[Skip to content](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/vz-caption-contest#maincontent) [Newsroom](https://www.t-mobile.com/news)Toggle secondary navigation - [Network](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/category/network) - [Devices](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/category/devices) - [Un-carrier](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/category/un-carrier) - [Community](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/category/community) - [Offers](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/category/offers) - [Business](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/category/business) English [Press Release](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press) # T‑Mobile Unleashes Verizon Caption Contest March 10, 2016 ![](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/_admin/uploads/2002/03/article-default.desktop-500x325.jpg) 1 min read - Facebook IconShare on Facebook - Share on Twitter - LinkedIn IconShare on LinkedIn Verizon’s seen the writing on the wireless industry wall. Those outrageous fees they charge? That can’t continue with T‑Mobile now covering 97% of the population that Verizon covers. The Un-carrier has them quaking in their gold-plated boots. The Verizon solution? They don’t just want to deliver content, they want to OWN the content they deliver. But creating great content is hard! Netflix, Amazon, Hulu (all available via Binge On by the way)… they know how to do it. Verizon doesn’t. But that doesn’t stop Verizon from trying. They’ve spent literally billions trying to buy companies to create a content business. So far, the results have been… lacking. Now rumors suggest Verizon’s going after Yahoo. We challenged the Twittersphere to come up with captions to a cartoon depicting Verizon’s content strategy. Here are a few highlights (#VerizonContentDonkey on Twitter for a full complement of entries): ![](https://www.t%E2%80%91mobile.com/news/_admin/uploads/2016/03/CartoonCaptionContestPoster.jpg) ![](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/_admin/uploads/2016/03/CartoonCaptionContestPoster_20160311154107804.jpg) Verizon Caption Contest. Link to view and download the [asset](https://www.t-mobile.com/content/t-mobile/corporate/news/media-library/details/image.html/content/dam/t-mobile/corporate/media-library/public/articles/2016/03/vz-caption-contest/CartoonCaptionContestPoster_20160311154107804.jpg) in the Media Library. Tags[Consumer](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/archive/consumer)[Sponsorships](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/archive/sponsorships) ## Related Stories [More Stories](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/stories) [![AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Plan to Launch New Joint Venture that Helps End Dead Zones](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/_admin/uploads/2024/04/default-article-social-image-500x250.png) \ BusinessPress Release \ __AT&T, T‑Mobile, and Verizon Plan to Launch New Joint Venture that Helps End Dead Zones__ \ May 14, 2026|10 min read](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/business/att-t-mobile-and-verizon-plan-to-end-dead-zones) [![Rooted in Culture: T-Mobile Report Unveils Latino Trends in Work, Entertainment and Connection](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/_admin/uploads/2025/09/Conectados-HERO-500x250.png) \ BusinessPress Release \ __Rooted in Culture: T‑Mobile Report Unveils Latino Trends in Work, Entertainment and Connection__ \ September 24, 2025|7 min read](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/business/t-mobile-unveils-latino-mobile-trends-report) [![T-Mobile and Major League Baseball Strike New Long-Term Deal, Creating More 5G Experiences for Fans](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/_admin/uploads/2023/04/nr-article-TMO-MLB-No-Tagline-3-22-23-500x250.png) \ Un-carrierPress Release \ __T‑Mobile and Major League Baseball Strike New Long-Term Deal, Creating More 5G Experiences for Fans__ \ April 06, 2023|5 min read](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/un-carrier/mlb-renewal-2023) [![T-Mobile Report: Customers Protected from More Than 40 Billion Scam Calls in 2022](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/_admin/uploads/2023/02/image-7-500x250.png) \ Un-carrierPress Release \ __T‑Mobile Report: Customers Protected from More Than 40 Billion Scam Calls in 2022__ \ February 22, 2023|6 min read](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/un-carrier/t-mobile-report-customers-protected-from-more-than-40-billion-scam-calls-in-2022)