April 2004

NEW YORK-HighPointe Group L.L.C. has been chosen by Wyndham International to provide rooftop management services for its hotels. HighPointe will provide Wyndham with services, including rooftop leasing, site assessment, site …

Dobson Communications Corp. said it lost approximately 5,400 total subscribers during the first quarter of this year compared with 13,500 net customer additions during the first quarter of 2003. The …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. extended its agreement with Brightpoint Inc. to be the exclusive master agent for Virgin Mobile through March 2006. The agreement calls for Brightpoint to provide …

EDINGURG, Va.-Rural telecommunications provider and Sprint PCS affiliate Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. reported a 21-percent year-over-year increase in wireless revenues during the first quarter to $18.2 million and net income of …

DETROIT-Wi-Fi service at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport has been expanded to include the L.C. Smith Terminal. The latest installation, by the airport’s wireless communications provider Concourse Communications Group, follows …

WOBURN, Mass.-Verizon Wireless, as the official telecommunications sponsor of the Boston Marathon, has launched the Athlete Alert Program, allowing Verizon customers to track marathon runners on race day. The program …

LAHORE, Pakistan-Space Telecom and Telenor will pay $291 million each for GSM licenses in Pakistan. The new licensees will join Pakistan’s four existing mobile operators. The country has a total …

Nextel Communications Inc.’s decision earlier this week to expand its wireless broadband network trial in the Raleigh, N.C., market may have proven well founded as network testing conducted by RBC …

WASHINGTON-The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association said Friday it will vigorously support waiver requests from small wireline carriers hoping to delay the May 24 rural wireless local number portability deadline. “NTCA …

NEW YORK-Wireless software developer Columbitech said Japanese venture-capital company Mobile Internet Capital Inc. increased its financial interest in Columbitech by investing $1.5 million. MIC joined Columbitech’s investors in early 2003 …

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Cricket Communications Inc. said it will sell Motorola Inc.’s C341 mobile phone for a base price of $150. The phone features interchangeable housing and rubber side grips, a color …

WASHINGTON-T-Mobile USA Inc. announced it has added American University to its Wi-Fi hot-spot network, offering students, faculty and alumni wireless Internet access on the school’s campus. T-Mobile Wi-Fi service will …

Samsung Electronics set records in its operating and net profits as it unveiled its first-quarter results for the year. But the good news sent the company’s stock down 3 percent …

Nokia Corp. shares declined around 8 percent to about $15 per share after the company offered a flat second-quarter outlook, news that comes as the company’s phone sales drag behind …

CHANTILLY, Va.-Messaging company InphoMatch Inc. announced it delivered almost 2 billion text messages in the first quarter, up from 650 million messages in the first quarter of last year. The …

DURHAM, N.H.-Forget about pushing advanced mobile data services, just improving the level of service for voice calls could stimulate more than $5 per subscriber per month in additional spending, according …

NEW YORK-Texas Instruments Inc. brought more cheer to the semiconductor industry with a first-quarter result featuring higher profits, revenue and sales in line with Wall Street expectations. The chipmaker reported …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint said it will sell a revised version of its PCS Vision Picture Phone SCP-8100 built by Sanyo, a device that includes an improved screen, built-in flash and …

WASHINGTON-Federal regulators today proposed setting aside more unlicensed spectrum for wireless broadband operations, which could make it easier for vendors to build devices that work across all Wi-Fi frequencies and …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Stratex Networks Inc. said it has won a $12.8 million contract to supply an unnamed African mobile company with wireless transmission equipment for GSM networks on the continent. …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Tuesday said BellSouth Corp. and other incumbent local exchange carriers can recover from their customers the costs of implementing intermodal porting. “BellSouth has estimated that, if …

Crown Castle International Corp. put wireless communications tower stock traders in a frenzy this week when it offered up a concrete sign of hope for the sector by raising its …

WASHINGTON-The Rural Telecommunications Group announced it has made Jessica Bridges its new chief executive officer. Bridges previously served as director of government affairs for Bennet & Bennet P.L.L.C., responsible for …

OYSTER BAY, New York-Although industry watchers continue to predict the mobile-phone market will see massive growth during the next several years, the machine-to-machine industry is growing at an even faster …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association is working with four agencies on a new ad campaign and will make presentations next month to a special committee overseeing the effort. Last …