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WASHINGTON-The fanfare surrounding last week’s government approval of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. proved to be short-lived, with Moody’s Investors Service reacting immediately by …

The top spot in the contest for the nation’s largest carrier soon could be a tug-of-war. In the shadow of Cingular Wireless L.L.C. completing its $41 billion buy of AT&T …

The union of Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. gives new meaning to The Great Experiment. Indeed, nothing approaching it-in scale, complexity and consequence-has ever been attempted in …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. and Telefonica Moviles S.A. said they have completed the transfer of BellSouth’s ownership interest in five wireless operations in Latin America. Telefonica Moviles has taken control of the …

WASHINGTON-The fanfare surrounding final government approval of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. proved to be short-lived, with Moody’s Investors Service downgrading long-term debt ratings …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today conditionally approved the $41 billion merger of Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc., requiring the new No. 1 mobile-phone operator to scale back …

BellSouth Corp. said it has completed the $1.2 billion sale of its ownership interest in three Latin American wireless operations to Telefonica Moviles, which BellSouth said it would use to …

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. moved a step closer to winning government backing for its proposed $41 billion purchase of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell signing …

WASHINGTON-SBC Communications Inc. President Edward Whitacre today said he opposes having to divest any wireless assets as a condition of winning government approval of the proposed $41 billion merger between …

WASHINGTON-Sources indicate Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell has conditionally approved the proposed $41 billion merger between No. 2 Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and No. 3 AT&T Wireless Services Inc., but …

WASHINGTON-The leading association of competitive landline carriers told the Federal Communications Commission that wireless consumers will see an annual increase of $2.7 billion if the merger between Cingular Wireless L.L.C. …

WASHINGTON-Consumer groups today warned federal and state regulators that a merger of Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. would lead to excessive concentration in the local telecom access …

BellSouth Corp. said it plans to offer $3 billion aggregate principal amount of five- and 10-year senior notes to help finance its share of the pending acquisition of AT&T Wireless …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. said it plans to offer $3 billion aggregate principal amount of five- and 10-year senior notes to help finance its share of the pending acquisition of AT&T Wireless …

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C., steadfast in its claim that it did not deceive California consumers, has initiated negotiations with the California Public Utilities Commission to settle a proposed record $12 million …

SAO PAULO-Brasilcel, the company jointly owned by Telefonica Moviles and Portugal Telecom, has launched a plan to buy additional stakes in the other Brazilian subsidiaries partially owned by the two …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C., AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and AT&T Corp. reported an agreement resolving issues related to the use of the AT&T brand in connection with Cingular’s pending acquisition of …

WASHINGTON-A group of nine wireline companies, two with wireless affiliates, are proposing to radically change the way carriers compensate each other to carry traffic on each other’s networks, and most …

WASHINGTON-A group of wireline companies, two of which have wireless affiliates, are proposing to radically change the way carriers compensate each other to carry traffic on each other’s networks, and …

WASHINGTON-The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau does not see the proposed merger of Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as having the potentially negative impact on local telephone service …

Distributor Brightstar Corp. is planning an initial public offering of up to $115 million, according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company plans to …

WASHINGTON-The Department of Justice, SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp. have agreed to change certain aspects of an antitrust consent decree to allow Cingular Wireless L.L.C. to purchase AT&T Wireless …

WASHINGTON-The Department of Justice, SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp. have agreed to change certain aspects of an antitrust consent decree to allow Cingular Wireless L.L.C. to purchase AT&T Wireless …

Distributor Brightstar Corp. is planning an initial public offering of up to $115 million, according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company plans to …

With its pending acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. making its way through various governmental regulators and a final approval not yet certain, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. continued signing deals last …