Shares of telecommunications companies slipped. Weeks after Yahoo Inc. disclosed a massive data breach, Verizon Communications Inc. is unsure whether it will proceed with its $4.83 billion purchase of the internet company's core business, a top Verizon executive said Thursday. Marni Walden, a Verizon executive vice president, said the carrier is still studying the impact of a data breach at Yahoo that affected more than 1 billion accounts, which the internet firm disclosed in December.

Amy Pessetto, amy.pessetto@dowjones.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

January 05, 2017 17:22 ET (22:22 GMT)

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