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WSJ article on Verizon and Bluetooth
Is Verizon Cold on Bluetooth?
Verizon Communications Inc. Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg took some heat from a conference attendee at the conference Monday. Allison Sheridan, an information-technology manager from Los Angeles, asked Mr. Seidenberg when Verizon Wireless might have a cellphone with a wireless headset using Bluetooth technology.
When Ms. Sheridan said she was considering switching cellphone providers to a company that offers Bluetooth phones, Mr. Seidenberg said, "You better switch."
Ms. Sheridan said later she was disappointed with Mr. Seidenberg's reply. "I thought it showed he was clueless."
A Verizon spokesman said Mr. Seidenberg was joking and that there was laughter in the audience. An executive from Moto...
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Verizon Communications Inc. Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg took some heat from a conference attendee at the conference Monday. Allison Sheridan, an information-technology manager from Los Angeles, asked Mr. Seidenberg when Verizon Wireless might have a cellphone with a wireless headset using Bluetooth technology.
When Ms. Sheridan said she was considering switching cellphone providers to a company that offers Bluetooth phones, Mr. Seidenberg said, "You better switch."
Ms. Sheridan said later she was disappointed with Mr. Seidenberg's reply. "I thought it showed he was clueless."
A Verizon spokesman said Mr. Seidenberg was joking and that there was laughter in the audience. An executive from Moto...
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