A director at Verizon Communications Inc sold 9,579 shares at 44.880USD and the significance rating of the trade was 57/100. Is that information sufficient for you to make an investment decision? This report gives details of those trades and adds context and analysis to them such that you can judge whether these trading decisions are ones worth following. Included in the report is a detailed share price chart which plots discretionary trades by all the company's directors over the last two yea...
In a legislative battle pitting the interests of T v. VZ and TMUS, the Senate held a hearing last week on the reauthorization of the FirstNet Authority (FNA), with the House holding another one this coming Wednesday. In this note, we analyze the first hearing as well as a draft House bill with an eye toward whether the upcoming Congressional action is likely to change the current economics of public safety communications for T, VZ, and TMUS.
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According to an article out this morning from the FT, Verizon has contacted potential replacements for its CEO of Consumer Sampath. The news is a surprise given his 'heir apparent' status and the short duration of now-CEO Dan Schulman's existing contract. Our view is that even more change, and therefore uncertainty, in the wireless industry C-suite is not a positive for the sector. Verizon has a lot of wood to chop to make good on ambitious '26E guidance and introduce a new 'value proposition' i...
It’s all about the future. The Verizon 4Q results press release was nearly 50% above guidance for 2026E and about how much better this coming year will be than in recent years past. 4Q was objectively not great as VZ invested to win stronger than expected post-paid phone net adds and ‘transform’ the company to a customer-centric model which can sustain subscriber growth at current prices.
Verizon Delivers on 2025 Financial Guidance with Highest Quarterly Net Adds Since 2019 Strong Fourth-Quarter Results and 2026 Guidance Reflect Impact of Bold Actions and Beginning of Verizon's Turnaround Key Highlights: More than 1 million total net additions across mobility and broadband, highest reported quarterly net additions since 2019, with 616,000 postpaid phone net additionsFrontier acquisition expands fiber access to over 30 million homes and businesses, accelerating national mobility and broadband convergence strategy NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon Com...
We can’t remember a time when investors were as nervous about wireless earnings as they are going into 4Q25 results. We think this concern is by and large overblown and we will all come out feeling consoled on the other side of this earnings cycle. In this short note, we discuss the key controversies impacting the wireless sector currently and our perspective.
Verizon to report earnings January 30, 2026 NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) will report fourth-quarter 2025 earnings on Friday, January 30, 2026. The company will present results and provide a business update on a webcast beginning at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Access instructions and fourth-quarter 2025 materials, including Verizon’s press release and financial tables, will be available at 6:30 a.m. ET on Verizon’s Investor Relations website, . Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) powers and empowers how its millions of c...
Tomorrow, weather permitting, the Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on the FirstNet Authority (FNA). Generally, we don’t write about Congressional hearings as they focus on sound bites rather than policy relevant to investors. Here, however, the hearing could prove market relevant. FNA has a contract with T, but Congress must act if the FNA is to be reauthorized past 2027. And the battle over the terms of that reauthorization pits T v. VZ and TMUS. In this note we provide backg...
We are taking 3Q25 results and the most recent cNPS data and laying out our latest thinking and forecasts ahead of 4Q results. We expect 4Q results and attendant 2026 guidance to contain material information value for investors and we wanted to share our latest forecasts, data, and trends as a starting point as we navigate this impactful season.
We recently published our Future of Broadband report where we predicted Cable’s broadband market share will continue to fall for the foreseeable future. We got the question, 'what is cable market share looking like in the most mature fiber markets, is it asymptoting?'. The answer is no. In this report, we use data from our Opensignal partnership to show that Cable’s subscriber market share has continued to fall in markets where they compete against only one fiber provider over a multi-year perio...
Verizon and Frontier Receive All Required Regulatory Approvals to Complete Transaction Receipt of California regulatory approval on January 15, 2026 clears path to close transaction on January 20, 2026Approved transaction is expected to expand fiber access to almost 30 million homes and businesses and accelerate Verizon’s national mobility and broadband convergence strategy Best mobile and home offers are expected to be available for customers after closing BASKING RIDGE, N.J. and DALLAS, Jan. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) ("Verizon") and Fr...
As we suggested in our note following up on the oral argument relating to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approval of the VZ/FYBR transaction, the CPUC appeared sympathetic to VZ’s concerns. As a result, we thought all the issues could be resolved in a manner acceptable to VZ and that the CPUC could approve the deal as soon as today, the 15th. Based on a 169 page filing by the Administrative Law Judge late yesterday, it appears that assessment was correct and it is now likely...
Earlier this month DISH filed an antitrust complaint against DIS in the latest chapter of a long running dispute over DIS’s efforts to create new sports bundles and DISH’s efforts to create new options for how its customers access programming over its platform. In this note we explore the implications of the battle, how it might affect the flexibility of content and distribution in seeking to adjust to thrive in the media world to come, and what it could tell us about the direction of media and...
The Supreme Court is reviewing two combined cases, one involving T and the other VZ, that question the constitutionality of the way the FCC enforces its rules. In this note, we describe the cases and how the outcome may affect investments in the sector.
Yesterday, the FCC granted VZ’s request to waive a previous FCC rule related to unlocking phones that put VZ at a disadvantage relative to T and TMUS. We covered this issue in a note back in November, predicting that the FCC would take this action and that it would be a positive decision for VZ and negative for its competitors. To help investors understand the significance of the action, we are reprinting the note here.
Yesterday morning, we provided our pre-game analysis of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) oral argument that was held late yesterday afternoon. We have not yet seen the transcript but in this note we make a couple of observations to assist investors following the transaction.
Today, at 1:00 PM PT, there will be an oral argument before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in which VZ will argue for various changes to the Proposed Decision (PD) related to VZ’s acquisition of FYBR. As discussed in last week’s note, there are many issues at stake but from an investor’s perspective the most critical appears to be about what deployment obligations the combined company will have if the merger closes. In this note, we list the changes VZ seeks to assist invest...
Recent filings at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) confirm that there is still a gap between what VZ is willing to do to gain approval of its acquisition of FYBR and what the CPUC wants. In this note we update our thinking on the state of play and what happens next.
This week we published three notes that preview what we think will be critical to investors in telecom/media/tech policy environment. In the first, we evaluated what questions do we not know the answer to today but will in a year that will have a material impact on stocks and depend in part on policy. In the second, we looked at the biggest policy related investment stories of 2025 and how the lingering elements of those stories will play out. In this third one we evaluate nine predictions mad...
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