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WirelessNorth Personal communications services carrier WirelessNorth named David Charles president of the company. Charles served as director of operations with Montana Power Co., where he was responsible for 120 employees …

Due to an anticipated decrease in domestic South Korean sales related to the elimination of phone subsidies, Qualcomm Inc. expects lower order levels for its Code Division Multiple Access chipsets …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel said it has completed the final phase of its wireless property exchange with Bell Atlantic Corp. and GTE Corp., giving Alltel a total of 6 million wireless …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission late Friday approved the transfer of GTE Corp.’s communications licenses to Bell Atlantic Corp. contingent on 25 conditions, including putting some wireless properties into a trust …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel will test a new wireless voice and data technology that is expected to improve how the company deploys competitive local telephone service by bypassing the normal wired …

LITTLE ROCK-Alltel Corp. signed Faith Hill to help it launch Total Freedom, its national digital wireless rate plans that eliminate all roaming and long-distance charges. The advertising and marketing campaign …

Formus Communications Inc. filed a registration statement for an initial public offering of its class A common stock. Formus, a wireless broadband carrier, expects to complete the offering by the …

NEW YORK-Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. squeaked through its initial public offering May 18, pricing its 8-million-share deal at $11 each, $2 below the low end of the expected …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Alltel launched a new nationwide rate plan in its mid-Atlantic markets allowing its customers to use digital wireless phones anywhere and at any time for one flat rate without …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. will offer customers in its Southwest region digital markets national wireless rate plans that eliminate all roaming and long-distance charges. Alltel’s Total Freedom coverage area will …

WASHINGTON-A divided federal appeals court in Atlanta ruled wireless carriers and Internet firms do not have the same right as other telecom service providers to access utility poles on a …

NEW YORK-Bell Atlantic Corp. increased adjusted net income for the first quarter by 10 percent to $1.3 billion from $1.2 billion in the first quarter of 1999. The company also …

Editor’s Note: The companies listed below represent the 20 largest cellular carriers in the United States. Company rankings are based on the total number of subscribers for their majority-held or …

NEW YORK-The Federal Communications Commission 700 MHz auctions in May will be “a significant industry-transforming event and near-term catalyst … in the race toward wireless data,” John Bensche, senior analyst …

NEW YORK-Rural carriers, many of which began as landline providers, already have experienced a long learning curve in service bundling-a current hot topic in the telecommunications industry. No doubt they …

Rural cellular carriers have been reaping generous roaming revenues from nationwide operators since the advent of one-rate plans, but investors in recent weeks have been concerned that this trend is …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel announced it formed five operating regional headquarters as part of a deal announced Feb. 1 calling for Alltel to exchange wireless properties in 13 states with Bell …

NEW YORK-Bell Atlantic Corp., GTE Corp. and Alltel Corp. signed an agreement last week to exchange wireless interests in 13 states, eliminating the overlapping cellular properties that would result from …

LOUISVILLE, Colo. – The Federal Communications Commission approved seven additional cellular carriers to use AirCell Inc.’s air-to-ground communications system, which is targeted at general aviation aircraft and regional airlines. “We …

Several important wireless markets will be up for grabs during the next year-a result of overlapping wireless markets created by the merger of Bell Atlantic Corp. with GTE Corp. as …

NEW YORK-Landline replacement, the Holy Grail of wireless telephony, received a boost from an array of forces unleashed simultaneously into the communications environment. This is not a high-stakes game of …

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-Alltel said it is offering free unlimited incoming calls for its Jacksonville, Fla., personal communications services customers, adding four new wireless plans that range from $46 per month for …

NEW YORK-Illuminet Holdings Inc., which calls itself the largest unaffiliated Signaling System 7 network provider in the country, plans an initial public offering of 3.9 million shares priced between $14.50 …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. and Convergys Corp. agreed to settle pending litigation related to billing systems 360

NEW YORK-The Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce is engaged in a monumental juggling act with significant implications for levies on telecommunications in general, judging by comments at its two-day hearing …