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WASHINGTON-CTIA’s Steve Largent used the biggest news in the nation’s capital last week-Joe Gibbs returning to coach the Redskins-to justify his actions as he fired five people and named three …

WASHINGTON-CTIA’s Steve Largent moved swiftly Thursday to announce his new communications vice president and lobbyist after confirming to RCR Wireless News that he was making significant changes in the wireless …

CINCINNATI-In a move designed to improve its market share in the billing and customer-care business, Convergys Corp. said it is acquiring certain acquiring certain billing and customer-care assets from Alltel …

Verizon Wireless and Nextel Communications Inc. again led the wireless industry in N. Moore Capital Ltd.’s ranking of wireless carriers during the third quarter of this year, with the carriers’ …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. said it expects its wireless division to post full-year losses at the low end of previous guidance of 43 cents to 48 cents per share, and …

NEW YORK-Nearly a year and a half after selling its wireless properties to Alltel Corp. for $1.6 billion, regional telecommunications service provider CenturyTel Inc. said it is in talks with …

Nearly a year and a half after selling its wireless properties to Alltel Corp. for $1.6 billion, regional telecommunications service provider CenturyTel Inc. said it is in talks with wireless …

Alltel Corp. jumped into the multimedia messaging business launching picture-messaging capabilities to its Axcess wireless data offering allowing customers to take, send and receive color photos with voice and text …

Alltel Corp. jumped into the multimedia messaging business launching picture-messaging capabilities to its Axcess wireless data offering allowing customers to take, send and receive color photos with voice and text …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Telecom Services has integrated its Repair Tracking and Inventory system with its VirtuosoPro customer care and billing system to offer wireless operators a more complete solution. “By …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. launched its Simple Freedom Professional Series national prepaid wireless service package designed for business customers that will be available at more than 350 Sam’s Club locations …

Following mixed third-quarter results from most of its nationwide competitors, Verizon Wireless put a stronger lock on its title as the country’s largest wireless carrier with customer growth nearly double …

SEATTLE-Mobile application company Mobliss announced two new marketing campaigns around its mobile services. Fox Broadcasting Co. will offer premium SMS and downloadable services called “Joe 2 Go” that promote its …

Alltel Corp. posted $1.2 billion in wireless revenues during the third quarter of this year, which was a 13-percent increase compared with the $1.1 billion in revenues the company reported …

SEATTLE-Mobile application company Mobliss announced two new marketing campaigns around its premium short message service and downloadable mobile services. Fox Broadcasting Co. will offer premium SMS and downloadable services called …

Nokia Corp. scored another major CDMA victory with Verizon Wireless, announcing it will sell the company’s 3589i phone, which features a color screen, polyphonic ring tones and support for Verizon’s …

WASHINGTON-Even before the California Public Utilities Commission votes on a landmark bill of rights for telecom consumers, other states are signaling they too are ready to get tough with mobile-phone …

WASHINGTON-U.S. officials said they reached a settlement with Alltel Corp. for environmental violations that require the Arkansas wireline-wireless carrier to pay a $1 million fine. The agreement between Alltel and …

WASHINGTON-The Nebraska Public Service Commission said it will ask the state legislature next year for authority to regulate wireless service and billing. “As the wireless industry grows and users become …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association fell short in proving to critics that its voluntary code of conduct, which it officially unveiled Sept. 9, is an adequate response to jabs …

WASHINGTON-The chiefs of the FCC’s Enforcement and Wireless Telecommunications Bureaus want to go on field trips to see how well carriers are implementing wireless local number portability. In letters to …

During the past 11 years, Nextel Communications Inc. has carved out a healthy niche for itself in the wireless market while using a proprietary network technology and infrastructure provided by …

WASHINGTON-If the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association hoped to prove to the consumer-advocate world that its voluntary code of conduct, which it officially unveiled Sept. 9, is an adequate response …

WASHINGTON-The chiefs of the FCC’s Enforcement and Wireless Telecommunications Bureaus want to go on field trips to see how well carriers are implementing wireless local number portability. In letters to …

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Wireless carrier Alltel Corp. announced a wide-ranging deal with Walt Disney Internet Group to bolster its wireless content offerings, including its BREW application download service. Through the new …