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NEW YORK-Following a long weekend of intense bidding, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. acquired rival AT&T Wireless Services Inc. for $41 billion. Cingular said it expects the deal, which has to be …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s clouded future began to clear last week as suitors looking to acquire the world’s ninth-largest wireless carrier were expected to place their final bids by AWS’ …

Telecommunications bundling has made a strong comeback over the past year, with nearly all of the country’s regional providers offering some form of packaged deal to customers. Those bundles usually …

You didn’t expect AT&T Wireless to go quietly into that good night, did you? AT&T Wireless has a storied history. The carrier can claim roots in both AT&T Corp., which …

NEW YORK-Bidding for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is expected to center on two candidates as NTT DoCoMo Inc. reportedly informed AWS’ management that it does not intend to increase its …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc reportedly is set to bid as much as $35 billion for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. in an attempt to gain control of the third-largest wireless operator in …

NEW YORK-With AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s self-imposed Feb. 13 deadline for buyout bids fast approaching, Vodafone Group plc’s plans to divest itself from current U.S. wireless network partner Verizon Wireless …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced an expanded agreement with instant messaging company America Online Inc. to install AOL’s IM software in select AT&T Wireless mobile phones. Nokia Corp.’s 3100 …

Leap Wireless International Inc. said it will begin soliciting bids for the sale of what it termed “excess spectrum” in the Columbus, Ga., market in an attempt to raise capital. …

Following a robust holiday season that witnessed less pricing competition from nationwide operators, carriers waited the customary month into the new year before putting away their limited holiday promotions and …

Third-generation contracts seem to be giving Nortel Networks Ltd. an edge lately, owing to what industry observers describe as the Brampton, Ontario-based vendor’s Internet Protocol advantage. Nortel’s complete solution has …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported Wi-Fi expansion plans including a deal with Amtrak to provide high-speed data services in six of the railroad’s busiest train stations along the Northeast …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. reported 14,400 net subscriber additions during the fourth quarter of 2003 including its complete ownership of American Cellular Corp., which the company acquired from former partner …

TORONTO-Rogers Communications Inc. reported that AT&T Wireless Services Inc., which announced last week that it would begin accepting bids for a possible acquisition, has not received any notice from AWS …

As the list of potential suitors became clearer last week, AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s management took control of the situation by announcing a mid-February deadlines for potential buyers to submit …

The wireless industry’s love-hate relationship with Wall Street appears to be on the mend as investors again flocked back to the segment that just over a year ago was offering …

NEW YORK-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is one step closer to making a formal bid for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as the Wall Street Journal reported Cingular’s parent companies SBC Communications Inc. …

The sale of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is unlikely to have a long-term negative effect on the tower industry, according to tower companies and analysts in the space, who this …

Industry observers believe that infrastructure vendors favor a tie-up between Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. Both companies have deals with the same manufacturers, including L.M. Ericsson, Nokia …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s future as well as the future plans of its suppliers and employees were put on hold last week as the carrier announced its board of directors …

WASHINGTON-Two months after the long-awaited wireless local number portability rules became effective, signs continue to point that porting phone numbers is still not a smooth transition. After spending several years …

The reverberations from a mega-merger involving AT&T Wireless Services Inc. could easily spark repercussions in Illinois, Finland, South Korea and a number of other mobile-phone hot spots. The creation of …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s admission that it was looking at strategic alternatives for its operations is expected to have broad implications for the carrier’s direct and indirect dealer agents. Analysts …

WASHINGTON-CTIA’s Steve Largent continued reorganizing the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, announcing that Carolyn Brandon has been named vice president for policy and Bob Bolster will become director of congressional …

WASHINGTON-CTIA’s Steve Largent continued reorganizing the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, announcing that Carolyn Brandon has been named vice president for policy and Bob Bolster will become director of congressional …