[Verizon and Google Reach Over $1 Billion Dark Fiber Agreement to Provide Connectivity Services for AI Data Centers] According to a report by Jinse Finance, on July 24, Dan Schulman, CEO of U.S. telecom operator Verizon, announced that the company has reached a dark fiber connectivity agreement with Google worth over $1 billion to provide network connectivity services for Google's data centers. Schulman stated during a conference call following Verizon's second-quarter earnings release that the company expects to announce additional partnership agreements by the end of the year, with related transactions projected to generate billions of dollars in revenue over the coming years.