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Verizon CEO Responds to Comments From T-Mobile's Legere

Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam responded to a barrage of disparaging comments by T-Mobile CEO John Legere in recent weeks (see 1509180053). During a CNBC interview Thursday, which a Verizon spokesman pointed us to for comment Friday, McAdam dismissed Legere's comments…

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-- which have frequently included referring to both Verizon and AT&T as "dumb and dumber." To "be honest, I don't pay any attention to it," McAdam said. "You know, I think it has worked for him. That is part of the persona of [T-Mobile]. I think if our customers and our investors, if I tried to do that, would look at me like I was crazy." Verizon is focused on customers' needs, as well as network and product improvements, he said. "We are doing a pretty good job at that and we will stay that course."