Verizon Communications Inc (VZ)

[02opida]

VZ

[mick]

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[Nebuchadnezzar]

VZ on watch

[maronti1]

Wow..iqst

5g
Blockchain
Verizon partner

Millicom
Telefonica

$22 revenues
22m o/a
8.4 m float

Looking to move to the Nasdaq

We are excited to announce we are talking to IBM to support itsBchain under the Start Up IBM Program! #NASDAQ #5G #Telefonica #Millicom #blockchain #IBM

— iQSTEL Inc. (OTCQX: IQST) (@IQstel) February 24, 2020

[maronti1]

Perfect time to jump inn
Iqst
A verizon partner

We are excited to announce we are talking to IBM to support itsBchain under the Start Up IBM Program! #NASDAQ #5G #Telefonica #Millicom #blockchain #IBM

— iQSTEL Inc. (OTCQX: IQST) (@IQstel) February 24, 2020

[02opida]

60

[Fdc4]

It will drop as usual, maybe $52-$54.. then back up. Gravity's law

[whytestocks]

News: $VZ 20 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy in 2020

A new year is on the way. With it comes plenty of excitement... and perhaps some nervousness for investors. No one knows what the stock market will do in 2020. After the longest bull run ever and the inherent uncertainty in a presidential election year, investors can't be blamed for being at lea...

In case you are interested VZ - 20 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy in 2020

[whytestocks]

News: $VZ Better Buy: Verizon vs. Frontier

The telecommunications industry is undergoing some big shifts. Declines for wireline telephone service and cable television subscriptions are happening at the same time that mobile wireless is becoming increasingly widespread and potentially revolutionary 5G network technology is hitting the mar...

Got this from VZ - Better Buy: Verizon vs. Frontier

[FUNMAN]

Price...$61.23...Day's Change...0.4599 (0.76%)

Not so slow today

And "yes", love the dividend ... Annual Dividend/Yield ... $2.46/4.05%

[fung_derf]

Yeah, don't want to jinx it, but this seems just slow and steady...with a dividend. Just what I've looked for lately.

[FUNMAN]

Verizon and Corning co-innovating with 5G to create factory of the future

This is just so freaking interesting. So happy to be a VZ shareholder.

Wed October 23, 2019 6:30 AM|GlobeNewswire|About: VZ
What you need to know:

Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband is live at Corning’s Hickory, NC factory where the companies are working together to build the 5G factory of the future
5G’s high bandwidth and low latency can enable factory automation, zero-touch quality assurance and near real-time supply chain tracking
NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon has installed 5G Ultra Wideband service in Corning’s fiber optic cable manufacturing facility in Hickory, NC. Corning (GLW) will use Verizon’s 5G technology to test how 5G can enhance functions such as factory automation and quality assurance in one of the largest fiber optic cable manufacturing facilities in the world.

The companies are also working together to co-innovate new 5G-enabled solutions that can potentially revolutionize the way goods and services are produced.

5G’s low latency, fast speeds and high bandwidth can improve the manufacturing process, enhancing capabilities like machine learning, augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR). Engineers from Verizon and Corning will explore how the factory of the future can use 5G to dramatically speed data collection, allow machines to communicate with each other in near real time, and wirelessly track and inspect inventory using 5G-connected cameras. They’ll also test how 5G can improve the function of autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs) by helping them move more efficiently around the factory floor.

“5G will usher in the Fourth Industrial Revolution enabling massive steps forward in robotics and automation that will transform supply chain management and create smarter and more efficient factories,” said Tami Erwin, executive vice president and CEO of Verizon Business Group. “We’re thrilled to collaborate with Corning to explore how 5G will ultimately reshape the way the manufacturing industry operates.”

The project advances Verizon's longstanding collaboration with Corning, recently focused on solutions that speed deployment of 5G using Corning’s industry-leading optical technologies and Verizon’s next-generation network architecture.

"Together, Verizon and Corning engineers expect to break new ground by identifying which 5G-enabled capabilities offer the most promise in a manufacturing environment," said Dr. Claudio Mazzali, senior vice president of technology for Corning’s Optical Communications business segment. "This builds on our collaboration with Verizon in a powerful way: Verizon turned to Corning for the fiber, cable, and optical connectivity innovations that are bringing their 5G network to life. Now Verizon is bringing 5G capabilities to a plant where those cable innovations are produced – completing the circle.”

Learn more about Verizon 5G technology here.

Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), headquartered in New York City, generated revenues of $130.9 billion in 2018. The company operates America’s most awarded network and the nation’s premier all-fiber network, and delivers integrated solutions to businesses worldwide. With brands like Yahoo, TechCrunch and HuffPost, the company’s media group helps consumers stay informed and entertained, communicate and transact, while creating new ways for advertisers and partners to connect. Verizon’s corporate responsibility prioritizes the environmental, social and governance issues most relevant to its business and impact to society.

VERIZON’S ONLINE MEDIA CENTER: News releases, stories, media contacts and other resources are available at www.verizon.com/about/news/. News releases are also available through an RSS feed. To subscribe, visit www.verizon.com/about/rss-feeds/.

Media contact:
Christina Moon Ashraf
(Verizon 5G Network)
[e-mail]
908.381.2384
Twitter: @ChrisMoonPR

John Arwood (Corning Optical Communications)
[e-mail]
[phone]

Gabrielle Bailey (Corning Incorporated)
[e-mail]
[phone]

[fung_derf]

An activist investor's attempt to force a strategy revamp at AT&T Inc. spotlights the diverging paths the two largest U.S. wireless carriers have taken in search of growth.

Elliott Management Corp.'s detailed criticism Monday of decisions made by AT&T's leaders effectively praises rival Verizon Communications Inc.'s focus on upgrading its wireless network over becoming a media giant. While AT&T has spent heavily on entertainment and advertising assets, Verizon has put building a faster 5G network at the center of its strategy. Investors have rewarded Verizon with a similar market valuation, even though AT&T has nearly 30% more annual revenue.

Displacing Verizon is a "potential reset of incredible importance," Elliott wrote to AT&T's board, arguing that the Dallas-based company's wireless business isn't just losing market share but is also becoming less profitable.

AT&T and Verizon have long been the two largest wireless providers in the U.S. by subscribers, but each has taken a different approach to generating new revenue in a wireless market. Technology giants and startups made billions on the back of the wireless connections that the carriers provided, leading each to seek ways to capture more of that spending.

"AT&T to a certain extent diversified away from the wireless business, despite the fact that the wireless business has been very good over the last few years, whereas the pay-TV and the traditional media business has been under more pressure than expected," said John Hodulik, an analyst at UBS Group AG.

Many of the suggestions Elliott made are already being implemented or are under discussion at AT&T, he said. Entering this week, AT&T has posted a total shareholder return -- or stock-price changes plus dividends -- of roughly 20% over the past year, compared with 14% for Verizon.

AT&T spent $49 billion to buy satellite-TV provider DirecTV and another $81 billion on Time Warner Inc., aiming to control content as well as connectivity. But cord-cutting has sapped customers from the pay-TV industry, prompting AT&T and others to launch streaming services.

On Monday, AT&T defended its current strategy and "the unique portfolio of valuable assets" it has assembled. "We look forward to engaging with Elliott," AT&T said. "Indeed, many of the actions outlined are ones we are already executing today."

Verizon spent $130 billion in 2014 to take full control of its wireless business but avoided a blockbuster media deal. It paid about $9 billion to buy AOL in 2015 and Yahoo two years later, but struggled to generate revenue and took a hefty charge to write down its internet business. Now, it focuses on teaming up with content providers like YouTube TV.

Hans Vestberg, who became Verizon's chief executive last year, restructured the company's business lines and has made wireless connectivity and finding new applications for 5G technology top priorities.

Verizon is also in the process of cutting $10 billion in costs, a plan that has included a large voluntary severance program as well as outsourcing efforts. A Verizon spokesman declined to comment.

Elliott called on AT&T to follow suit and cut more costs from its operations. "While revenue per employee was nearly identical at both companies just over a decade ago ($400k), today Verizon's revenue per employee ($900k) is nearly 30% higher than AT&T's ($700k)," Elliott wrote.

Elliott told AT&T's leaders that the next generation of wireless service presented an opportunity for the carrier to reclaim wireless market leadership. AT&T should gain, Elliott said, from its spectrum holdings as well as benefits associated with being the provider of the federally backed FirstNet communications system for emergency responders.

Corrections & Amplifications An earlier version of the chart in this article incorrectly had the horizontal bar representing AT&T's wireless revenue as a percentage of total revenue longer than its label of 42%.

Write to Sarah Krouse at [e-mail]

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

September 11, 2019 02:32 ET (06:32 GMT)

[Fdc4]

Smh, despite of the disappointment, I am still can't be mad about VZ. It's holding up decently despite of this mini-market collapse

[conix]

VZ Chart

[Fdc4]

If it is true what you are saying then that Intel that you provided was pointless. If you didn't have any intention behind this, not reason to bring on such. Anyways, we are free to do whatever we want, not saying you can't, it is just in the future it will not look good on you. Nobody will follow you!!! FYI... Watch out! Good luck predicting then

[BottomBounce]

Motley Fool contributors for stocks that investors shouldn't give up on, and they came back with Verizon Communications (NYSE: $VZ ), NIO (NYSE: $NIO ), and AT&T (NYSE: $T ). https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wall-street-given-3-stocks-174300992.html

[Fdc4]

Isn't Yahoo owned by VZ? Why should we believe anything Yahoo has to say about VZ... Right after your such "Great News" VZ sinked 2 more dollars lower than the other $2 went down (From $58.92). Now at $55................ Please don't mislead us with Yahoo news anymore if the topic is about VZ. Thank you

[Fdc4]

NICEE NEWS, YOU WILL SEE HOW VZ WILL SKY ROCKET BABE.... LAMBOOO

[BottomBounce]

News: Motley Fool contributors for stocks that investors shouldn't give up on, and they came back with Verizon Communications (NYSE: $VZ ), NIO (NYSE: $NIO ), and AT&T (NYSE: $T ). https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wall-street-given-3-stocks-174300992.html

[Fdc4]

GO VZ!!! GO!! SHOW THEM WHAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF. VIVA VZ!!! LAMBO SOON!!!

[Fdc4]

VZ IS UNSTOPPABLE.THIS IS SKY ROCKET!!!! WHERE IS THE LAMBOO

[ITMS]

Screaming Buy Price On $VZ Is Right Here...

Taking a deeper look at the Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) stock from a technical, chart performance standpoint, it indicates that the stock will be range bound throughout 2019 with one opportunity for a great buy level. As seen on the chart, the high end of the of the stocks trading range has been near the $61.00 price level. While the low end of the range is near the $52.00 level. This range is the main factor anyone considering taking a position in the stock should be focused on. Recently, the company reported earnings and raised their FY 19 EPS guidance to low single digit growth outlook. As a stock trader with well over 2 decades of experience in dealing with these scenarios, and many alike, this tells me that the stock is not poised to take off higher anytime soon. The weekly and monthly chart trends are still up, so any major sell off should lead to a buying opportunity in the stock - however, the upside expected on the trade would be limited to the upper price range as noted previously. When considering the best way to make money from VZ stock in 2019, unfortunately, there is really nothing to get overly excited about right now.



While everyone continues to talk about the roll out of 5-G, this still appears to be somewhat down the road. Also, other fundamental drivers such as the acquisitions of AOL and Yahoo! Inc do not seem to be major stock price movers for the company in the near term, and I'm not sure they ever will be.



ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW: The one thing to watch closely is the lower range of the stock. Should the stock break lower through the $52.00 price point and test the $48.00 area, I believe that would be a screaming buy level. After all, while the performance of the stock may be on the range bound/dull side, the company is still the number one mobile provider in the United States and its long term performance should lean to the upward direction. The one thing we need to do as smart investors is locate the best time/price to buy and I will be patiently waiting to enter at a breach of the lower price point of the range.




Nick Santiago
InTheMoneyStocks

[StocksFox]

swanlinbar Monday, 04/08/19 07:33:35 AM
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Brussels becomes first major city to ban 5G wireless connection

https://imherald.com/2019/04/05/brussels-becomes-first-major-city-to-ban-5g-wireless-connection/

Bravo. Thank you for posting this. Not every touted technological "wonder" has merit or is safe for human interaction.

Time to look at property there? ;)

#brusselsrealestatedeals

[swanlinbar]

Brussels becomes first major city to ban 5G wireless connection

https://imherald.com/2019/04/05/brussels-becomes-first-major-city-to-ban-5g-wireless-connection/

[boardbrain1]

VZ owns Yahoo and HuffPost... NEVER BUY THIS POS.

[whytestocks]

News: $VZ Verizon adds third 5G smartphone in 2019

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon today announced the LG V50 ThinQ 5G – LG’s first 5G smartphone – is coming to Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband network this summer. This is the third smartphone that will run on Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wide...

Find out more https://marketwirenews.com/news-releases/verizon-adds-third-5g-smartphone-in-2019-7745606.html

[wagner]

Soon is will turn into greenland, Morgan invites friends to buy

[fung_derf]

How far will VZ pull back?

[Zboricua]

The true reason Verizon had such great numbers....Sending its Labor force to India and the Philippines. Horrible custoner service

[Spicknspan]

The dividend is supporting this price.

[VERITAS77]

$53-55 Target

[DeerBalls]

Monday, June 25, 2018
64 Image order Order on Motion to Sever Mon 2:02 PM
ORDER : 1. Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion To Sever Defendant AT&T Corp. (ECF No.60 ) is GRANTED . 2. The Clerk of Court is directed to sever Defendant AT&T Corp. from this action and into a separate action under a separate caption. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach on 6/25/2018.(Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)

[DeerBalls]

The VPLM LAWSUIT has a discovery plan out!

[ITMS]

Verizon Remains Weak On The Charts, Know This Trade Level

Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) has been falling lower over the past week. Many traders and investors are now expecting Verizon to get into the acquisition game since AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) and Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX) received approval to merge. Either way, the charts are telling me the stock should continue to trade lower in the near term. The $45.00 area is where there should be major chart support when tested. This important support area is where the stock was defended multiple times in 2017 and will likely be defended again.





Nicholas Santiago
InTheMoneyStocks

[DeerBalls]

Voip-Pal.com, Inc. v. VERIZON WIRELESS SERVICES, LLC et al
Nevada District Court
Judge: Robert C Jones
Referred: Cam Ferenbach
Case #: 2:16-cv-00271
Nature of Suit 830 Property Rights - Patent
Cause 28:1338 Patent Infringement
Case Filed: Feb 10, 2016
Docket
Parties (8)
Docket last updated: 4 hours ago
Monday, June 11, 2018
63 noticeNotice AO 85 Consent to Mag Judge & Short Trial RulesMon 1:23 PM
NOTICE PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE IB 2-2: In accordance with 28 USC § 636(c) and FRCP 73, the parties in this action are provided with a link to the "AO 85 Notice of Availability, Consent, and Order of Reference - Exercise of Jurisdiction by a U.S. Magistrate Judge" form on the Court's website -[LINK:www.nvd.uscourts.gov] . AO 85 Consent forms should NOT be electronically filed. Upon consent of all parties, counsel are advised to manually file the form with the Clerk's Office. (A copy of form AO 85 has been mailed to parties not receiving electronic service.) NOTICE OF GENERAL ORDER 2013-1 AND OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPEDITED TRIAL SETTING: The parties in this action are provided with a link to General Order 2013-1 and the USDC Short Trial Rules on the Court's website - [LINK:www.nvd.uscourts.gov] . If the parties agree that this action can be ready for trial within 180 days and that a trial of this matter would take 3 days or less, the parties should consider participation in the USDC Short Trial Program. If the parties wish to be considered for entry into the Court's Short Trial Program, they should execute and electronically file with USDC Short Trial Form 4(a)(1) or Form 4(a)(2). (no image attached) (KW)
62 Image order Scheduling Order Mon 1:22 PM
DISCOVERY PLAN AND SCHEDULING ORDER pursuant to ECF No.61 Proposed Discovery Plan/Scheduling Order Signed by Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach on 6/11/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KW)

[DeerBalls]

VPLM $2.5billion lawsuit vs vz going to hurt!

[techtrader01]

Litigation Alert!! News Voip-Pal.com Inc. Announces Removal of the Stay of Legal Proceedings in its Patent Infringement Lawsuits vs. Twitter, Verizon and AT&T

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/voip-pal-com-inc-announces-090000435.html

[I-Man]

Is a BIG fkng deal.... We are canceling AOL after 22 years because of this. VZ can go to hell pulling a stunt like this. Others will follow...

[AnotherInvestor]

If you want to post comments there, sign up. If not, sign up on another website. Not a big deal.

[I-Man]

CINTRIX, here AOL users need to see this as well as VZ and others, as they created a different company basically and nobody knows about this, yet AOL users forced to NOW be a Facebook/Google member to post, and that is not right in my book! Here is link below so everyone can read the hundred page legal agreement made under name Oath, Inc.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>


https://policies.oath.com/us/en/oath/terms/otos/index.html
 
 
In June 2017, we announced that Yahoo and AOL had joined to become Oath, a digital and mobile media company and part of Verizon. We’re now bringing Oath and Yahoo together under these Terms of Service. If you have a Yahoo or AOL account, you will need to agree to these Terms. If you have not yet agreed to these Terms, the legacy Yahoo Terms of Service or legacy Oath Terms of Service (for AOL) still apply to your account.For Oath products or services that are accessed without signing into an account, the Terms below apply to those products and services starting May 25, 2018. If you are creating a new account, the Terms below apply starting today.
 

Oath Terms of Service
Welcome to Oath

Oath and all of its brands listed in Section 13 (including Yahoo and AOL brands) and the corporate entities listed in Sections 13 and Section 14 (collectively, “Oath,” “us,” “we” or “our”) are part of the Verizon family of companies. Our brands, websites, apps, products, services and technologies (“Services”) are provided by the entities listed in Section 13 below. Please carefully read Sections 1 through 13, 14.1, and 14.2, which are the sections that apply to you.

By using the Services, you agree to these terms, the policies in Oath’s Privacy Center, and any community guidelines and supplemental terms provided to you for the Services that you use (collectively, “Terms”). Please read the Terms carefully, as they form the entire agreement between you and Oath.

THESE TERMS CONTAIN LIMITATIONS OF OATH'S LIABILITY IN SECTION 9. 

U.S. USERS: THESE TERMS CONTAIN A BINDING ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND CLASS ACTION AND JURY TRIAL WAIVER CLAUSES IN SECTION 14.2 BELOW, WHICH ARE APPLICABLE TO ALL U.S. USERS.

[cintrix]

I am not following you. If HuffPost is saying that all comments need to be made via FB, how could this be correct:

AOL responsible for the problems posting. Not any other source.

As I noted, if you don't have a FB account since 2014, you can't post a reply or comment to an article on HuffPost anymore. Has nothing to do with AOL. As far as not being able to post to an AOL article, that I know nothing about.

[I-Man]

Just received this back from Huffington Post to our complaints:

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I don't want to post through Facebook

Due to changing trends in public communication, all article comments will be submitted through Facebook going forward. If you do not want your comment to appear on your Facebook wall, simply un-check "post to profile" or "also post to facebook" below the comment box. For more information, you can read about this change here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/otto-toth/were-moving-the-conversation_b_5423675.html


AOL responsible for the problems posting. Not any other source.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Moving the Conversation to Where You Want to Have It

By Otto Toth

At The Huffington Post, we are always thinking of ways to better engage our worldwide audience and create a meaningful community for our readership.

The growth and evolution of the site has gone hand-in-hand with changes in how the internet operates. And one of the most significant changes we’ve seen to date is the increasing volume of conversations about our articles happening not only on HuffPost, but all over the web on a range of platforms and social networks.

In light of this important trend, we want to make you aware of a change that will take place on the site on Monday, June 2, at noon EST.

As many of you have noticed, we’ve been experimenting with the Facebook comments platform on many of our verticals over the past few weeks. On Monday, our entire U.S. site, including our mobile web and our mobile apps, will move exclusively to Facebook comments, allowing our readers to engage with content on the site and connect with other users outside of the native Huffington Post platform. This is far from an an end to conversation; it’s the start of conversation where you want to have it — and where you’ve been having it already. It’s bringing the discussions and debates to the places where you engage with them the most and introducing so much of what makes the HuffPost community great to the broader Facebook audience.

The community has been a vital part of The Huffington Post since the beginning, and it will continue to play an important role. You can still comment on our posts using the comment module. You can provide us with news tips, firsthand accounts, information or photos about a news story by sending them to us. If you have an idea for a blog post, please send it to us here (long-time community members interested in blogging under their established HuffPost handles are also invited to send in post ideas).

We hope that you are as excited as we are for these changes to the commenting platform and to the new era of conversation on The Huffington Post!

[cintrix]

Send me a link and let me see if I can do it using a different email.

[I-Man]

Yes indeed. CANNOT post or respond to an AOL news report now as we could always before for 21+ years- UNLESS we create and sign on from Facebook account or Google...

[cintrix]

I'm wondering if we are talking about the same issue. My issue is that I used to be able to post an opinion on HuffP using my account sign in. But they changed it up a few years back and the only way I could post an opinion was to do it via FB. Is this what you are talking about? I have a feeling I am not getting your issue when you wrote:
AOL says you should never be required to sign onto any other site or community to post on AOL news
I thought we were talking HuffPOst? I don't know anything about AOL news - I don't go to their site or use them other than they are the provider of my old VZ email. AOL is old school so I am not interested in them. Was never a big fan of them when they were huge either.

One thing I can add. I can't stand VZ, but I have to defend them about this...I can't tell you how many times in the past if there were an issue on a site, that site would always give the "it's not on our end - must be your isp" remark. That used to be the go-to excuse for tech support when they didn't have a clue.

[I-Man]

cintrix we just noticed this happening approx 3 months ago, as there was some "AOL required update" then, and we have spent about 40 hrs or more on phones with AOL people since, the last being 2 weeks back, when their top IT people took control of our business computer, went through complete AOL reboot remotely and said there was no problem with AOL softwareat all- that it was our cable company (Charter/Spectrum) where problem lies...

Charter has no problem on its systems and has also said it it something with AOL network, and funny thing is, last time I called AOL, is because all of my Huffington post articles when I sign in were Canadien related stories- NOT USA related stories. Still is !!

AOL says you should never be required to sign onto any other site or community to post on AOL news, and it is and has been free always for AOL account users- yet we are forbidden to do so unless we sign a Facebook or Google account which we will not do...

Something very wrong in all of this.

[cintrix]

When was the last time you posted a response to an article on Huffington? This happened to me years before VZ even did the email migration to AOL. I haven't been able to post an opinion on Huffington for years now. I used to sign into my account and use my Huffington account as a way of posting. I have a very old FB account that is inactive and I refuse to activate it just to post an opinion. Must be five years now that I can't do it. Has nothing to do with VZ. In fact, I use a completely different email for that account.

[I-Man]

I am filing complaint to FTC, FCC about this as well as to Congress to look into Verizon and this newly found revelation many are not aware of... Facebook is just plain evil and always was, and Zuckerberg's testimony yesterday should have everyone closing their accounts (even though you really cannot delete them), and stop using FB altogether and relate human to human as we always did...

[I-Man]

Verizon NEEDS Federal Investigation NOW! On heels of the Facebook corruption, VZ which Acquired AOL now is forcing AOL customers to either create facebook account or Google account to respond to any of the news headliens, where AOL users NEVER did before! BS !!! This is ridiculous as many, including myself, NEVER wanted a facebook account because it was seen as a Fad and useless vehicle that steals your identification, and now, Facebook/Google relationship is tied to Verizon and AOL !!!???

WTF going on. NOBODY should be "forced" to belong to any organization or group to post a Free Speech response and now, VZ customers and stockholders need to be aware of this as AOL users (I have been with AOL 22 years and one of original), cannot freely respond to or post on any Huffington post article as we had for years before this...