Verizon bundles for budgets

Verizon Communications has joined the industry trend of pricing for the downturn, offering $10 to $30 off per month for the first three months of a 12-month triple play or double-play service involving its voice, DSL and DirecTV offerings.

Unlike Qwest, which offered across-the-board savings for a year, and AT&T, which offered 12-month discounts to customers who called in to trim their services, Verizon is offering a three-month discount. Verizon earlier announced that new FiOS customers can get six months free use of a high-definition digital video recorder. Continued