Coverage of Verizons media event

Verizon today is holding a media event where it is widely expected to announce that it will begin offering the iPhone, marking the end of AT&T's exclusive distribution for the device in the United States.

The event is scheduled to kick off at Lincoln Center in New York City at 11:00 AM Eastern Time, or a little under 30 minutes from now. Verizon does not appear to be providing live video or audio coverage of the event, and thus observers will have to rely primarily on text and photo updates coming out of the event.

"If the press writes something long enough, it becomes true." 

"It was clear throughout the week in Las Vegas that data, broadband and video are the forces driving growth in the high tech market place." 

"We have a history of pushing the envelope on network innovation on a very big scale." 

-18 million households for FiOS 
-150Mbps. Only infrastructure that is "future proof." 
-Is Verizon getting ready for massive iPhone-related data traffic? 
- "We debated about calling this 6G LTE, but we'll stick with 4G for now." 
- "We're at the hub of the wheel that is driving the industry forward through new products."  

- "Collaboration is key to our future."  

: iPad helped VZW employees become more familiar with Apple and Apple products

 iPhone 4 will be available early next month!  

For VZW, that is...  

"Strategic collaboration that will continue to yield benefits as we move forward in broadband and 4G LTE and well beyond." 

"I'd like to thank the senior team at Apple. It's a pleasure to work with them and they're dedicated to the product."  

Repeat: iPhone 4 will launch on Verizon in February! 

Tim Cook on stage 

"The iPhone has changed the expectation of what you carry in your pocket," says Tim Cook.    

"We're pleased to give Verizon customers the choice they've been waiting for."

Connects to CDMA/EV-DO network

It has FaceTime

Verizon iPhone 4 is live on the VZW website: http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/index.html 



"I'm very optimistic what the future holds." 


"Now consumers have a choice - a choice they've never had before. The iPhone 4 on the nation's most reliable network." 



"Our training starts this week to our employees throughout the country." 

"We have more than enough capacity for customers to have the optimum experience. We always keep the customer experience at the forefront of everything we do." 




"We're into thousands of devices into our network." (iPhone 4 testing.) 

 Verizon's website says the 16 GB iPhone for will cost $199 on contract, and available February 10. 



"iPhone 4 is going to run on the largest, most reliable network in the country - probably the world. We have been planning this for a long time. We're ready for this launch." Eat it, AT&T!! 



 Looks Verizon was really beefing up its network for this! 

 "Though we are rolling out LTE, we are still committed to build out 3G as we go."

"You're wondering what's going to happen next..." 
$199.99 for 16GB, $299.99 for 32GB. Same as AT&T. Two-year contract


3G personal hotspot capabilities up to 5 wifi enabled devices. 


"We are extremely excited for our partnership with Apple."