Verizon

Verizon had bought AOL for $4.4 billion in 2015 and Yahoo for $4.5 billion in 2017

Verizon has also struck deals with Microsoft and Nokia to help clients speed up data traffic through 5G networks

The newer 5G technology also allows for private networks for businesses

Verizon joined the growing list of brands vowing to stop buying advertising on Facebook

The telecommunications equipment maker is seeking compensation for the use of its technology

The legislation proposed by Australia's government would undermine rather than enhance the nation's security

Tens of thousands are still without electricity or electronic communications

He was the first chief executive at Oath who promised to innovate in online media

That network is expected to eventually pave the way for new technologies like autonomous cars

Handing sweeping new powers to internet providers to block, throttle or offer paid “fast lanes” for web traffic

Following years of dismal growth and weak earnings

The rules bar providers from blocking or slowing down access to content or charging consumers more for certain content

At issue is a technology that could make carriers’ business more volatile

This will not have any impact on the 2017 statement of cash flows, Verizon said in a filing

Number of class action lawsuits likely to expand

The tech pioneer was once valued at more than $100 billion

Yahoo boasted having more than a billion users monthly in 2016

The company would offer high-speed wireless 5G network to certain customers in 11 US cities

Yahoo slashed the price of its core Internet business by $350 million

The transaction had been delayed due to the hacks

The deal with Verizon has been thrown into doubt following disclosures of two huge data breaches

Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer would step down from the board after the deal

Yahoo in September disclosed that it had fallen victim to a data breach in 2014

Samsung announced a global recall of at least 2.5 million of its flagship Note 7 smartphones

A deal announced on Monday delivers the core assets of Yahoo to telecom giant Verizon for $4.8 billion

Verizon has 141 million wireless retail and wholesale customers, making it the largest US mobile carrier

The deal marks the end of Yahoo as an operating company

Yahoo will review offers ahead of a final round of bidding expected to lead to a decision by mid-July

Yahoo says it is studying the possibility of a sale as it pursues efforts to revive growth, focusing on mobile users