Monthly Archives: November, 2003

U.S. Cellular implements Portal billing platform

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Portal Software Inc. announced U.S. Cellular has implemented its product-based billing platform for U.S. Cellular's wireless data services."Portal's billing solution will enable us...

AT&T Wireless offers best-deal program ahead of LNP

With around three weeks before the scheduled implementation of wireless local number portability, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. introduced its 90-Day Best Deal Promise program,...

Motient to lose UPS as customer

Wireless data carrier Motient Corp. warned in Security and Exchange filings that it will soon lose its largest customer, UPS. Motient said it plans...

Sprint PCS readies for PTT launch with FCC approval of Sanyo phone

Sprint PCS is apparently getting closer to launching its planned push-to-talk service, as a newly approved mobile phone from Sprint handset provider Sanyo features...

University students embrace mobile marketing service

ATLANTA-MoBull Messenger, a wireless coupon and information service used by students and staff at the University of South Florida, has grown more than 700...

ITA elects Smith board chairman

WASHINGTON D.C.-The Industrial Telecommunications Association has elected F.H. "Rick" Smith of ChevronTexaco Inc. to serve as chair of the board. "I am thankful for...

Vertical network handover demonstrated in Finland

HELSINKI, Finland-Several European groups said they have demonstrated the first vertical handover in commercial networks providing seamless switching among different network connections while an...

MetroPCS to offer $40 unlimited long distance

DALLAS-Wireless operator MetroPCS Inc., which offers fixed rate unlimited local calling plans in a handful of large markets, introduced an unlimited long distance and...

Actiontec releases handsfree Bluetooth headset

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Actiontec Electronics unveiled a wireless Bluetooth headset that enables wireless, hands-free conversations over Bluetooth-enabled devices. The headset, which retails for $70, hooks over...

WatchMark to merge with Comnitel

BELLEVUE, Wash.-WatchMark Corp., which provides wireless performance management software, and Comnitel Technologies, provider of wireless service management software, announced they will merge. The combined...

Nextel ups escrow amount to $100M for 800 MHz plan

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. Monday told the Federal Communications Commission it would deposit $100 million in an escrow account and secure irrevocable lines of credit...

Gallagher’s NTIA nomination moves forward

WASHINGTON-Michael Gallagher, President Bush's nominee to head the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, told Senate lawmakers today that engineering and trust among agencies are...

CPUC commissioners close to bill-of-rights agreement

WASHINGTON-California Public Utilities Commissioner member Geoffrey Brown today said he and Commissioner Carl Wood are close to an agreement on a bill of rights...

Carrier branding brings strong data sales

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-New research shows that wireless carriers that launch their own branded portals and handsets enjoy much better data sales than carriers that...

Taiwanese operator selects Amdocs billing system

ST. LOUIS-Taiwan's Far EasTone Telecommunications has chosen Amdocs' Enabler product for convergent voice, data, content and commerce billing. The billing solution will allow FET...

Verizon Wireless to expand M2M services through Aeris.net

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Verizon Wireless said it will expand its machine-to-machine services through a new deal with Aeris.net. Under the agreement, Verizon will offer Aeris.net's...

Centennial prices public offering of common stock

WALL, N.J.-Centennial Communications Corp. priced a previously announced public offering of 10 million shares of its common stock, including 7 million shares offered directly...

Award winners named at tower show

LAS VEGAS-From a crowded show floor at this week's Tower Summit & Trade Show, Shorecliff Communications L.L.C. presented its annual Excellence in Business Awards.Sprint...

Bluetooth shipments hit milestone

Countering claims that the technology has yet to gain a foothold, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group reported shipments of the short-range wireless technology exceeded...

T-Mobile USA exploits niche as value leader Carrier could win in WLNP rollout

With hundreds of wireless operators spread throughout the country, T-Mobile USA Inc.'s position as the sixth-largest carrier would seem to be one of the...

Bush ad campaign targets teen drivers

WASHINGTON-A Bush administration-sponsored ad campaign aimed at teens will kick off early next year stressing the dangers of distracted driving, an approach more targeted...

New player enters mobile marketing game

ESSEX, Conn.-Interest in mobile marketing continues to grow, with new entrant Mynamics announcing its official launch.The new company is based in London and counts...

Rural broadband loans could be eliminated

WASHINGTON-A program created in last year's Farm Bill to allow loans for technology-neutral broadband deployment is at risk of not being funded during this...

Verizon kicks in 3Q

Following mixed third-quarter results from most of its nationwide competitors, Verizon Wireless put a stronger lock on its title as the country's largest wireless...

Billywood

How about a movie about a powerful House committee chairman with a $155,000 salary who buys a million-dollar piece of prime hunting property in...
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