2006

AT&T Inc. offered to surrender some of its 2.5 GHz spectrum as part of a last-ditch attempt to secure approval of its $85 billion buyout of BellSouth Corp. The telecom …

InterDigital Communications Corp. increased its share repurchase program from $200 million to $350 million. The wireless technology provider said its board voted for the move due to “strong positive cash …

Alltel Corp., the nation’s fifth-largest wireless carrier, is being floated as a potential target for a leveraged buyout by private-equity firms, according to unnamed sources in an article in today’s …

Mdog.com is the latest player in the mobile blogging arena with a portal for mobile phones. The offering allows users of Web-enabled phones to post and read blog entries, upload …

Verizon Wireless is pushing their mobile music offerings by allowing users to download a free ringtone on New Year’s Eve.Subscribers can text the word “tone” to short code 2007 to …

Wireless service provider MobilePro Corp. said a subsidiary will offer satellite video from DirecTV Group Inc. CloseCall America will initially carry DirecTV services in 14 northeastern states including New Jersey …

Tired of paying fees for 411 calls, trying to get a taxi on the line at 2 a.m.? Fret not, mobile phone users. Yellowpages.com L.L.C. today announced the launch of …

Leap Wireless International Inc. granted stock options to several of its executives, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.The company granted 116,000 non-qualified stock options and 12,500 …

A $2.25 billion global settlement reached between Nortel Networks Ltd. and its shareholders was given final approval in federal court this week. The parties reached the agreement earlier this year …

Spanish mobile content giant LaNetro Zed scratched its plans to make a bid for buffeted ringtone provider MonsterMob Group plc.LaNetro said late last week that it would spend $66 million …

Government enterprise software firm Accela Inc. reported a partnership with Nortel Networks Ltd. to deliver municipal wireless network products and services.Calif.-based Accela said its mobile inspection management application, called Accela …

Motorola Inc.’s plan to drop $200 million on broadband home equipment provider Netopia Inc. has been cleared by United States antitrust authorities. Based in Emeryville, Calif., Netopia makes wired and …

Thinner, more power, less drain on a handset-no, it’s not a supermodel whose New Year’ resolution is giving up mobile communications. It’s a new mobile memory chip produced by Samsung …

Redback Networks Inc.’s board gave L.M. Ericsson a green light to move forward with plans to buy the smaller equipment maker for about $2.1 billion, or $25 per share.Last week, …

Perhaps Santa Claus understands the Byzantine machinations of handset pricing at the major carriers, but with his work done for the year, Santa’s contract calls for silence. Thus one is …

Verizon Wireless will soon begin to allow advertising to accompany content from its official content partners, a company spokesperson said today. Verizon Wireless will become the second major U.S. carrier …

Editor’s Note: Following are the most-read stories from RCRNews.com this year. They have been edited to fit in paper format. 1. Vodafone records $41B loss, reworks strategic plans May 30 …

WiMAX set-top box maker Alvarion Ltd. added Wi-Fi functionality to its BreezeMAX product line to support carrier interest in offering bandwidth-intensive mobile applications through broadband connectivity powered by both Wi-Fi …

Research In Motion Ltd. said that new product launches helped fill its sails as the company reported robust revenue and earnings in its fiscal third quarter, despite an ongoing, internal …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission proposed to create a nationwide broadband wireless network at 700 MHz for first responders, but the public-safety community said the initiative does not obviate the need …

So it was that FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell last Monday delivered his lyrical oratory about why he would continue to forbear from deliberations of the $79 billion AT&T-BellSouth telecom deal. …

Wirefly, the online retailer, is offering mobile handsets at prices that defy gravity.Tis the season, apparently, for free or low-cost offers on the market’s leading handsets to erode the last …

As 2006 draws to a close and we take stock of all the changes that have happened in the wireless industry, we can’t help but wonder how things will look …

I’m at home right now, and I’m looking out the window and it’s snowing like crazy.RCR Wireless News is based in Denver, so we occasionally have weather-related troubles. Our most …