Verizon & Microsoft Team Up
Verizon and Microsoft are teaming up to deliver innovative, high-speed, digital subscriber line (DSL) Internet access and services that can be offered across the country over Verizon's 34 million DSL-capable access lines. The agreement expands upon the companies' existing relationships in the wireless and online information services arenas and furthers their commitment to providing a superior broadband experience to customers nationwide.
The co-branded service will combine premium Internet services and content from the MSN network of Internet services, the No. 1 online destination worldwide, with high-speed Internet access and world-class customer support and features from Verizon Online. The result for consumers will be a customized browser featuring unique Internet services and applications that are designed for top performance over Verizon broadband connections.
Once it's available early next year, the co-branded Verizon Online with MSN service will become the preferred Internet service offered to all new and existing Verizon Online DSL customers. In addition, Verizon Online DSL will become the preferred Internet service offered to MSN Broadband Internet Access customers in Verizon's service area. The service will be available to all MSN Broadband and Verizon Online residential DSL subscribers where Verizon Online offers DSL service.
Verizon will be the primary provider of DSL and core telecom services for the new co-branded service and will promote special offers for a variety of our product lines, including local and long-distance calling, caller ID, call waiting, voice mail, print and electronic yellow and white pages, directory assistance, wireless and more.
The co-branded service also lays the foundation for future delivery of individually or jointly developed premium offerings, such as file sharing, collaborative browsing, Internet-based voice services and unified messaging,
--Teamxbox
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