Washington Post

Verizon Store Follows Apple's Example

December 27, 2006

"Verizon's taking dead aim at the cable operators who have spent tens of billions of dollars to get their networks in place," said Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst at Parks Associates, a Dallas market research firm. Telephone companies have an advantage over cable companies because they also offer wireless services, he said.

From the article "Verizon Store Follows Apple's Example," by Kim Hart.

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