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Wireless carriers have gained a level of satisfaction among business users equal to wireline offerings, but are still struggling to gain truly loyal subscribers, according to the Walker Loyalty Report …

WASHINGTON-After hearing emotional presentations from users who were unable to successfully connect to 911 from Voice over Internet Protocol phones, the Federal Communications Commission last week adopted rules requiring VoIP …

EDISON, N.J.-VoIP carrier Vonage Holdings Corp. said it has agreed to purchase access to elements of the wireless and wireline enhanced 911 network to offer E911 service to its customers …

WASHINGTON- The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions’ fight to shut down and reclaim assets of a U.S. firm that assigns codes so foreigners can operate their mobile phones in the …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. signed an agreement to sell its 34.75-percent equity ownership in Israeli wireless carrier Cellcom to Discount Investment Corp. for $625 million. Discount Investment currently holds a 25-percent interest …

WASHINGTON-The House Commerce Committee is drafting a telecom reform bill to be circulated among lawmakers and the telecom industry in May, but the document will not deal with universal-service reform, …

T-Mobile USA Inc.’s position as the nation’s fourth-largest wireless operator, as well as one of the industry’s fastest growing, might not be enough to guarantee its long-term prospects. Several industry …

Following is a list of wireless companies that received ratings changes by financial and analyst firms this week. Merrill Lynch upgraded its ratings on several semiconductor companies. Among its upgrades …

Following is a roundup of wireless companies that were either upgraded or downgraded by financial firms this week. Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating on Alamosa Holdings from neutral to …

NEW ORLEANS-Cingular Wireless announced it now counts 50 million customers. “Attaining 50 million customers is a key indicator that our merger with AT&T Wireless is working and working robustly,” said …

NEW ORLEANS-Cingular Wireless today announced at CTIA Wireless 2005 that it now has 50 million customers. “Attaining 50 million customers is a key indicator that our merger with AT&T Wireless …

WASHINGTON-Technology makers and service providers should not be responsible for their customers’ actions, especially if the service providers are hurt financially from those actions, CTIA argued in a brief before …

WASHINGTON-CTIA has joined with several trade associations and telecommunications companies in opposing the entertainment industry’s effort to create what it calls “a secondary copyright liability.” “The judicial expansion of secondary …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its EDGE-based wireless wide area network connectivity service, which the carrier said is the first commercially available solution using a gateway device at the edge of …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has changed its accounting for operating leases related to cell sites to conform to generally accepted accounting principals resulting in restated financial results for fiscal …

ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its EDGE-based wireless wide area network connectivity service, which the carrier said is the first commercially available solution using a gateway device at the edge of …

Few carriers have put as much strain on their technology personnel over the past several years as Cingular Wireless L.L.C. From its beginnings as the merged wireless operations of BellSouth …

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. disputed organized labor’s claim that the No. 1 mobile-phone operator promised not to fire any union employees as a result of the carrier’s $41 billion acquisition of …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. parent company BellSouth Corp. said it will sell its portfolio of residential communications and entertainment services at Cingular stores in the Southeast. The announcement follows BellSouth’s regional …

As the nation’s largest wireless carriers consolidate, large questions remain about what these companies should do with their existing wireline businesses. And carriers are talking openly about potential plans to …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. said it has completed the sale of its 10 Latin American wireless operations for Telefonica Moviles S.A. following the transfer of its ownership interest in Argentina. BellSouth noted …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. said it has completed the sale of its 10 Latin American wireless operations for Telefonica Moviles S.A. following the transfer of its ownership interest in Argentina. BellSouth noted …

Time Warner Cable is in discussions with Sprint PCS to test a wireless offering that would be bundled with the media giant’s TV, landline phone and Internet services. However, it …

Editor’s Note: Each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff chooses the person who has impacted the wireless industry the most during the past 12 months. By successfully closing the …

Everything has to come to an end, whether it’s Ken Jennings’ winning streak on Jeopardy! or Tom Brokaw’s 23-year reign on NBC Nightly News or wireline telephony. OK. That’s a …