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The once hailed Wi-Fi company Cometa Networks Inc., originally backed by power players AT&T, IBM and Intel, has shut down its network due to lack of funding. Since its founding, …

SAN DIEGO-Handset distribution company InfoSonics Corp. said it plans to sell 2 million shares for between $5.50 and $6.50 per share in its upcoming initial public offering. The company plans …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported that 65 percent of all outstanding shareholders have approved the company’s pending $41 billion acquisition by Cingular Wireless L.L.C., and 98 percent of the shares …

Mobile virtual network operator agreements sprung up on both sides of the Atlantic this morning, with two wireline providers overlooking their former wireless subsidiaries for the partnerships. AT&T Corp. reported …

Regional carriers Triton PCS Holdings Inc., Dobson Communications Corp. and Rural Cellular Corp. showed their continued uneasy reliance on roaming traffic in first-quarter financials released last week. The regional players …

T-Mobile USA Inc. posted first-quarter customer growth second only to Verizon Wireless and more than double its next closest competitor, reaffirming claims that once consumers could port their phone numbers, …

Two years ago, the wireless gaming market in the United States comprised a few tiny start-ups selling a handful of black-and-white, text-based games. The wireless gaming market today is a …

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell hinted Thursday that Nextel Communications Inc. may yet be willing to accept spectrum in the 2.1 GHz band instead of the 1.9 GHz band requested as …

TOKYO-Masao Nakamura will take over as chief executive of NTT DoCoMo Inc. June 18, when current Chief Executive Keiji Tachikawa will step down after serving three two-year terms. Nakamura formerly …

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. defended their proposed $41 million merger, telling the Federal Communications Commission the deal will not harm competition but will lead to improved …

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. reported a 5-percent increase in total revenues from $113.9 million during the first quarter of 2003 to $119.8 million this year, which the carrier attributed to …

Dobson Communications Corp. posted an 81-percent increase in total revenues during the first quarter from $128.9 million last year to $233.8 million this year, boosted by the full ownership of …

Triton PCS Holdings Inc. posted mixed first-quarter financial results as a significant drop in roaming revenues and a slight increase in net losses offset a year-over-year increase in total revenues. …

In their spare time after work and on the weekends, three tech-savvy guys in Petaluma, Calif., in about six months have managed to surmount a technical hurdle that the multibillion-dollar …

JENKINTOWN, Pa.-Wireless services garnered 30 percent of total consumer spending during the fourth quarter of last year, which was a 3-percent increase from the previous quarter and just below the …

WASHINGTON-Consumer groups and cellular dealers asked the Federal Communications Commission to block the proposed merger of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C., while organized labor reiterated its support …

Dennis Strigl did not have to be a diligent student to become a first-rate manager. “I disliked school,” recalls the chief executive officer of Verizon Wireless Inc., the biggest carrier …

The U.S. wireless gaming market recently expanded yet again with the emergence of European gaming powerhouse In-Fusio. The Bordeaux, France-based gaming company has been offering wireless games and technology in …

While there may be a lack of visual similarities, John Stanton’s career in the wireless industry has nearly mirrored John Travolta’s stardom in Hollywood. Both came out of nowhere at …

Despite increased revenues, tower companies Crown Castle International Corp. and SBA Communications Corp. reported first-quarter financials in the red, although Crown managed to shave its losses. Crown reported site rental …

Supported by the Telecom Act of 1996, wireless carriers are taking towns across the country that have denied them permits for tower builds to court-and winning. Reports from local newspapers …

SINGAPORE-Following a similar launch from U.S. carrier AT&T Wireless Services Inc. last month, Singapore’s MobileOne announced plans to begin tomorrow a music recognition service called Point. Customers dial 188*, point …

WASHINGTON-Lawyers for a North Carolina firm are in talks to settle a lawsuit brought by the estate of a young girl killed earlier this year when a commercial truck-allegedly operated …

WASHINGTON-Consumer groups and cellular agents petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to block the proposed merger of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C., while organized labor reiterated its support …

TORONTO-Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers Communications Inc. said it received a notice from AT&T Wireless Services Inc. on its intent to “explore options to monitize its stake” in Rogers Wireless Communications …