Verizon to report Q1 earnings on April 21; Russian hackers exploit Flash, Windows

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> Verizon Communications will report first-quarter 2015 earnings on Tuesday, April 21, with a presentation of the results on a webcast beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET. Release

> Russian hackers use Flash, Windows zero-day flaws in latest cyberattack. Article

Cable News
> Antitrust attorneys for the U.S. Justice Department are nearing a recommendation to block the proposed $45.2 billion merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable, according to a Bloomberg report that cited anonymous sources. Article

> Bolstering yet another online player competing in the pay-TV market, Vessel, the SVOD service launched by former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar, has raised another $58 million in venture capital. Article

Wireless News
> Apple does not expect customers to be able to go into an Apple retail store and buy the firm's new Watch until June, according to a memo from the iPhone maker's retail chief. Article

> Sprint wholesale partner nTelos Wireless closed a deal to sell some of its 1900 MHz PCS spectrum to T-Mobile US for $56 million. Article

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