stories on VZ the last two weeks. Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing. June 19, 2013 07:13 EDT VZ Telecom industry looks to grow through acquisition, Bloomberg reports Global telecommunications companies are chasing after deals from Kansas to Munich in a quest for revenue growth that could lead to the biggest year for mergers in the industry since at least 2006, reports Bloomberg. Over $80B in telecommunications and cable transactions have already been announced or completed this year Reference Link June 18, 2013 06:14 EDT VZ Verizon eyes Canada's Wind Mobile, Bloomberg reports Subscribe for More Information June 17, 2013 11:18 EDT VZ Samsung phone to transmit data at much faster speed, Reuters reports Samsung intends to sell a version of its Galaxy S 4 smartphone that will transmit data at almost twice the speed of devices that use conventional LTE, the company's co-CEO said, according to Reuters. The company is in talks with a number of carriers about selling the new phone, the executive told Reuters. Reference Link 09:55 EDT VZ Verizon considering move into Canada, Globe and Mail says Subscribe for More Information June 14, 2013 07:15 EDT VZ NSA data not collected directly from Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, WSJ says Because of their foreign ownership ties, Verizon Wireless (VZ, VOD) and T-Mobile USA (TMUS, DTEGY) do not have data on their calls collected directly by the National Security Agency, according to The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter. The Journal's sources said the other two nationwide carriers, AT&T (T) and Sprint (S), have long cooperated with the government and officials believe they can still capture information on 99% of U.S. phone traffic because nearly all calls eventually travel over the networks owned by other cooperating companies. Reference Link June 8, 2013 15:49 EDT VZ AT&T sacrifices profit margin for a half million more customers, WSJ says Subscribe for More Information June 6, 2013 10:35 EDT VZ Verizon management to meet with Oppenheimer Subscribe for More Information 10:02 EDT VZ Redbox Instant by Verizon to launch on Roku this summer Subscribe for More Information 08:08 EDT VZ Verizon phone record collection defended by White House, Reuters says Subscribe for More Information 05:50 EDT VZ U.S. tracking U.S. Verizon customers' records, the Guardian reports Subscribe for More Information Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing.