Hot Telecom Companies To Buy Right Now

Hot Telecom Companies To Buy Right Now: Verizon Communications Inc.(VZ)

Verizon Communications Inc. provides communication services. The company operates through two segments, Domestic Wireless and Wireline. The Domestic Wireless segment offers wireless voice and data services; and sells equipment in the United States. The Wireline segment provides voice, Internet access, broadband video and data, Internet protocol network, network access, long distance, and other services in the United States and internationally. The company serves consumer, business, and government customers, as well as carriers. As of December 31, 2010, its network covered a population of approximately 292 million and provided service to a customer base of approximately 94.1 million. The company was formerly known as Bell Atlantic Corporation and changed its name to Verizon Communications Inc. in June 2000. Verizon Communications Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in New York, New York.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Matt Thalman]

  A few Dow losers today
  Shares of Verizon (NYSE: VZ  ) are down 0.2% this afternoon on the news that Vodafone -- its joint-venture partner in Verizon Wireless -- hasoffered $9.6 billion for German cable television company Kabel Deutschland. Earlier reports have indicated that Kabel is not interested in that price, but this looks like a good place for the two companies to start talking. This is likely hurting Verizon because Vodafone has a 45% stake in Verizon Wireless, and this deal may put a higher price tag on that share if Verizon wants to make a buyout deal.

• [By Gaurav Seetharam]

  But Mr. Henderson's insights convinced me that the tag team of Verizon (NYSE: VZ  ) and Oracle (NYSE: ORCL  ) is a far better play. He famously wrote that "if a firm is outside the top three, it should attempt to improve its position through consolidation or by shifting the basis of competition," (my emphasis). Right now, th! e basis of competition is price, but only because new developments haven't been taken into account.

• [By Dan Dzombak]

  AT&T stock has struggling a bit, up 10% this year versus a 15% gain for the Dow. In its wireless segment, the company is facing tough competition from a variety of players. The tough competition showed in AT&T'sresults this past quarter. AT&T lost 69,000 subscribers and missed on revenue expectations, which fell 1%.Verizon (NYSE: VZ  ) , through Verizon Wireless, has been taking market share and wants to use its good results to buy out Vodafone's45% stake in Verizon Wireless T-Mobile USAalso appears to be getting stronger as it tries to merge with MetroPCS and tries out a new pricing strategy that it hopes will help it take market share. New entrants also appear to be trying to get into the wireless game with DISH Networkand Softbank bidding for Sprint (NYSE: S  ) .

• [By Tom Taulli]

  Big competitors for BCE include Rogers Communications (RCI) and Telus (TU), though it also faces niche players such as Public Mobile, Wind Mobile and Mobilicity. Until recently, there was buzz that Verizon (VZ) might enter the market by buying up the latter two, though VZ apparently scrapped plans for Canadian expansion until 2014.

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