Industry experts say these smartphones however will have trouble getting onto the list of this season’s must-have gadgets due to the economic climate.

Third-quarter profit rose to $1.67 billion from $1.27 billion a year earlier as Verizon Wireless added 1.5 million subscribers in the quarter.

Verizon and AT&T have installed temporary communications towers at the Arizona ranch of Senator John McCain to provide cellular telephone coverage there.

Verizon told companies that send out text messages that starting Nov. 1 it will impose a fee of 3 cents for each message it delivers to the phones of its subscribers.

Verizon told companies that send out text messages that starting Nov. 1 it will impose a fee of 3 cents for each message it delivers to the phones of its subscribers.

The debut of Apple’s iPhone 3G cellphones has been a public relations headache for AT&T, after complaints of dropped calls and poor network connections.

The two industry Goliaths are discussing a partnership that would give Google’s search service a prominent spot on the screens of Verizon phones, according to people briefed on the talks.

As Verizon begins to roll out FiOS in its hometown, New York, the company argues that the service is proving to be more successful than it promised when it started the project.

As Verizon begins to roll out FiOS in its hometown, New York, the company argues that the service is proving to be more successful than it promised when it started the project.

A tentative three-year contract includes raises totaling nearly 11 percent, and the company would continue to pay 100 percent of current workers’ and retirees’ health premiums.