What’s the play?
• They’re trading old bonds for new ones maturing in 2037.
• Why? To push out debt, lock in lower rates, and avoid a future cash crunch.
• It’s a quiet move to protect their credit rating and buy time while 5G revenue lags.
This isn’t about growth. It’s about survival through smart balance sheet judo.
The message? “We’re not sinking, but we’re not sailing either.”
Total debt on the balance sheet as of March 2025 : $167.71 Billion USD. According to Verizon's latest financial reports the company's total debt is $167.71 Billion USD. A company's total debt is the sum of all current and non-current debts. also they will be adding another 20 billion dollars to the company's debt when they purchase Frontier. WE HAVE TOO MUCH DEBT
Just kicking the can down the road . Just like the government
@a6
The $2.8B debt exchange reflects Verizon’s continued reliance on financial restructuring rather than organic revenue growth. With stagnant wireless performance, capped Fios expansion, and increasing competitive pressure from T-Mobile and cable MVNOs, this move signals a focus on short-term balance sheet management over long-term strategic reinvention.
If current trends persist—limited innovation, declining ARPU, and no scalable new growth engine—Verizon’s viability as an independent, premium telecom provider may not extend beyond the next 5 to 7 years.
We are in survival mode, notice how many teams have reorgsnized, merged with different roles, directors and above shuffled around with new team names? systems not working, support is non existing onshore anymore, we are not the preferred wireless anymore..all fancy talk is just to make believe we are better positioned when in fact is creating more chaos in the way we operate. On top of that we keep buying failed companies and to our debt..god have mercy on us.
The last time I received word that my employer was “refinancing their senior debt” (Windstream) they filed bankruptcy in the next year and the board was replaced by the CEOs of their largest creditors.
explains why our stock has been taking a dump today