Verizon Small Biz Blog

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It’s a new year and we’re bringing a suite of new productivity services to small- and medium-sized businesses.  Today, we introduce the Google Apps for Verizon offering which includes a set of productivity and collaboration tools to help your business get a sharp edge on the competition.

Google Apps for Verizon has a number of key tools.  Now, every essential functions to run a business effectively and efficiently such as email, calendar, instant messaging, documents, editing and sharing files in real-time are included.  These and more are easily accessible and available to our business customers and their employees on one fully integrated apps system anytime and anywhere with a broadband connection.

We believe our business customers will find this to be such a productivity-enhancing resource that we’re including Google Apps for Verizon with three free user accounts for businesses that subscribe to a bundle solution. Verizon’s bundled services are available in parts of 12 states (CA, CT, DE, FL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, PA, RI, TX, and VA) and Washington, D.C.  Additional, email user accounts can be purchased for $3.99 per month per user.  Businesses who do not subscribe to a bundle can subscribe to Google Apps for Verizon at $3.99 per month, per user.

For instance, a double-play bundle of phone and FiOS Internet at symmetrical speeds of up to 25 Mbps/25Mbps (Megabits per second) starts at $79.99 per month (plus applicable taxes and fees) in certain areas with a month-to-month (no term) commitment price guaranteed for a minimum of 12 months or a two-year term agreement with the price guaranteed for 24 months.

Or a double-play bundle of phone and Verizon High Speed Internet at speeds of up to 3 Mbps downstream/768 Kbps upstream starts at $59.99 per month (plus applicable taxes and fees) in certain areas with a month-to-month (no term) commitment price guaranteed for a minimum of 12 months or a two-year term agreement with the price guaranteed for 24 months.

When a business orders a new bundle consisting of Verizon Internet service and either Verizon voice or TV service or both, the total solution includes:

• Verizon Websites Gold package and WebListings (which lists websites on more than 100 search sites) as a bonus at no cost for six months after applied credits (taxes apply);
• Verizon Internet Security Suite and 250 MB of Verizon Online Backup and Sharing;
• Wi-Fi access from thousands of hotspots nationwide;
• Google Apps for Verizon;
• 24/7 technical support for Verizon’s FiOS Internet or High Speed Internet customers.

All online bundled orders will receive an additional $10 off per month (for 24 months with a two-year agreement or 12 month for month-to-month (no term) commitment).  For more info visit http://smallbusiness.verizon.com or 888-481-0387.

Does your service provider offer you the total solution for your business?

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So, how exactly is this better than getting Google Apps directly from Google without the Verizon middle-man?