【每日阅读训练第四期——速度越障24系列】【24-17】经管 Verizon

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背景信息：Verizon公司是由美国两家原地区贝尔运营公司——大西洋贝尔和Nynex合并建立BellAtlantic后，又在2000年6月30日与独立电话公司GTE合并而成的，公司正式合并后，Verizon一举成为美国最大的本地电话公司、最大的无线通信公司，全世界最大的印刷黄页和在线黄页信息提供商。Verizon在美国、欧洲、亚洲、太平洋等全球45个国家经营电信及无线业务，公司在纽约证券交易所上市。2013年9月2日，公司已与沃达丰集团签订协议，支付1300亿美元收购沃达丰所持有的Verizon无线公司的45%股权，超过了谷歌公司的市值。

鱼之碎碎念：speaker部分是从VOA选了一个关于verizon的文章，这周不从新闻里选听力，大家换个口味~speed 1-3是一篇文章，系统介绍这个收购案，speed 4&5各一篇文章，讲这两个公司的shareholder对这个事情的反响，文章有点长，截了一下，喜欢的同学可以读完，越障给大家选了一篇并不难比较长的，关于verizon内部研发部的文章，大家enjoy~

Part I: Speaker

Article 1:

Verizon and Google Propose Rules of the Road for the Internet

[Rephrase 1]

[Dialog, 3:56]

Source： http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/verizon-and-google-internet-101108714/112834.html

Part II: Speed

Article 2:

Verizon reclaims US wireless stake for $130B

[Time 2]

Verizon will own its wireless business outright after agreeing Monday to pay $130 billion for the 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless owned by British cellphone carrier Vodafone.

The buyout, the second-largest acquisition deal on record, would give Vodafone PLC additional cash to pursue its expansion ambitions in Europe. Those ambitions include its push to buy up other cellphone providers and to expand into the lucrative world of mobile services.

The deal would give Verizon Communications Inc. an opportunity to boost its quarterly earnings, as it would no longer have to share a portion of proceeds from the nation's No. 1 wireless carrier with Vodafone. It expects its earnings per share will rise by 10 percent once the deal closes.

But the deal isn't expected to have much of an effect on Verizon consumers or on the company's operations. Vodafone had little influence on Verizon Wireless' day-to-day operations, and the two companies have kept out of each other's territory.

The deal still requires approval by regulators and shareholders of both companies. It is expected to close in the first quarter of 2014.

Under terms of the deal, Verizon will pay $58.9 million in cash and $60.2 billion in stock. It will also issue $5 billion in senior notes payable to Vodafone and sell its 23.1 percent minority stake in Vodafone Omnitel NV to Vodafone for $3.5 billion. The remaining $2.5 billion will be paid in other ways.

Vodafone said its shareholders would get $84 billion of the deal's net proceeds — including the Verizon shares and $23.9 billion in cash.

Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao said the sale will mean a "very substantial return to shareholders and to the investments relied upon by savers and pensioners."

"This transaction has the beauty that it allows both to reward shareholders for their support and strengthen the company for future long-term rewards to shareholders," he said.

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[Time 3]

The Verizon-Vodafone partnership started in 2000, when what was then Bell Atlantic combined its East Coast wireless network with Vodafone's operations on the West Coast. Vodafone had entered the U.S. market a year earlier by outbidding Bell Atlantic to buy AirTouch Communications Inc. of San Francisco.

While Vodafone and Verizon have prospered by building the infrastructure to make cellphone calls, much of the growth in today's market is in providing services that can be used on smartphones over high-speed wireless connections, said Victor Basta, managing director at Magister Advisors.

It's as if the tarmac of the highway has been laid, and the real action is in the billboards on the side of the road.

"While Vodafone has been pursuing its current strategy, operators have become locked in a galactic fight with online brands such as Google, Facebook, and eBay for mindshare," Basta said. "For these online leaders, winning on the mobile device is not a luxury, it is essential to their own success. The mobile screen is now the main screen in most Western markets."

The windfall from the buyout will give Vodafone, already one of the world's largest cellphone companies, substantial funds to buy other providers — or pay down its debt. Last year, Vodafone Group PLC spent $1.6 billion in buying up UK telecoms group Cable & Wireless Worldwide and is pushing ahead with a $10.2 billion takeover bid for Germany's biggest cable operator, Kabel Deutschland.

The Kabel deal will help Vodafone expand its foothold in Europe and gain 32.4 million mobile, 5 million broadband and 7.6 million direct TV customers in Germany. It has 19.2 million mobile customers in the UK, and it has been under intense competition.

"The proceeds from the sale, if not passed on in forms of dividends, could improve Vodafone's debt position following the recent Cable & Wireless and Kabel Deutschland deals, and provides Vodafone some leeway to further expand its network presence in Europe," said Ronald Klingebiel, telecommunications specialist at Warwick Business School.

The only question is whether Vodafone has waited too long to move on and to pick up companies that do things like provide mobile phone payments, advertising and security, Basta said.

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[Time 4]

Verizon wanted the profits that Vodaphone got due to its 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless. Plus it couldn't afford to wait too much longer. The sums involved in the deal are so huge that Verizon feared that fears of pressure on interest rates inspired by U.S. economic recovery could make a purchase more expensive.

Verizon has had a long-standing interest in buying out its partner, but the two companies hadn't agreed on a price until now. Analysts said Verizon wanted to pay around $100 billion for Vodafone's stake, while reports suggested that Vodafone was pressing for the $130 billion it is in line to get.

The largest deal on record is Vodafone's $172 billion acquisition of Mannesmann AG in 2000, according to research firm Dealogic.

The sale will also allow Verizon to expand abroad. Vodafone has previously had authority to nix expansion under the terms of joint wireless venture.

But Verizon faces risks in the purchase, as the U.S. wireless market is also facing growing competition in a saturated market. No. 4 T-Mobile US Inc., for instance, is making a resurgence.

The telecommunications landscape is changing. The wireless business has been lucrative for Verizon Communications as traditional landline services decline. But the company faces growing competition in a saturated market. No. 4 T-Mobile US Inc., for instance, is making a resurgence after shattering industry conventions, including two-year service contracts.

In the April-to-June quarter, Verizon Wireless added 941,000 devices to its contract-based plans, exceeding analyst estimates and continuing a strong run. It boosted service revenue by 8.3 percent from a year ago. Its closest rival, AT&T, is seeing revenue increases of around 4 percent.

But almost all of Verizon's gains on the wireless side resulted from customers upgrading to higher-priced plans or adding more devices to their existing plans, rather than an influx of new customers.

Meanwhile, No. 3 wireless company Sprint Corp. received a $21.6 billion investment from SoftBank Corp. in July, giving the Japanese investment firm a 78 percent stake. T-Mobile grew larger through a merger with smaller rival MetroPCS on April 30.

Separately, Verizon raised its quarterly dividend by a penny and a half to 53 cents. That makes its annual dividend $2.12 from $2.06.

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Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/APc061cf149227436f9552cc9d22f21418.html?KEYWORDS=verizon+vodafone

Article 3:

Verizon sued by shareholder over $130 billion Vodafone deal

[Time 5]

Verizon Communications Inc has been sued by a shareholder seeking to void its $130 billion buyout of Vodafone Group Plc's stake in the companies' wireless joint venture on the grounds the price is too high.

In a lawsuit filed in a New York state court on Thursday, just three days after the transaction was announced, Natalie Gordon said Verizon shareholders are being "shortchanged" by the purchase of Vodafone's 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. mobile phone operator.

Verizon, which owns the other 55 percent, agreed to pay Vodafone $59 billion in cash, $60 billion in stock and other sums. Verizon Wireless has about 100 million customers.

Gordon said "it is evident that Verizon has overpaid," adding that "Wall Street analysts concur" and that Moody's Investors Service downgraded Verizon's credit.

She also pointed to a drop in Verizon's share price to $45.08 on September 3, the first trading day after the purchase was announced, from a peak of $48.60 on August 29, when news that Verizon and Vodafone had revived talks surfaced. The lawsuit characterized the 7.2 percent decline as "almost 10%."

The lawsuit seeks class-action status, and also names Verizon Chief Executive Lowell McAdam and 12 directors as defendants, accusing them of breaching their fiduciary duties.

It seeks to force Verizon to rescind the purchase or improve the terms, and force the individual defendants to pay damages.

"We believe this lawsuit is entirely without merit, and Verizon intends to defend itself vigorously," Randal Milch, Verizon executive vice president and general counsel, said in a statement.

Vodafone, which is not a defendant, declined to comment.

Gordon is represented by law firm Faruqi & Faruqi, and has within the last five years been a shareholder plaintiff in several other lawsuits filed by that firm, court records show.

Juan Monteverde, a partner at the New York-based firm, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The Verizon-Vodafone transaction would be the third-largest in corporate history, and end their 14-year joint venture.

Talks resumed in earnest this summer as Verizon grew concerned that rising interest rates might make a transaction too pricey.

The price rose from the $100 billion that Verizon had earlier floated, people familiar with the matter said.

Moody's one-notch downgrade left Verizon's long-term credit rating at "Baa1," a low investment grade, reflecting the company's plan to add $67 billion of debt and more than double its debt load. Nonetheless, Moody's ratings outlook is "stable."

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/verizon-sued-shareholder-over-130-billion-vodafone-wireless-165325397--sector.html

Article 4:

Some Shareholders Nervous Over Vodafone’s Next Moves

[Time 6]

Now that Vodafone and Verizon has inked the $130 billion deal for Vodafone’s stake in Verizon Wireless, what next?

Investors said this morning they were nervous about the company’s potential acquisition strategy with a massive warchest at its disposal, but now they have been told they will be getting 71% of the proceeds, amounting to $84 billion, they’re perhaps not as worried as they were.

Some investors still expressed concerns that Vodafone might use the remaining proceeds to pursue over-ambitious acquisitions at a time when the European telecoms landscape is shifting after a string of consolidations in recent months.

Vodafone recently agreed to buy Kabel Deutschland Holding for €7.7 billion, a move analysts saw as a prelude to other similar deals as Vodafone seeks to broaden its product range across Europe. After years of being relatively quiet on the deal front, the German deal signaled that it was back on the acquisition trail.

Speaking before the deal was finalized, Nigel Yates, U.K. Equity Fund Manager at NFU Mutual, a top-100 shareholder, said:  “Any nervousness that we have regarding the deal surrounds what Vodafone will do with the cash.”

We want “a clear promise from management that [the proceeds] will be used to return money to shareholders and clear the balance sheet – with some left over for optionality around modest M&A bolt-ons,” said Alastair Gunn, a fund manager at Jupiter Fund Management.

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[The Rest]

Another concern for investors is the split between cash and stock in Verizon Communications, the parent company of Verizon Wireless. Analysts say it is unlikely many shareholders with largely European-based portfolios will want to hold stock in a U.S. interest.

Of the $130 billion deal, Vodafone will receive $58.9 billion in cash, $60.2 billion in Verizon shares, with the remaining proceeds coming from smaller transactions including $5 billion in Verizon loan notes. The company didn’t say if the $84 billion returned to shareholders would be split along similar lines.

Despite some misgivings over use of the proceeds,  the majority of the ten investors contacted by the Wall Street Journal—all among Vodafone’s top 100 shareholders—were comfortable with the $130 billion price tag for the Verizon stake, agreeing that Vodafone Chief Executive Vittorio Colao had struck a good deal.

“[Mr. Colao] has done the right thing in holding out for the right price. If it’s up from $100 billion a year ago, then he’s definitely done well,” said Nik Stanojevic, telecoms analyst at Brewin Dolphin Ltd., a top-40 Vodafone shareholder.

“[The deal] solves a commercial problem for both parties,” agreed one top-10 shareholder.

Vodafone didn’t respond to requests for further comment.

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Source:  http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2013/09/02/some-shareholders-nervous-over-vodafones-next-moves/?KEYWORDS=verizon

Part III: Obstacle

Article 5:

Inside Verizon’s Innovation Center: Home Health, Virtual Retail, & More

[Paraphrase 7]

A wireless telecom giant with a strong local presence is working on some surprising projects. If they pan out, those projects—and the various products they’re spawning—could potentially change the balance of power in the tech ecosystem.

Verizon Wireless, headquartered in Basking Ridge, NJ, employs 75,000 people and brought in $70 billion in revenue last year. The company is a joint venture between Verizon Communications, based in New York City, and the U.K.’s Vodafone.

What you might not know is that Verizon has a wireless innovation facility here in the Boston area, in a campus that employs some 300 workers in 135,000-plus square feet of labs, office space, and demo areas. The “innovation center” part of it opened in July 2011, with the goal of creating, developing, and showcasing a new generation of wirelessly connected products. Another goal is to bring in Verizon’s big partner companies, like Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Cisco, and Samsung, to work on said products together.

When you think of Verizon, you probably think of 4G LTE—the next-generation voice and data network which the iPhone 5 (and the majority of future devices) runs on. I’ve recently written about how 4G LTE is impacting networking tech companies such as Acme Packet (NASDAQ: APKT), and how the business practice of “bring your own device” (BYOD) is affecting mobile software companies and enterprises. But these developments are perhaps even more critical to Verizon’s future.

Everyone in the tech world knows that wireless carriers—even the biggest and most successful ones like Verizon and AT&T—have to innovate now, or die trying. In the past decade, giants like Google and Apple have wrested a lot of power from the carriers in the mobile realm. So it’s not surprising that Verizon has a facility dedicated to wireless innovation (it also has a sister center in San Francisco working on apps). The question is, is it doing enough?

It was with these thoughts in mind that I drove out to the Verizon Innovation Center in Waltham, MA. There I met with the center’s associate director, Gagan Puranik, a 15-year Verizon veteran, who showed me a dizzying array of demos across more fields than I can list here. Puranik’s innovation team of 30-odd engineers and developers has been fairly quiet about what it’s been working on to this point. But no longer.

As Puranik explains, the theme of their work is connectivity, “not just for phones and tablets, but for non-traditional devices”—think home appliances and sensors, retail kiosks, health and fitness equipment, hospital monitors, and cars. In other words, things that impact people’s daily lives at home, work, and everywhere in between. The overall impression is similar to what you might have seen in a Microsoft or Intel “home of the future” showroom a few years ago—except that Verizon now has the high-speed data network to make a lot of those high concepts fly.

“We want people to come in and get inspired about what’s possible,” Puranik says.

In total, about 20 products have already come out of the innovation center and its collaborations. They are probably not big revenue generators for a huge telecom company, but they might send a message to the Apples, Googles, and Microsofts of the world—as well as to wireless competitors. (Let it be known that my AT&T phone had no connectivity in the building.)

All of which adds up to one thing: Verizon is doing a lot more than providing voice and data services—though that’s still where the vast majority of its money comes from. “What you’re seeing here is where Verizon is going,” Puranik says.

So, here are 10 quick highlights from my visit:

1. In retail, I saw a nifty demo of a computer interface for trying on clothes virtually. Using a Kinect video system (Xbox) and 4G network, you select an outfit, and the software maps the clothing to your body so you can see how you look in it. The interface isn’t perfect (it’s probably best for trying on ridiculous things like a Captain America costume; see photo), but you can see where stores might want to have this technology available for online customers.

2. Speaking of retail, I also saw a wacky contraption that looks like a big jukebox or voting booth, with a screen that provides telepresence for a sales rep or fashion consultant to help shoppers remotely. The idea is to develop a next-generation kiosk that streamlines the sales process. This project is done in collaboration with Alcatel-Lucent.

3. In home health monitoring, I saw a device that diagnoses sleep apnea via sensors on the chest and finger and a breath sensor (see left). The device is built by NovaSom and uses Verizon’s network to transmit the health data to sleep clinicians.

4. In the same room, there was an assortment of remote health technologies. One system has a set of wireless sensors that detect if a person is deviating from his or her daily activities, and sends an alarm to a caregiver. Another product is a wireless computer monitor designed to relay health data and enable video consults.

5. A “mobile ER” system enables emergency medical personnel in the field to transmit critical information about incoming patients to the hospital, via a mobile video link and integration with the clinic’s medical records.

6. In enterprise security, Verizon smartphones equipped with near field communication (NFC) can be used to lock and unlock doors, or log in to a laptop. NFC-enabled devices can also be used for mobile payments—to buy a train ticket at the station, say.

7. A networked ATM showed flashes of next-generation virtual banking. The machine can do two-way video with a teller or financial analyst. This made me realize how little ATMs have changed in 20 years.

8. Verizon is doing a fair amount with utilities and the energy industry. I saw an array of smart-grid sensors (see left, with Puranik) and communications nodes that hook up to the power grid and provide real-time information on electricity demand and other energy management issues. This is another big emerging use case for 4G LTE.

9. An early demo of a connected camera plus visual collaboration software looked intriguing. Presumably you could work with another person, drawing diagrams or showing each other things via your smartphones or other screens, with a shared interface that stores your notes and edits.

10. In connected cars, Verizon is pursuing projects in fleet management, as well as hooking up consumers’ cars to its network (presumably to do things like transmit status updates about vehicles). A fancy Mercedes outfitted with the latest wireless implements was parked on the innovation showroom floor, but I was told it’s too early to say what it does. Stay tuned.

My conclusions: The demos are slick, but none of these projects is big enough to move the revenue needle for Verizon Wireless, at least not yet. The future of the company rests on signing up more mobile and Internet subscribers (both consumers and businesses) while working toward building an ecosystem of developers who can harness the 4G LTE network in ways we haven’t even thought of yet. And, crucially, do it in ways that get Verizon paid.

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Source：http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2012/11/14/inside-verizons-innovation-center-home-health-virtual-retail-more/

梦里飞飞121

第一次发上来……
time2:  1'47
V is going to spend a huge amount of money on buying shares from its cogent opponent, VF. This transaction will bring V some merits while it also will not to a great extent influence the company's operations and consumers. On the other hand, the transaction will also benefit VF, enabling the money to go to its shareholders.
time3: 2'02'
VF had entered the marketplace when V began to corporate with VF. These two companys (companies)benefited a lot through their partnership. But it is the service of smartphonesin the market that decides the growth. The transaction will offer adequatemoney for VF to expand its business and set foot in Europe. However, whether VFwill make it is still not determined.
time4: 2'02'

V is eager to buy the stake from VF. This transaction will enble (enable) V toexpand its business and suffer huge risk at the same time. Even though V has enjoyed a relatively high growth, there is no sign that it has attracted morecustomers.

time5: 2'32

V is believed to have beenoverpaid the buyout. While VF will not comment on this issue, the plantif (plantiff)is seeking to make the company to give up the transaction or enable individualsto make up for the shareholders' damage.

time6: 1'29

Investors are worried about VF's next movement, even though they arepromised to receive more than half of the proceeds because chances are that VFwill use the cash to broaden its business in Europe, an overambitious actionthat involves huge risks.

time7: 1'05

Another concern among investors is the split between cash and stockbecause they do not want to hold stock in a U.S. interest. However, 10investors conceed (concede) that VF did make a satisfying deal.

dericklx4la

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Verizon not only makes a huge amount of profit from wireless and voice services but also process many innovations in order to fully utilize the 4G network in the future.

sophie17

speed

T2     2’12    Adeal could benefit both sides of the deal.

T3     1’48    Vodafone and Verizon became partners in 2000.

                   Vodafone could use the fund to buy other providers.

T4     2’37    Verizon afraid the purchase price would be more expensive.

                   Verizonis going to face heat competition in U.S. market.

T5     3’9     One of Verizon's shareholders sued Verizonfor overpaid in the Vodafone deal.

                   This shareholder also sued other firms she invested. （投资者维权意识好强！）

T6     1’45   Some shareholders showed their concerns that Vodafone would use the cash to dosome over ambitious acquisitions.

The rest      Another concern of shareholders of Vodafone is the split of cash and stock.

obstacle

T7     7’9    Verizon, whose headquarter is in NewJersey, has a huge innovation center in Boston.

                    The majority of Verizon's revenue comes fromits traditional business-sending voice and data.

                    Verizon's services are beyond sending voice and data.

                   Verizon's innovational products might contribute more revenue for Verizon in the future.

                   The author had a chance to visit the innovation center of Verizon and he/she summarized ten points after that visit.

貌似obstacle看得比speed快

sophia王晗

占座，激励自己
1'46.99''the buyout's advantages for the company, it have little effect on its another company and customers, it will benefit the shareholders both now and in the long term, the money spent
1'30.00''the introduction of the partnership,the buyout will provide more fund for V to expand its market on the mobile phones,the only problem is whether V took the option too late
2'10.34''the company cannot wait too long, the two companies have already talked about the buyout but they disagreed on the money, the benefit but V also face risks from other competitors
2'54.49''Verizon's shareholder thought the buyout was too pricey
1'25.14''people fear about the next move of Vodafone, it seems that the company is plan to enlarge its hold in other industry, the shareholders of the company think its a good deal
obsstacles:
8'35.29''  
the innovaton building of Verizon,
lots of products come out from the building
innovation is pretty important in wireless industry
writter drove to the buiding and visited it
ten things the writter saw:in the recreation area, in the health area, in retail area, the mimic bank(ATM)
the innovations cannot increase the revernue of the company right now but in the future they may surprise people

lytymay

1. 2:30
verizon buy the stock that vodafon had
the deal is the second biggest deal
the benifit it brings to verizon
看了好久想起来是沃达丰……

2. 2:15
the partnership'history between vodafone and verizon
the influence of this deal may have on vodafone
vodafone's crisis these year since the main screen is the cellphone screen， and the online competition is very ……
the vodafone will be？

3. 2:31
the reason why verizon wants to buy the stock in vodafone asap：
the profit of these stock is very ~~~~    and verizon fears that once the economic recovery continues，the price will be higher
the price is still undecided
the risk that verizon faces
these years the profit of verizon is due to customer's purchase of more service，instead of getting more customers

4. 2:56
the price verizon paid is too high
some reaction

5. 1:14
investors' different kinds of worry about vodafone's next move……

obstacle：
7:36
the research & development department in verizon
what is the innovation in verizon
the gaol
is it enough
10 example the author experienceed in verizon ， showing what the verizon persuing

lxskyfly

啊！^_^！！谢谢小鱼儿
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TIME2 2'05
- V is highly possible to be bought by VPLC, as the second-largest in dealing record.
- it brings about influences for every aspect of the dealing:
  > negative: consumers for Verizon
  > postive: both sides in the deal; shareholders
TIME3 2'32
- as VPCL bought out Verizon, competition in mobile device becomes fierce and essential, like driving on the high way.
- the buyout reflects VPCL's strategies in expanding service in EUR, together with other accqusitions.
TIME4 2'54 [no logical structure can i read out, !!!!]
- deal haven't been done in terms of payment.
- benefits for V: help to expand services aborad.
- trouble: fierce competition and risks from the rivals, such as resurgence.
TIME5 2'52
- Verizon is being sued by its shareholders for overpaying in the deal.
- reactions from both sides in the sue and some aspects which are influenced.
TIME6 1'22
- concerns are raised that V will keep further on acquisition through use of the remaning proceeds.
- shareholder conceiving the concern are calling for more preceeds for themselves first.

Lynsey玲

该归队了~~首页占座！明天交作业~~~~
Obstacle 06：48
1.Intro:V is working on some projects.
2.intro of V
3.V has an innovation center.
4.the importance of innovation.
5.the objective and already success of the center.
6.The suthor's visit to the center and his findings.

TIME2 01:45
Verizon made an acquisition--->benefits for both parties--->some terms of payment and rewards to shareholders

TIME3 01:50
The beginning of Ve and Vo partnership--->the major business of Vo--->the prospective future of Vo--->A Suspection on this expectation.

TIME4 02:07
The potential problme of the acquisition:fee has not yet been decided and the interest rate is expected to increase---->potential benefit of the accquisition---->potential risks:growing competition,the volatile market,low influx of new customers

TIME5 02:23
Ve's shareholders sued the company--->the causes of this suit:higher payment for this acquisition than expected--->intro of this suit:CEO and 10 managers included--->Comments on this suit

TIME6
Vo's investors concerned the use of this proceeds--->acuise K to broaden Europe market---->Analysis of the root cause of this worriness
The Rest 00:52
Another concern of Vo's investors:the split between stock and cash.

铁板二米

貌似没首页了〜辛苦小鱼啦，晚安！

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果然不在首页，我发现自己不再会爱了，泪ing~~ 越障部分谈到Verizon关于Healthcare的业务太赞了，比很多这个行业已存在的market player概念超前的，希望早遇伯乐，造福使用者。

Speaker
Voa news about Verizon aquirision proposal rules with Google.

Speed
Time2 1;28"
Verizon will be aquired by Vodafone. Hereby the purchase method and amount were listed.
Time3 1'48"
How Vedafone will cooperate with Verizon strategically.
Time4 2'14"
The aquirision helps Vodafone for its wireless business and benefits Verizon to expand its business overseas.
Time5 2'15"
A lawsuit concerns Verizon lately in NY.
Time6 1'18"
Nerousness raised between Vodafone and Verizon because of the unproceed funds.
The Rest 1'10"
Another thing to be worried is about the ratio of cash to stockshares of the payments.

Obstacle 6'07"
Main idea: Detailed information about Verizon's innovation center based in NYC.
Author's attitude: Neutral (-)
Article structure:
-- Background introduction of Verizon's innovation center: location, employee numbers, and so on.
-- Further introduction about Verizon's business range in the center:
a) healthcare;
b) home;
c) banking;
d) online services.
-- Conclusion: even though Verizon is doing great R&Ds in various fields, so far it gets no payment from what it has been developed.

jxfsy

看的还是有点云里雾里不知道该怎么总结。。。打个卡吧：
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Obstacle:
The souce of Verizon’s Innovation Center is good but not good enough to keep the risk of the market.