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Verizon launches Visual Voice Mail
The Apple Core — ... on 18 June with Klausner licensing the technology to both Apple and AT&T. It appears that Klausner is cashing in by licensing the patent to all comers. Verizon Wireless’s network currently serves over 68 million customers and was Apple’s first choice in selecting a wireless carrier for the iPhone.

Leaked Document Shows Verizon's Anti-iPhone Propaganda
Digg / Apple — ... network? MacHarborGuy, 32 minutes ago , -0/+3 because they probably pitched to Verizon BEFORE they (apple) made the decision to to go with GSM or CDMA. Apple probably wanted to lock in a vendor before anything else got rolling. deadmoo, 28 minutes ago , -0/+1 @legendxx: You dumb *****, the phone wasn't finalized until they had an initial network provider to work with. And also, LTE is just around the corner. http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/01/verizon_turn ... http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2007-01-28-veriz ... ...

Verizon iPhone Unlikely Before 2011
Silicon Alley Insider — ... for their 4G networks. Meanwhile, Verizon's 3G network uses technologies called CDMA and EVDO, neither of which is popular outside the U.S. (Verizon and Sprint, pretty much.) If Apple made a 3G phone for Verizon, it would have to design a special iPhone to work on Verizon's network for probably one year of sales. That seems unlikely. Anyway, Verizon's Seidenberg said Apple never seriously considered making a CDMA iPhone, according to the WSJ. (At least after Verizon foolishly balked on being the first iPhone carrier. Oops!) So what's the schedule for ...

4 Reasons Apple Should Share the iPhone With Verizon
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... But wait. Didn't Verizon say in 2007 that it rejected Apple's iPhone, rather than the other way around? Then, Verizon complained about Apple's control over distribution, which is a non-issue now that iPhones are being sold in Wal-mart, Best Buy and AT&T stores. Verizon also moaned about Apple's desire to handle all the customer care — but that shouldn't be a problem anymore, either, since ...

Verizon to Apple: Can You Hear Me Now? Apple to Verizon: Not on That CDMA Network …
Digital Daily — ... It was like the Golden State Warriors opting to pass on Larry Bird in the ‘78 draft. Verizon Wireless (VZN) was offered the chance to be the exclusive carrier of Apple’s iPhone in 2005, but refused it, put off by Cupertino’s “rich financial terms” and other demands. Apple (APPL) had reportedly asked for a rich percentage of the monthly services fees as well as complete control of iPhone distribution. “They would have been stepping in between us and our customers to the point where we would have almost had to take a back seat … on hardware and service support,” Jim Gerace, ...

Apple and Verizon in talks about CDMA iPhone
The Apple Core — ... with Apple management a few months ago, when CEO Steve Jobs was overseeing day-to-day business It would only make sense that Apple would explore its options as it enters the last 12 months of its deal with AT&T. You’d expect Apple to approach other carriers (like VZW) as the iPhone market becomes saturated and sales begin to plateau. Especially given that its exclusivity to AT&T is often listed as one of the primary reasons why people won’t buy an iPhone. You’ll remember that Verizon was Apple’s first choice to carry the iPhone in 2007, but VZW rebuffed Apple’s offer which ...