Verizon Communications Inc

The wireless network is also called the cellular network. It makes your mobile and smartphones work over radio signals.

A wireline network includes interlinked connection and redistribution systems. The network allows information—like voice and data—to travel electronically.

Telecom companies provide fixed and mobile voice, text, and data transmission to consumers, small businesses, enterprises, and government entities.

AT&T’s Mobile Share Value plan is another popular plan. It gives you shareable data for up to ten devices per account, unlimited domestic calls, unlimited domestic and international messages, and 50 GB of free cloud storage.

Despite the presence of a number of players, the sheer size of Verizon and AT&T gives the market structure a duopolistic character—smaller players like Sprint (S) and T-Mobile (TMUS) haven’t been able to match the larger players for size, resources, and scale.

Verizon continues to invest heavily in building its 4G LTE coverage and adding capacity for its existing coverage. Its capex spending increased from $3.6 billion in Q1 2013 to $4.2 billion in Q1 2014.

Paulson took a new position in Verizon Communications (VZ) last quarter. The position accounts for 2.04% of Paulson’s $20 billion portfolio.

Masayoshi Son, Chairman and CEO of SoftBank Corp. (SFTBF) and chairman of Sprint (S), has been pushing for more consolidation in the telecom sector in the U.S.

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