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Verizon Celebrates 25 Years & ‘F1’ Races into Theaters 6/30/25

Squawk Pod

CNBC

Business News, Investing, Business, News

4494 Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Senators will begin offering amendments to President Donald Trump’s legislative package after a weekend of tense negotiations aimed at advancing his second-term domestic agenda. CNBC’s Emily Wilkins breaks down the so-called “vote-a-rama.” Then, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg reflects on 25 years since the company formed from the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE. Meanwhile, Apple’s new film ‘F1,’ produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and starring Brad Pitt, opened in theaters with a strong box office performance. Bruckheimer discusses the film’s success, the future of Hollywood, and the challenge of competing with streaming. Plus, Zohran Mamdani, the presumptive Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, said that he believes billionaires should not exist. Emily Wilkins - 03:47 Hans Vestberg - 22:00 Jerry Bruckheimer - 32:40 In this episode: Emily Wilkins, @emrwilkins Hans Vestberg, @hansvestberg Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Cameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY

Transcript

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0:00.0

Bring in show music, please.

0:03.0

This is Squawk Pod and I'm CNBC producer Cameron Costa.

0:08.0

On today's episode, Verizon turns 25 years old.

0:13.0

CEO Hans Vesberg looks back at the journey and around at the rivals that keep his company on its toes. I wouldn't say that I have one competitor, I have many.

0:24.6

And how all that competition affects pricing for you, the customer.

0:28.6

I think that historically the prices have actually gone up on service fee.

0:31.6

I think what we've seen a little bit on the wireless side has been a competition on promotions.

0:35.6

Do you want the new phone? That's where you've seen most of the competition the last couple of years.

0:42.5

And a dramatic weekend in the Senate for President Trump's agenda bill.

0:46.8

Still a long way to go till that July 4th deadline, but CNBC's Emily Wilkins has the scoop.

0:53.3

Before anything happens in the House, the Senate has to complete votes on dozens of amendments.

0:58.0

Plus, NYC mayoral primary winner Zohran Mundani is calling out billionaires.

1:05.0

And F1 with Brad Pitt sped past expectations opening weekend weekend and gave Apple its first box office success.

1:14.4

Famed Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who also brought Pirates of the Caribbean and Top Gun to success, joins us.

1:21.2

What's interesting about F1 is your teammate is also your competitor, So that creates great drama for us.

1:28.7

Start your engines.

1:30.0

It's Monday, June 30th, 2025, and Squawk Pod begins right now.

1:36.5

Stand back you by in three, two, one, kill, please.

1:41.7

Good morning, everybody.

1:42.9

Welcome to Squawk Box right here on CNBC. We're live from the NASDAQ market site in Times Square. I'm Becky Quick, along with Andrew Ross Sorkin. Welcome back.

1:51.2

Thank you, thank you.

1:52.0

Joe is off today. The S&P 500, the NASDAQ and the NASDAQ 100, all closed at record highs. And the NASDAQ and the NASDAQ 100 are both on five-day winning

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