For years, telecom stocks have been the market's steady, dividend-paying and largely sidelined wallflowers while Big Tech stole the spotlight. • Verizon Communications stock is among today’s top performers. Why is VZ stock surging?A Rare Spark From Telecom's Old GuardVerizon added 55,000 postpaid phone subscribers in the first quarter, defying expectations of a steep loss and marking its first first-quarter subscriber gain since 2013.The improvement wasn't just cosmetic. Verizon also raised its full-year a ...