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91. Verizon FiOS TV Offers 'Freeview' of Spanish Language Package
NEW YORK - As a salute to Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15), Verizon is offering FiOS TV customers free access to the Spanish Language Package, which includes popular channels like Toon Disney Español, Galavision and CNN en Español.
October 15, 2009

92. Forty-five Pennsylvania Nonprofits Reap More Than $235,000 in Literacy Grants From Verizon
PHILADELPHIA - A dollar a month may not seem like much, but it can go a long way to improving literacy skills in local communities across Pennsylvania while also giving people the opportunity to succeed.
October 14, 2009

93. Verizon Business Powers Immersive Video Communications for The First American Corporation
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - The First American Corporation's employees will be able to more effectively collaborate while reducing travel costs and helping to meet environmental goals - all by using a lifelike, immersive video collaboration technology, known as Cisco TelePresence(TM), provided by Verizon Business.
October 14, 2009

94. Meetings Around the World II Study Sees Advanced Collaboration Tools Changing the Way We Work
NEW YORK - As organizations increasingly arm a global workforce with more sophisticated technology tools, their employees are changing the way they get their jobs done and are driving stronger business returns, according to a new Frost & Sullivan study released Wednesday (Oct. 14).
October 14, 2009

95. Study, Sponsored by Verizon and Cisco, First to Quantify Improved Performance From Advanced Collaboration
NEW YORK - Organizations around the world that deploy the most advanced Internet-protocol-based collaboration technologies achieve more than twice the return on their collaboration investment and perform better than their less collaborative peers, according to a new Frost & Sullivan study released Wednesday (Oct. 14).
October 14, 2009

96. Delaware's Diamond State Reading Association Receives More Than $22,200 in Literacy Grants Through Verizon's 'Check Into Literacy' Program
WILMINGTON, Del. - A dollar a month may not seem like much, but it can go a long way to improving literacy skills in Delaware and giving people the opportunity to succeed.
October 13, 2009

97. Ten-Digit Dialing to Begin in Northern Wisconsin's 715 Area Code
WAUSAU, Wis. - Callers in Northern Wisconsin should soon begin dialing the area code plus the seven-digit number for all local telephone calls, to prepare for the debut of a new area code - 534 - next summer.
October 12, 2009

98. Verizon Business Offers IT and Security Tips to Guide Clients through Merger Integrations
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Among the many complex issues driven by merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is the need for IT leaders to meld disparate systems and processes. A failure to effectively assess and devise a strategic plan to securely combine IT systems can lead to tremendous trouble and expense at a critical time for the acquiring company.
October 12, 2009

99. It's 'Game On' for Millions of Verizon Broadband Customers This Weekend
NEW YORK - Verizon broadband customers can enjoy a gaming marathon this weekend by playing for free any of the more than 1,500 premium PC games from the company's Games on Demand service.
October 7, 2009

100. Leading Analyst Firm Rates Verizon Business as 'Strong Positive' in Managed Security Services MarketScope Reports for Asia Pacific and Europe
SYDNEY, Australia and READING, England - Verizon Business has received a "Strong Positive" rating from Gartner Inc. in the analyst firm's two reports that focus on the Asia-Pacific and European regions - "MarketScope for Managed Security Services in Asia Pacific"1 and "MarketScope for Managed Security Services in Europe."2
October 7, 2009