MetroPCS Communications Inc. launched service in Las Vegas and unveiled two new handsets.The Dallas-based carrier launched its flat-rate, unlimited service and announced plans to...
AT&T Mobility is taking on Verizon Wireless and its "best coverage" quality claims, a move some observers of the telecom industry say is overdue."I'm...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- A wireless carrier's job is not to police copyright infringement or other illegal activity that occurs over its network, Dick Lynch,...
The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- With results from the Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz auction now public, Commissioner Robert McDowell said one thing stands out: large,...
Regional wireless operator Alltel Corp. posted a strong showing in J.D. Power and Associates latest rankings of wireless call quality, taking the sole or...
The TV white spaces debate -- already highly controversial and politicized, but largely limited to potential unlicensed Wi-Fi use -- just got messier.The mobile-phone...
A new kind of wireless carrier is emerging, making use of licensed spectrum and picocell technology to provide businesses with small-scale networks tailored to...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Late-night talk-show host Carson Daly offered an insider's view of the future of television during a speech at the storied Hollywood...
Alltel Corp. has tapped mobile video startup Transpera Inc. to power a carrier-branded Internet video service.Alltel Social Video, which is available for $3 per...
Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. are in discussions with the nation's two largest cable providers -- Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Cable Inc....
A federal appeals court blocked the Federal Communications Commission's new enhanced 911 location accuracy rule from going into effect, possibly setting the stage for...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Handset and infrastructure vendors--RBC Capital...
A class-action suit filed against Verizon Wireless and third-party content providers in California federal court alleges the No. 2 mobile-phone operator enticed subscribers to...
The turbulence continued for Motricity Inc. as COO Steve Elfman said he will move to Sprint Nextel Corp.Elfman had overseen InfoSpace Inc.'s mobile business...
Nortel Networks Corp. inked a five-year deal to deliver infrastructure kit for U.S. Cellular's CDMA network.U.S. Cellular said it will purchase Nortel's CDMA switching,...
