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1. Verizon Praises Universal Service Reform Legislation
WASHINGTON - The following is a statement by Tom Tauke, Verizon executive vice president of public affairs, policy and communications, on legislation released Friday (Nov. 6) by Rep. Rick Boucher, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, and Rep. Lee Terry, to reform the Universal Service Fund.
November 6, 2009

2. Middlesex County Educational Technology Training Center Receives $100,000 Grant From Verizon to Expand Professional Development Opportunities for Teachers Statewide Using Thinkfinity.org
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - The Middlesex County Educational Technology Training Center has received a $100,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to continue to raise teachers' awareness of the free educational resources available on Thinkfinity.org and to train teachers from around the state how to use those resources.
November 6, 2009

3. Verizon Expands Fast, Affordable DSL-Enabled High Speed Internet Service to 850 More West Virginia Customers in Cabell, Fayette and Jackson Counties
CHARLESTON, W. Va. - An additional 850 consumers and businesses in Cabell, Fayette and Jackson counties now have access to Verizon High Speed Internet (HSI), allowing them to quickly download movies, share photos or video with friends and family, and create their own Internet content.
November 5, 2009

4. More Cable TV Choice for Consumers in 5 More Massachusetts Communities
FITCHBURG, Mass. - Consumers and small businesses in five more Massachusetts communities now have more choice in cable TV providers as Verizon continues to make FiOS TV - the ultimate home-entertainment experience with a broad range of programming choices and superior picture quality - available to additional locations throughout the state.
November 5, 2009

5. Shoppers Can Test-Drive Verizon's All-Fiber FiOS TV and Internet Services at New Hunt Valley, Md., Store
HUNT VALLEY, Md. - Attention Baltimore County residents looking to beat the holiday rush and supercharge their Internet and TV services: You now can experience first-hand the superior quality and innovative features of Verizon's all-fiber-optic FiOS services at the company's new Hunt Valley store.
November 5, 2009

6. Verizon Encourages Recycling and Offers Partner Businesses a Way to Help Their Customers Do It
NEW YORK - Verizon is presenting an attractive wireless device recycling program to its wholesale customers so their end-users can trade old wireless devices and peripherals for cash, credit on new equipment or services, or a donation to the charity of their choice.
November 3, 2009

7. Verizon Legal Volunteers Launch New Program to Provide Free Legal Services
NEW YORK - Verizon attorneys and legal staff have started a program that will provide free legal services to needy individuals and nonprofit organizations. The program helps address a major issue: Nearly 1 million poor people will be denied representation in courts across the country this year because of insufficient resources.
November 4, 2009

8. Verizon Engages Law Enforcement, Advocacy Groups in Discussions of Online Safety, Digital Citizenship
WASHINGTON - Furthering its commitment to online safety, Verizon is a major sponsor of the 2009 Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) 2009 conference, Building a Culture of Responsibility from Online Safety to Digital Citizenship, which opens here Wednesday (Nov. 4).
November 4, 2009

9. Verizon Ushers in a New Era of Television Entertainment With the Debut of FiOS TV in Allentown, Pa.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Residents of Pennsylvania's Queen City now have a superior choice for television entertainment delivered over a superior all-fiber optic network - FiOS TV from Verizon.
November 4, 2009

10. Verizon Business to Build New IT Platform for Secure Exchange of Transcribed Medical Information
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - A newly formed industry group, the Medical Transcription Service Consortium (MTSC), has chosen Verizon Business to build a new IT platform for the secure exchange of digitized transcriptions of physician-dictated patient notes.
November 4, 2009