The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.
SAN FRANCISCO-Embience launched a series of India-themed ringtones for customers in the United States. Embience's Masttones include ringtones based on Indian pop culture. Customers can preview the ringtones at the company's Web site or directly through their wireless devices.The Masttones ringtones are available to...
With the wireless industry's six largest operators now serving more than 90 percent of the country's wireless subscribers, regional players continue to scramble for their pieces of the pie. Many of these carriers have managed to lower their dependence on volatile roaming revenues, but...
CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. said it plans to close its customer care center in Medford, Ore., as part of a realignment associated with the recent market swap with Alltel Corp. The carrier said the closure would affect approximately 170 employees.U.S. Cellular noted that it expects...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. next month is expected to launch a push-to-talk service that will compete against similar offerings from Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp. and a number of regional operators. Cingular Chief Operating Officer Ralph de la Vega told reporters at an investor conference...
Alltel Corp. said it has begun a strategic review related to the possible spinoff of its wireline operations that serve around 3 million customers in 16 states.The company announced earlier this year that it would undertake a review of possible strategic alternatives for its...
Verizon Wireless is on track to post another record quarter of net additions driven by back-to-school and family-plan additions, according to a report from Merrill Lynch. Based on more than 80 store visits in five markets, the firm said it raised its third-quarter net...
Conceding that no carrier wants to offer islands of coverage, U.S. Cellular Corp. and Alltel Corp. swapped assets in rural America to fortify their geographic footprints and shed nonstrategic assets. U.S. Cellular paid $50 million and gave up two rural Idaho licenses in exchange...
Alltel Corp. reported a deal with U.S. Cellular Corp. to swap 15 rural markets in Nebraska and Kansas that Alltel acquired when it purchased Western Wireless Corp. for two Rural Service Area markets in Idaho currently operated by U.S. Cellular and $50 million in...
Alltel Corp. is taking a slow and steady approach to integrating its recently acquired Western Wireless Corp. assets. The company is expected only to make minor changes through the end of this year and wait on major initiatives until next year. Alltel has updated...
T-Mobile USA Inc. again showed that size is not what's most important to customers. The industry's smallest nationwide operator posted the highest customer satisfaction performance across all six regions in the J.D. Power and Associates 2005 U.S. Wireless Regional Customer Satisfaction Index Study. The...
BURLINGTON, Mass.-Alltel Corp. has extended an agreement it has with Lightbridge Inc. to use Lightbridge's credit and risk evaluation products and services.Terms of the agreement were not released.
T-Mobile USA Inc. again showed that size is not what's most important to customers as the industry's smallest nationwide operator posted the highest customer satisfaction performance results across all six regions in the J.D. Power and Associates 2005 U.S. Wireless Regional Customer Satisfaction Index...
Wireless carriers continued to make progress in re-establishing wireless communications to the Gulf Coast region following Hurricane Katrina's fierce landing Aug. 28, while one carrier estimated damage at up to $600 million. Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported that as of Monday afternoon it had fully...
SAN DIEGO-Verizon Wireless said it will sell the new VX5200 clamshell-style phone from LG Electronics Co. Ltd. for $50 with a two-year service agreement. The phone features an integrated camera, speakerphone and voice-recognition capabilities. Interestingly, Verizon Wireless also said the phone features its new...
HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa.-The Wireless Xcessories Group Inc. and InPhonic Inc. announced a joint marketing and distribution agreement that calls for Wireless Xcessories to offer InPhonic's services to its 1,000 private-label Web site affiliates.Wireless Xcessories is a nationwide manufacturer and distributor of electronic and cellular...
SAN RAMON, Calif.—Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. signed an agreement with push-to-talk vendor Kodiak Networks to install Kodiak’s PTT software in its phones. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Kodiak does not charge handset makers for the use of its software. The company instead...
SAN ANTONIO-Charys Holding Company Inc. said its wholly owned subsidiary, CCI Telecom Inc., has signed an agreement with Red Elm Associates L.L.C. to develop build-to-suit wireless tower opportunities. The agreement calls for the companies to build a four-carrier designed 190-foot monopole structure along Interstate...
SAN ANTONIO-Charys Holding Company Inc. said its wholly owned subsidiary, CCI Telecom Inc., has signed an agreement with Red Elm Associates L.L.C. to develop build-to-suit wireless tower opportunities. The agreement calls for the companies to build a four-carrier designed 190-foot monopole structure along Interstate...
Leap Wireless International Inc. announced free Wireless AMBER Alerts for its Cricket customers. Wireless AMBER alerts are short text messages with local information about abducted children. In May, nine wireless carriers announced they would send text messages to people who opt in to receive...
SAN RAMON, Calif.-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. signed an agreement with push-to-talk vendor Kodiak Networks to install Kodiak's PTT software in its phones. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Kodiak does not charge handset makers for the use of its software. The company instead...
Alltel Corp. finally joined the multimedia messaging service interoperability bandwagon, announcing deals with the nation's two largest wireless carriers. Alltel said it signed agreements allowing its subscribers to exchange picture and video messages with both Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Verizon Wireless users. The deals...
The rising tide that is the mobile-content industry is hitting choppy waters for some publicly held content providers. Dwango Wireless is the latest company to get pummeled by the waves. The Seattle-based aggregator saw its shares plummet last week on news that it posted...
Alltel Corp. finally joined the multimedia messaging service interoperability bandwagon Thursday, announcing deals with the nation's two largest wireless carriers. Alltel announced agreements allowing its subscribers to exchange picture and video messages with both Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Verizon Wireless users. The deals mark...
