Verizon has decided to retain all of its own data , and has been informing its partners that they will now no longer have access to their data . Verizon has been telling ad tech partners Verizon bought AOL this summer and recently acquired Millennial Media . After AOL took over management from Microsoft 's display technology operations , this created a close partnership between the major internet companies . These acquisitions have given Verizon a full line up of ad tech properties , meaning it is now a potential rival to Facebook and Google in terms of providing targeted ads to mobile devices , desktops and digital devices .
Verizon has decided to retain all of its own data , and has been informing its partners that they will now no longer have access to their data . Verizon bought AOL this summer and recently acquired Millennial Media . After AOL took over management from Microsoft 's display technology operations , this created a close partnership between the major internet companies . These acquisitions have given Verizon a full line up of ad tech properties , meaning it is now a potential rival to Facebook and Google in terms of providing targeted ads to mobile devices , desktops and digital devices .