The mobile operator Tracfone isn’t exactly a household name, but it does have about 21 million customers in the US. Soon, those customers will fall under the Verizon umbrella, as Verizon just ...

Verizon is spending $3.1 billion in cash and $3.1 billion in stock to acquire TracFone. In addition, Verizon will pay additional $650 million to America Movil, depending on the performance of TracFone ...

According to a recent survey from AARP, 64% of American adults aged 50-plus report feeling that technology is not designed ...

Eli covered the latest in the ever-changing worlds of telecom, streaming and sports. He previously worked as a technology reporter at USA Today. Verizon completed its purchase of prepaid provider ...

One of the biggest resellers of mobile service in the US is joining Verizon in a deal worth more than $6 billion. Carrie was a managing editor at CNET focused on breaking and trending news. She'd been ...

Verizon is paying as much as $7 billion to acquire 21 million new prepaid customers. The numbers suggest Verizon could come out way ahead. Verizon is spending $3.1 billion in cash and $3.1 billion in ...

Verizon Communications said Monday it will buy prepaid mobile phones provider Tracfone, a unit of Mexican telecoms giant America Movil, in a $6.25 billion cash and stock deal. Tracfone, which serves ...

Verizon Communications Inc. enlisted Walmart Inc. to sell a pay-as-you-go home wireless internet service for $45 a month, marking the company’s second big product for the prepaid market in as many ...

Verizon today announced it has struck a deal to buy TracFone in a further consolidation of the US cellular industry. Verizon is one of three major carriers that operate nationwide wireless networks, ...