Verizon Wireless ranked highest in J.D. Power and Associates' 2008 Wireless Customer Care Performance study. The results, which normally find T-Mobile USA Inc. on top, included more than 11,000 respondents and were based on three areas, including telephone calls with a service representative and/or...
As Verizon Wireless works to purchase the carrier, Alltel Communications L.L.C. announced the addition of 319,687 customers in the second quarter, showing it is still thriving even as its potential end draws near.Verizon Wireless said in June that it would acquire Alltel in a...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--RBC Capital Markets raised its price target on Leap Wireless to $49 from $45 after the carrier reported strong second-quarter subscriber growth. R.W. Baird lowered...
A handful of rural operators again raised concerns over future roaming capabilities in filing a petition to deny Verizon Wireless' attempt to acquire the nation's No. 5 operator Alltel Communications L.L.C.In a filing with the Federal Communications Commission yesterday, more than a half dozed...
MetroPCS Communications Inc. plans to hitch its 4G plans to Long Term Evolution technology. Following in the footsteps of other CDMA carriers, MetroPCS said during its second quarter conference call that it would use LTE for its 4G network technology. Verizon Wireless, Alltel Communication...
A group of rural and small wireless providers asked the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider its decision to impose an interim cap on high-cost universal service fund payments to eligible telecommunications carriers, urging the agency to refrain from putting the rule into effect and...
Verizon Wireless announced it completed its purchase of Rural Cellular Corp., bringing to a close a yearlong transaction that sparked complaints from consumer advocates and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).Under the final agreement, Verizon Wireless placed Rural Cellular licenses and assets in Vermont, New York...
The Federal Communications Commissions gave the green light to Verizon Wireless' $2.67 billion purchase of Rural Cellular Corp., with the transaction and a separate pending deal involving the No. 2 mobile-phone operator bringing to the forefront a number a key policy issues.The FCC, like...
Verizon Wireless has re-placed itself in the push-to-talk arena. As promised earlier this year, Verizon Wireless has released two new PTT phones, running on the carrier's CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A network. The new devices are the Motorola Inc. Adventure V750 and the Casio...
VERIZON WIRELESS MAY LAG BEHIND larger rival AT&T Mobility in total customers, but the industry's No. 2 players continues to hold a financial lead.Verizon Wireless posted an 11.8% increase in total revenues during the second quarter, reaching $12.1 billion, which was $85 million more...
SPRINT NEXTEL CORP. AND CLEARWIRE CORP.'S CAMPAIGN to win government approval of a their national WiMAX plan is drawing static from AT&T Inc. and rural cellular operators on key unsettled wireless policy issues, but the deal has picked up backing from many educational and...
Verizon Wireless is smart to quickly agree to sell off wireless properties in 85 markets where it overlaps with Alltel Communications L.L.C. assets in order to try to speed approval of its plan to buy the nation's No. 5 carrier for $28 billion. Verizon...
Verizon Wireless, positioning itself to regain the top spot in the mobile-phone industry, agreed to initial divestiture requirements by the Department of Justice and offered roaming concessions in hopes of winning government approval of its proposed $28 billion purchase of Alltel Communications L.L.C. But...
In recent weeks, almost every carrier has made some sort of announcement claiming its network is fastest, largest or best. So who's the winner? ; 3G; cdma; verizon; sprint; gsm; AT&T; Welcome to our weekly RCR Wireless Newscast....
An association of rural wireless providers petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to re-impose a spectrum cap in light of the growing market presence of AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless in the mobile phone industry."In the absence of a spectrum cap, Verizon and AT&T will...
The Federal Communications Commission said it plans an Aug. 1 vote on Verizon Wireless' proposed $2.67 billion purchase of Rural Cellular Corp., a controversial transaction that consumer advocates and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) have argued should be blocked unless conditions are attached to safeguard...
A tax holiday may be in the future for wireless providers and the nation's 262 million cellphone users after all. Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) introduced legislation to impose a five-year moratorium on new or increased wireless taxes. "Americans...
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that a Missouri city can recover back taxes from AT&T Mobility and Alltel Corp., a ruling related to convoluted litigation among scores of municipalities and wireless providers in which multimillion-dollar settlements have been the rule rather...
Could the skies be clearing over beleagured Sprint Nextel?According to the Wall Street Journal, which cited comments from Verizon Communications President Denny Strigl, the nation's No. 3 carrier could be turning a corner. Strigl reportedly told an investor conference that Sprint Nextel's performance had...
Even with a probable end in sight, Alltel Communications L.L.C. is pulling out all the stops. Shortly after the carrier's announcement to expand and speed up its network, Alltel announced it will add a texting option to its MyCircle offering.The plan currently allows subscribers...
The Federal Communications Commission is rushing toward auctioning too much spectrum in too short a period of time and is going to be disappointed with the results. While auctioning 25 megahertz of AWS-3 spectrum and designating a portion of that spectrum for "free" wireless...
Despite the likelihood of Alltel Communications L.L.C. falling under the control of Verizon Wireless by year's end, the nation's 5th largest carrier has decided to make some quick changes to its network. Alltel announced it will add EV-DO Revision A technology to its offering.The...
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The companies listed below represent the ten largest national and regional licensed wireless carriers based on subscriber numbers at the end of the first quarter of this year.
There were no changes in rankings among the top 10 carriers, and AT&T Mobility continued to top...
