U.S. Cellular Corp. joined the push-to-talk fray with the launch of SpeedTalk, which operates on the carrier's CDMA2000 1x data network available across its 25-state coverage area. The service will compete with similar offerings from a number of operators, including Nextel Communications Inc., Verizon...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission appears close to approving the proposed $35 billion merger between Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc., though it remains unclear whether the agency will impose any conditions on the deal as consumer groups and community technology centers have advocated. The...
WASHINGTON-The Justice Department said Alltel Corp. must divest wireless assets in Arkansas, Kansas and Nebraska in order to win government approval of its proposed $6 billion purchase of Western Wireless Corp. Justice last week simultaneously filed a civil suit in federal court here to...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission appears close to approving the proposed $35 billion merger between Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc., though it remains unclear whether the agency will impose any conditions on the deal as consumer groups and community technology centers have advocated.The Wireless...
U.S. Cellular Corp. joined the push-to-talk fray with the launch of its SpeedTalk service, which operates on the carrier's CDMA2000 1x data network that is available across its 25-state coverage area. U.S. Cellular said the SpeedTalk offering allows customers to connect simultaneously with up...
WASHINGTON—The Justice Department today said Alltel Corp. must divest wireless assets in Arkansas, Kansas and Nebraska in order to win government approval of its proposed $6 billion purchase of Western Wireless Corp.Justice today simultaneously filed a civil suit in federal court here to block...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel has begun offering the BlackBerry 7250 through its retail locations, the carrier said Friday. Alltel, which began offering the device through its business channels earlier this year, said it is selling the BlackBerry for $300 with a two-year contract and $360...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. announced it will sell a high-end camera phone from Nokia Corp., a move that could help Nokia bolster its shrinking market share in North America.Alltel said it will sell Nokia's 6255i camera phone for $130 with a two-year service agreement....
Verizon Wireless is moving forward with a plan to install a proprietary Verizon-branded user interface across all of its new feature phones-a maneuver that has sparked widespread discontent among the carrier's handset suppliers and could mark the start of a significant shift in power...
While cutting-edge technologies allow wireless subscribers to use their handsets as TVs, radios and camcorders, Carl Washburn would like users to see their phones as textbooks. The founder and chief executive officer of Vocel, a San Diego-based wireless technology company, Washburn was director of...
PORTLAND, Ore.-Enhanced directory-assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said it closed two call centers in May and expects to close an additional nine call centers by the end of this summer as part of a corporatewide program to cut costs.One of the nine call...
For the second consecutive year, T-Mobile USA Inc. showed that size isn't everything when it comes to customer service as the carrier topped consumer research firm J.D. Power and Associates' 2005 Wireless Customer Care Performance Study. The study included 8,600 wireless users who contacted...
PORTLAND, Ore.-Enhanced directory-assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said Alltel Corp. plans to stop using Metro One's EDA service by the end of August, which would be approximately six weeks prior to the expiration of the current contract. Metro One noted that Alltel represented...
PORTLAND, Ore.-Enhanced directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said it has been informed by Alltel Corp. that it plans to stop using Metro One's EDA service by the end of August, which would be approximately six weeks prior to the expiration of the...
For the second consecutive year, T-Mobile USA Inc. showed that size isn't everything when it comes to customer service as the carrier topped consumer research firm J.D. Power and Associates 2005 Wireless Customer Care Performance Study. The study included 8,600 wireless users who contacted...
Carrier consolidation among the wireless industry's top players has had a similar effect on smaller operators, which are being forced to cooperate more closely to provide advanced services that larger operators have taken for granted. While voice services remain the industry's main revenue source...
Dobson Communications Corp. denied a Standard & Poor's report that the regional wireless operator was considering a sale of its financially troubled American Cellular Corp. subsidiary. The S&P online newsletter cited unnamed sources and speculated that strong trading of Dobson's bonds was linked to...
The wireless industry is quickly following the wireline market with a handful of large operators dominating the market, according to independent credit rating agency Standard & Poor's. With the latest round of merger and acquisition activity fully under way, S&P claims the industry's soon-to-be...
SAN MATEO, Calif.-Sonim Technologies Inc. said it has successfully completed an Open Mobile Alliance-compliant Push to Talk over Cellular call over a UMTS network using its Sonim Xperience PoC Client. Sonim had previously demonstrated its PoC solution in conjunction with Nortel Networks Ltd. at...
Online wireless retailer and mobile virtual network operator InPhonic Inc. scored a major coup last week, signing a deal with Sprint Corp. to manage Sprint's targeted e-commerce initiatives using InPhonic's online marketing channels and e-commerce platform. The deal also strengthens InPhonic's ties with Sprint,...
WASHINGTON-Nine wireless carriers said they will send text messages to people who opt in to receive Amber Alerts over their cell phones in the culmination of a movement CTIA President Steve Largent began more than a year ago.Participating carriers are Alltel Corp., Cingular Wireless...
BOSTON-Verizon Wireless trumped all other telecommunications providers in the latest online customer respect survey conducted by research and consulting firm The Customer Respect Group. TCRG said the index was a qualitative and quantitative analysis of a customer's online experience when interacting with companies via...
WASHINGTON-When the Community Technology Centers' Network officially began its ambitious campaign in late March to persuade federal regulators to force Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. to divest "sufficient spectrum" in the 2.5 GHz band as a condition for approval of their proposed $35...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it will issue $24.5 million shares of its common stock May 17 in settlement of purchase contracts that are components of its equity units. The company noted there were approximately 27.7 million purchase contracts outstanding, and each contract obligates...
