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Verizon is joining an escalating movement to siphon advertising away from Facebook in an effort to pressure the company into doing more to prevent racist and violent information from being shared on its social networking service.

The family of a woman who was paralyzed when she was struck by a falling telephone pole as she waited for a bus is to receive $125 million from Verizon. Maria Meister was commuting from Union City to her job in New York in 2017 when the pole snapped, crushing her head and body. She suffered multiple spinal injuries and...

A burglar rammed a pickup truck into a Verizon Wireless store in Mission Valley then stole some merchandise before leaving the scene in a getaway car overnight, according to the San Diego Police Department.

Three suspects armed with a gun robbed a Verizon store on the edge of Spring Valley on Tuesday night, the San Diego Sheriff’s Department said. The suspects walked into the Verizon store located at 2883 Jamacha Road in Spring Valley and took 25 iPhones, SDSO said. They had a semi-automatic handgun, but did not fire any shots. It was unclear…

A Verizon outage that affected wireless customers across the country overnight has been resolved, according to the company. “Overnight some wireless customers experienced a dialing error when placing calls from their wireless phone to a long-distance landline number,” spokesman Chris McCann said in an email Wednesday morning. “This issue was resolved at 6:30am ET. We apologize for any inconvenience.” Early…

Verizon has a gift for everyone in your family this holiday season. From tablets to watches to smart phones, Verizon has it all! As seen on California Live on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019.

More San Diego-area AT&T customers will have access to 5G service as the network expands its coverage to tens of millions of customers across five U.S. cities.

Americans are more connected than ever, largely due to the proliferation of mobile devices. Data from Pew Research shows that 96 percent of Americans own a cellphone – 81 percent of them own smartphones. The newfound dependence on mobile devices means that more Americans are paying a substantial amount of money each month for their wireless plans.

If you make it free, will they come? Apple, Disney and AT&T’s WarnerMedia want to jump-start their challenges to Netflix by offering freebies and deep discounts on emerging streaming plans. That includes a free year of Apple TV Plus for customers of new Apple devices and a free year of Disney Plus to higher-tier Verizon customers. Some existing HBO subscribers...

The cellular network giants maintained the connectivity with generators, and extra backup generators, claiming grid-powered San Diego cell towers would stay on even if San Diego Gas and Electric cut the power.

NBC 7’s Danny Freeman asked service providers what happens when emergency power shutoffs impact cell towers.

Eastlake High School students heard speeches from NBC 7 talent during College and Career Day.

Angel Galvan went to jail, was fingerprinted and arraigned in court after the San Diego County District Attorney filed felony charges against him. Then, all charges against him were suddenly dropped. But he was left with the arrest record.

Police are looking for a man wanted for credit card fraud and identity theft, crimes that allegedly left a victim with $6,000 in fraudulent charges.

A six-woman smokescreen shorted a Maryland Verizon store of $24,000 in phones, police say.

AT&T said this week that it will soon block spam calls or alert customers of suspected spammers. The blocking will first activate for new lines and will then be applied to all existing accounts, the carrier said on Tuesday. The feature will be on by default but can be turned off by users who don’t want it, per rules set...

The Federal Trade Commission announced last week a crackdown on robocallers, giving one of the clearest pictures yet of the people and organizations behind the avalanche of nuisance phone calls to consumers. The actions are important because they draw the connection between robocalls, which may seem like mere annoyances, to the fraudulent organizations or illegal mass-calling schemes behind them. “We...

NBC Responds looks at how fast is your cell service and which one is the fastest network in San Diego. NBC 7’s Bob Hansen has more.

Consumers depend on their cell phones more than ever. They not only rely on their smartphones to make calls but also to download music and upload videos and photos to social media sites. “Internet speeds nowadays are so important,” says San Diego resident, John Deleon. “You can’t have the kids waiting for the videos to load.” That makes having...

Customer-management software developer Salesforce is buying Tableau Software in an all-stock deal valued at $15.7 billion. Tableau uses self-service analytics to help people with any skill level work with data. Among the companies that use Tableau’s services are Charles Schwab, Verizon and Netflix. Once the transaction closes, Tableau will operate independently and stay headquartered in Seattle. “Joining forces with Salesforce...