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United Kingdom telecommunications regulator Ofcom released the names of seven companies qualified to participate in the government’s upcoming auction of spectrum licenses designed to support LTE-based services. Ofcom noted that …

Few wireless companies over the past five years have provided more fodder for news than Sprint Nextel, a time frame that is also the length in which its current leader, …

AT&T Mobility added to its spectrum bundle, gaining government approval for control over a number of 1.7/2.1 GHz and 2.3 GHz spectrum licenses from Comcast, Horizon, NextWave and San Diego …

The Federal Communications Commission laid out rules for spectrum recently approved for use by Dish Networks, including build out requirements, as well as rules for 10 megahertz of spectrum it …

Argentina’s president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced the entry of the Argentine state-run telecom firm, Arsat, into the mobile telephony segment as an MVNO player. Operating under the name Libre.ar, …

The small cell market is set for a boost from the Federal Communications Commission, which today unveiled a notice of proposed rulemaking to create a “Citizens Broadband Service” in the …

After much speculation, Sprint Nextel officially put in a bid to acquire the remaining minority interest in Clearwire that it does not already own. The offer, priced at $2.90 per …

Ecuador’s national telecommunications regulator, Conatel, has given the public company CNT EP (Ecuadorian Corporacion Nacional de Telecomunicaciones) approval to provide technology services using the next generation of mobile technology.  Be …

The Federal Communications Commission made a small step in bringing additional wireless spectrum assets to market by freeing up 40 megahertz of spectrum in the 2 GHz band for terrestrial …

The Federal Communications Commission looks to be continuing its support of future-looking telecommunication technologies – including wireless – announcing this week the formation of an agency-wide “Technology Transitions Policy Task …

Peru’s regulatory agency, OSIPTEL, has prohibited telecom operators from using the term “4G” or “Fourth Generation” to market their products. Lenka Zajec, the agency’s corporate communications manager, told RCR Wireless News …

Are spectrum caps set to make a comeback? They are if some rural trade associations have their way. The Rural Telecommunications Group this week filed comments with the Federal Communications …

Verizon Wireless’ plans to sell off 700 MHz spectrum licenses seems to be generating plenty of interest and deals as the carrier announced it has recently agreed to sell 10 …

Aiming to evolve telecommunication services in Brazil, minister of communications Paulo Bernardo, told members of the press that some important measures might be taken in upcoming months, such as voting …

Dish Networks looks to be getting out ahead of government regulators this week as it sent out a press statement condemning reported constraints being bandied about by the Federal Communications …

As Washington and the cash-strapped state governments look for new sources of tax revenue, wireless service could be a potential target. Consumer advocacy group mywireless.org is trying to head off …

Verizon Wireless continued to move 700 MHz spectrum assets it deems unnecessary, announcing a deal today to sell a lower B-Block license covering 12 counties in Texas to Oklahoma-based Panhandle …

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MetroPCS and T-Mobile USA provided some more insight into their proposed merger during an analyst conference this morning in Barcelona, Spain, which is expected to be followed up with a …

Sprint Nextel and potential majority owner Softbank took the next step in consummating their proposed merger with the filing of license transfers with the Federal Communications Commission. The filing is …

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Verizon Wireless is making good on its promise to start selling off some of its “excess” 700 MHz spectrum licenses, announcing today that it will sell its Texas RSA 6-Jack …

In a move that marks a significant operational shift, U.S. Cellular Corp. said it was selling its operations in Chicago, St. Louis and a handful of markets in the Midwest …

The European Commission said it plans to add 120 megahertz of new spectrum near the 2 GHz band in support of next-generation mobile broadband services. The move requires member countries …

Nearly two years after signing up for Verizon Wireless’ LTE in Rural America program, Kentucky-based Bluegrass Cellular today launched its initial service from that agreement in the cities of Bowling …