Telecoms giant Verizon said Tuesday it will acquire digital conglomerate AOL in a deal valued at approximately $4.4 billion Verizon to acquire AOL in $4.4 billion deal Telecoms giant Verizon said Tuesday it will acquire digital conglomerate AOL in a deal valued at approximately $4.4 billion Check out this story on thestarpress.com: http://usat.ly/1Hev2Mn Telecom giant Verizon said Tuesday it will acquire digital conglomerate AOL in a deal valued at approximately $4.4 billion. The announcement sent pre-market shares in AOL soaring nearly 18% while Verizon's pre-market stock fell about 1.6%.