FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2012 file photo, lineman for Verizon shields himself from the rain as he works on phone line on East Broad Street in West Hazleton, Pa. Verizon posted a large

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FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2012 file photo, lineman for Verizon shields himself from the rain as he works on phone line on East Broad Street in West Hazleton, Pa. Verizon posted a large loss for its latest quarter on an adjustment for the value of its pension plans, but also saw more people signing contracts for wireless service. (AP Photo/Hazleton Standard-Speaker, Ellen F. O'Connell) MANDATORY CREDIT less