Verizon Communications Inc plans to hire 1,800 additional technicians to support its broadband expansion across the East Coast. Many of the positions will be in areas where Verizon is expanding internet service in rural and underserved communities, with funding partly provided by the American Rescue Plan. The company aims to fill these positions by July 2026. In July, Verizon reported a sales decline of 3.5% year-on-year to $32.6 billion, missing the consensus of $33.3 billion.