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Following is a list of debt and financial ratings changes for wireless companies announced this week by financial firms. Merrill Lynch upgraded its view of the overall technology market from …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. said some of its indirect subsidiaries plan to offer up to $1.9 billion of senior secured tower revenue notes, series 2005-1, in a private transaction. The …

DALLAS-I can see Homer Simpson peering out of the phone in Martyn Gregory’s hand. The animated “Simpsons” TV star is trying desperately to jump off a burning oil tower and …

WASHINGTON-The Rural Cellular Association told the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau last week that the Federal Communications Commission in a recent report to Congress underestimated and poorly reflected the efforts of …

Following is a roundup of wireless companies that received ratings changes from financial services companies this week. JP Morgan lowered its rating on SpectraLink from neutral to underweight. The firm …

WASHINGTON-An advocacy group asked the Supreme Court to review a lower court’s refusal to order the Federal Communications Commission to require research on the health impact of continuous radio-frequency radiation …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-PCIA and tower company AAT Communications Corp., together with three state wireless associations, have launched a Web site aimed at helping other states form wireless associations. The site, www.swaprogram.net, …

Less than a month ago, I wrote a column about how the recent lull in wireless activity (mergers, etc.) was just the calm before the storm. Boom! Did you hear …

Despite claims of nationwide coverage, a look at wireless coverage maps from some of the industry’s largest operators shows there are numerous holes in those claims. While carriers note their …

American Tower Corp. and SpectraSite Inc. announced they have agreed to merge in an $11.3 billion stock-for-stock transaction. The combination would create the largest tower company in North America with …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Tower company SBA Communications Corp. reported increasing revenues and a shrinking net loss, news that sparked its shares up slightly to $8.50 per share. The company purchased 51 …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-PCIA and tower company AAT Communications Corp., together with three state wireless associations, have launched a Web site aimed at helping other states form wireless associations. The site, www.swaprogram.net, …

In a record year for financial restatements, the wireless industry managed to stay relatively unsoiled. While other telecommunications, financial and manufacturing companies in 2004 faced various bookkeeping snafus, few wireless …

Local governments have contentious relationships with the wireless industry. This love-hate dance gets more complicated daily. First off, governments seem to hate cell towers. Sure, people in the wireless industry …

Adobe Systems Inc. said it will acquire Macromedia in an all-stock transaction valued at around $3.4 billion. Macromedia sells a scaled-down version of its Flash player for mobile phones, technology …

WASHINGTON-The full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the mobile-phone industry’s motion to re-hear arguments in five class-action headset lawsuits that a divided three-judge panel remanded to state courts …

The following wireless companies had debt ratings changes by financial services firms this week. Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services placed its ratings on four wireless tower companies on CreditWatch with …

WASHINGTON-Vonage Holding Co., the largest independent Voice over Internet Protocol provider, has solved the problem at least one customer was having when Clearwire Corp. blocked access to Vonage’s VoIP service, …

NEW YORK-Affiliates of The Blackstone Group have purchased a major equity interest in Global Tower Partners from Great Hill Partners, said the company. The value of the deal was not …

WASHINGTON-An Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer official has questioned the fire fighters’ union about a study that suggested six fire fighters in California suffered medical problems due to five …

WASHINGTON-The International Association of Fire Fighters, the union representing more than 85 percent of firefighters and emergency medics in United States and Canada, today formalized plans to solicit funding for …

It undoubtedly will take years to sort out why some first-responder communications worked and why some did not after terrorists navigated jet planes into the World Trade Center on Sept. …

SpectraSite Inc. filed a statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to offer 250,000 shares of its common stock to adjust to a market price obligation. This will fulfill a …

Nextel Partners Inc. said it has entered into an agreement with TowerCo Inc. to purchase, construct and own 300 cell towers for an undisclosed amount. The agreement calls for TowerCo …

WASHINGTON-The International Association of Fire Fighters, the union representing more than 85 percent of firefighters and emergency medics in United States and Canada, today formalized plans to solicit funding for …