Rural Cellular Corp. reigned supreme during the first quarter of this year, according to Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown's recent metric ranking of 22 U.S. wireless operators. The report ranked each operator on five metrics included in their first-quarter financial results, including penetration gain, average...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on May 25 denied a petition filed by litigants in a lawsuit complaining that certain of the former GTE Corp.'s billing practices were unjust and unreasonable, but it left open the question of whether the practices are unjust and unreasonable...
A number of wireless carriers released surprising first-quarter financial results last week showing stronger than expected customer additions despite continued uncertainty in the U.S. economy. "In fact, based on the results in so far, net additions are tracking 5-percent below , better than our...
American Tower Corp. and SpectraSite Holdings Inc. reported positive operational results last week for the first quarter ended March 31.American Tower said it constructed 375 new towers, acquired 238 wireless towers and one broadcast tower, and removed 175 sites from its active marketing list,...
Wideband CDMA and cdma2000 are not only migrating to the future, but also to the battleground.Both technologies will hoist their banners as they deploy their strengths and shield their weaknesses, especially in the two main places where they hope to flex muscles for market...
Players throughout the wireless industry are waiting for the Federal Communication Commission to determine the fate of the current spectrum-cap rules.If the caps are kept in place-an idea favored by most of the small wireless operators-the wireless industry landscape is expected to remain the...
With a commercial launch in full gear in South Korea, Samsung Inc. may be the John the Baptist of 3G as the first manufacturer to streak out of the uncertain cloud hovering over migration to the technology.Already eyeing the United States' market with trials...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless completed the acquisition of 20 personal communications services licenses in six states from Alltel Corp.The company said the purchase of the 10 MHz licenses expands its licensed footprint and increases its spectrum capacity to meet the growing demand for wireless voice...
Alltel Corp. followed its disappointing fourth quarter financial results with reduced 2001 financial forecasts last Thursday, including slower customer additions and plans to cut 1,000 jobs through early retirements and layoffs.For the year, Alltel expects diluted earnings per share to range between $3.20 and...
In an attempt to expand their customer bases, some wireless operators have taken to rolling out wireless local loop-type services allowing customers to pay a pre-set amount for unlimited wireless calls in their local area. These services are being touted as "super cordless phones"...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. reported it added 142,475 internally generated net subscribers to its wireless service during the fourth quarter, well below analyst estimates of 200,000 subscriber additions, and below the company's guided range of between 175,000 to 200,000 subscribers.The company added 291,000 total...
DENVER, United States-When the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set aside a portion of the permits up for bid in its 1996 auction of personal communications services (PCS) licenses, the intent was to foster competition in the wireless industry by allowing minority-owned companies, known...
When the Federal Communications Commission set aside a portion of the licenses up for bid in its 1996 personal communications services auction, the intent was to foster competition in the wireless industry by allowing minority-owned companies, known as designated entities, to purchase licenses without...
Back in October, when the top brass of the tower industry converged in Las Vegas for the 2000 Tower Summit and Trade Show, the room buzzed with anticipation over the new opportunities third-generation technologies were expected to bring.Why should the tower industry care about...
In an age of customer-service fumbles and a plethora of services, high-tech wizards dream of bundling as the lightning rod to greater revenues. So far, theory has proved superior to practice. But optimism may yet triumph.Unlike in the past when AT&T's monopoly reigned, competition...
As wireless operators enjoyed their holiday break from the Federal Communications Commission's re-auction of 422 personal communications services licenses, a fair share of pre-auction predictions made by analysts were being discarded along with the holiday wrapping paper.Some of those early forecasts included predictions of...
Freedom Wireless Inc., Las Vegas, has been granted an additional patent, entitled "Security Cellular Telecommunication System," covering 59 claims directed at methods for completing inbound and outbound prepaid wireless calls.The new patent, which the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office approved last month, is a...
Alltel Corp. awarded Motorola Inc. a third-generation CDMA 2000 1X contract for its Phoenix market, which is scheduled for commercial launch next year.The financial details of the standards-based hardware and software contract were not disclosed. In October, Alltel gave Motorola a contract for its...
BOSTON-American Tower Corp. said it signed a definitive agreement with Alltel Corp. to acquire the rights to as many as 2,193 of Alltel's communications towers through a 15-year sublease for up to $658 million in cash.American Tower said it has the right of first...
OWING MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. announced it will acquire RTS wireless Inc, a developer of software systems connecting the Internet to wireless devices. Specifically, RTS builds the interface software between computer systems, wireless networks and end-user devices.RTS' products include wireless messaging services such as...
WASHINGTON-As the Occupational Safety and Health Administration prepares to launch a new tower safety program aimed at curbing increased injuries and fatalities that have accompanied phenomenal wireless growth during the past decade, the agency is struggling with how to deal with a gaping loophole...
NEW YORK-The major players' rankings reflect the dynamic environment of telecommunications as some stalwarts held their ground, some newcomers joined the group, while still others showed substantial rises or falls in various categories.AT&T Wireless Group, listed this year as an entity distinct from its...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. forecast its fully diluted fourth-quarter earnings from current businesses would range between 60 cents and 63 cents per share, with year-end fully diluted results returning between $2.70 and $2.72 per share, in line with analysts' predictions of $2.71 per share...
The hunt for spectrum by wireless carriers continued last week as Verizon Wireless, the country's largest operator, offered more than $2 billion for Price Communications Wireless, a wholly owned subsidiary of Price Communications.While the purchase was not surprising-Price has been looking for a buyer...
